Television Game of Thrones (TV) • The watch has ended

Yep! After that I kicked myself for thinking it because "he's the main character and the biggest name on the show so he'll obviously have plot armour until at least season 4 or 5". Plus it was impossible to understand how the story could survive after that.

That's kind of what I love and hate about the show. We're now at a point where everything seems too formatted - boy loves girl, girl loves boy, together they'll find the big enemy blah blah. But the show was always about these central characters, it was just that the entire thing was shrouded in mystery and written in a very intricate way. For years it defied our expectations and instead of being short sighted and complaining about how linear the story has become we should celebrate how well the story has been designed to get us to this point, and how it's now time for it to come to a close. The rubbish beyond the wall fighting the Night King's army on a frozen lake doesn't diminish the impact of things like The Red Wedding, not just from an entertainment point of view but also from a story progression one.

What we can celebrate is that George wrote some amazing books and the show did a fantastic job converting those books to script. Since the material stopped the shows gone down a notch in quality but it's still a fantastic show with great characters. I'm not sure how many more shocks they could have given us without the show falling apart anyway and giving us an underwhelming final season. We won't get any shocks this season either, it's like end game in chess with only a third of the pieces left.

I have no doubt they'll deliver a great final season imo. Just a bit depressing it's a year away!
 
I have no doubt they'll deliver a great final season imo. Just a bit depressing it's a year away!

Are you looking forward to any potential sequel ?

(as HBO are working on 5 different story lines). You think they will be as good as this one?
 
Are you looking forward to any potential sequel ?

(as HBO are working on 5 different story lines). You think they will be as good as this one?

I'll watch it. But I'll be surprised if its Game of Thrones good. I think it will be a notch (or several) below.

The reason why it's taken George so long to write the books is because he's a very intelligent writer. He thinks everything through to the minor details and that intricate writing is something that TV Writers can only dream about. Don't get me wrong, I don't think George's style of actual writing is great, but his plotlines and character building are second to none. I mean you think back through Game of Thrones and try picking a character that was bland. I can't think of any.

TV Writers go with the thinking of "this will be cool!" rather than "this makes sense". You only have to watch the behind the scenes footage to know this is the case in GoT for example. Also by the very nature of tv shows they might have a very vague storyline drawn out for a season or two ahead but nothing in great detail. They'll make it up to fit around the material already made. The beauty of early GoT was the layers of foreshadowing and mis direction, it actually makes watching the show again enjoyable and that's rare for TV Shows.
 
I'll watch it. But I'll be surprised if its Game of Thrones good. I think it will be a notch (or several) below.

The reason why it's taken George so long to write the books is because he's a very intelligent writer. He thinks everything through to the minor details and that intricate writing is something that TV Writers can only dream about. Don't get me wrong, I don't think George's style of actual writing is great, but his plotlines and character building are second to none. I mean you think back through Game of Thrones and try picking a character that was bland. I can't think of any.

TV Writers go with the thinking of "this will be cool!" rather than "this makes sense". You only have to watch the behind the scenes footage to know this is the case in GoT for example. Also by the very nature of tv shows they might have a very vague storyline drawn out for a season or two ahead but nothing in great detail. They'll make it up to fit around the material already made. The beauty of early GoT was the layers of foreshadowing and mis direction, it actually makes watching the show again enjoyable and that's rare for TV Shows.

I am guessing you have read the books as well. I am yet to read the books, waiting for the Final Season and then will read them. My friends who already had read LOTR books were a little disappointed over the movie, especially my American Class Fellows who had Tolkien books in their curriculum. I made my mind up that I am never reading a book before watching the TV/Movie of that book. My other sister was on Book 2 (A clash of Kings) and started watching the show, I made her stop reading the book.

But yes it will be a surprise if any of the shows HBO are making after GOT will be as good.
 
I am guessing you have read the books as well. I am yet to read the books, waiting for the Final Season and then will read them. My friends who already had read LOTR books were a little disappointed over the movie, especially my American Class Fellows who had Tolkien books in their curriculum. I made my mind up that I am never reading a book before watching the TV/Movie of that book. My other sister was on Book 2 (A clash of Kings) and started watching the show, I made her stop reading the book.

But yes it will be a surprise if any of the shows HBO are making after GOT will be as good.

Some slight issues with Lord of the Ring films but not many. I think they're great films and do the books justice. In an ideal world they'd have included everything, but you can't do that in films that are already 3hours long. The Hobbit films were disgusting though.
 
So the finale will be around June/July 2019.

I've just got to avoid getting run over over by a bus/meteor strike/bear attack for another 17 months.
 
So the finale will be around June/July 2019.

I've just got to avoid getting run over over by a bus/meteor strike/bear attack for another 17 months.

Bear attack is easily preventable
 
Why so late? Why not this year?

I read the filming wraps up this December, and then 4 months for edit and promo. I'm guessing it'll be released the last week Sunday 28th April and finishes 1st week of August if it's 6 episodes. So annoying the wait best be fecking worth it.
 
I read the filming wraps up this December, and then 4 months for edit and promo. I'm guessing it'll be released the last week Sunday 28th April and finishes 1st week of August if it's 6 episodes. So annoying the wait best be fecking worth it.
what calendar do you follow??
 
Just finished rewatching season 7.

can really see Him turning bad. There is SO much foreshadowing that he doesn’t agree with Danaerys methods
 
Just finished rewatching season 7.

can really see Him turning bad. There is SO much foreshadowing that he doesn’t agree with Danaerys methods
Can definitely see Tyrion and Dany being at odds, but don’t you mean her turning bad?
 
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Just finished rewatching season 7.

can really see Him turning bad. There is SO much foreshadowing that he doesn’t agree with Danaerys methods
Yeah, could well be. He also still has that longing, love and loyalty for his family, moreso for Jamie. So he'd not be able to go through with any sort of plan which might end with their death.
 
Not much they can do with 6 episodes. It'll just be an express wrap up of all the spaghetti loose ends. Time travel, battle on fast forwards, probably throw some tits to gloss up things.

Still anxious for it, but the hype is different now for me, kinda like when you play a long game and facing the final boss. You kinda dont want it to end but wants it to end for completion.
 
The leaks are coming back in again. I've read them, so if I see any theory related to that, I'm gonna threadban the poster immediately.

Does that sound harsh or fair?
 
Even if they're just guessing at the timeline?

I mean I'd say it's fair, given how hysterical people can get in here when faced with spoilers. If they're that desperate to discuss their tainted speculation then they can do it elsewhere.
 
The leaks are coming back in again. I've read them, so if I see any theory related to that, I'm gonna threadban the poster immediately.

Does that sound harsh or fair?
Fair, unless I’m a greenseer and my dream is correct. If that’s the case then let me live and kill RedSky instead.
 
Even if they're just guessing at the timeline?

I mean I'd say it's fair, given how hysterical people can get in here when faced with spoilers. If they're that desperate to discuss their tainted speculation then they can do it elsewhere.

That is the only thing which is confusing me. Impossible to know whether it's a theory or something based of reading the leaks.

Heck i don't even know if those leaks are right now.
 
Just close the thread until a couple of weeks before it's back. IMO, there's no piece of news at this point that could potentially increase my enjoyment of the start of the final season, whereas there's a lot that could ruin it.

If people are desperate for set photos or other bits of info, there are other places for that.
 
That is the only thing which is confusing me. Impossible to know whether it's a theory or something based of reading the leaks.

Heck i don't even know if those leaks are right now.
Yeah the problem is that the more crafty ones are likely to make their speculative posts more vague so they can get away with posting them. And that's if, like you say, the leaks are actually genuine spoilers. I'll never understand why people do it mind, basically seeking validation through 'theories' on the internet.

I'd absolutely hate to have to moderate this thread, I don't envy you one little bit :lol:
 
We all know the ending of the show will just be a short video of GRRM sitting in front of a webcam in his pants shrugging.
 
The leaks are coming back in again. I've read them, so if I see any theory related to that, I'm gonna threadban the poster immediately.

Does that sound harsh or fair?

Given that you’ve read them I feel like you should be usurped. Threadban yourself and hand over the reigns to a more worthy protector of the realm.
 
That is the only thing which is confusing me. Impossible to know whether it's a theory or something based of reading the leaks.

Heck i don't even know if those leaks are right now.

It's pretty much impossible i'd say. I'll probably just make a conversation of people I trust and discuss it in there rather than in here when it comes close to release.