God, do you guys remember when Game of Thrones was good?

I just

I just think about that sometimes

Not to say it didn& #39;t have ISSUES (every person who& #39;s told me "I had to give up on GOT because...", I& #39;m generally like, yeah, that sucked a lot), but it was, y& #39;know. Coherent. Dramatic. Had some of the best character work in allll the television.

And then blek.

I don& #39;t think it& #39;s fair to say "they ran out of books; GRRM had all the good ideas and D&D had diddly squat"

These dudes added some of the best moments in the show. This scene from s1? All them, and it snaps my wee little heart & GETS these characters. https://youtu.be/Jcy37C5SN0M ">https://youtu.be/Jcy37C5SN...

Sorry, wrong link. I meant THIS one.

I love this scene. It& #39;s so great. There& #39;s so much pain, regret, stubbornness. DEPTH. It& #39;s the show& #39;s setup boiled down to one conversation. https://youtu.be/O8ES_ElI6Wg ">https://youtu.be/O8ES_ElI6...

But I think (sorry this turned into a thread no one asked for??? lol???) that to wrap up a story in a satisfying way, you need to understand the point of the story. The THEME.

These guys mocked themes/genre for 8 years, then tried to slap one on at the end.

It, uh, didn& #39;t work

That& #39;s why Tyrion& #39;s speech at the end felt so flat despite Peter Dinklage being an amazing actor. He gives a whole sermon on the importance of storytelling/writers...

...but like, who cares? That& #39;s not what the show was about. It& #39;s an afterthought.

Hnnngh.
Ok end of thread weee