Zaphod2319
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I think the original Long Night 8,000 BC and the building of the Wall by Bran the Builder would be a great series, probably the best on they could do.
Hmmm not sure 8,000 BC is correct, more 8,000 years predating GoT.
The new 'Snow' spinoff is gonna rectify this. Turns out the "night king" was just some bitch ass common NPC in beyond the wall, the main boss is further North.Long night as the first prequel after GoT might not have gone down well considering how useless they ended up being in the main GoT. The nightking especially Basically had less kills than Sam
I don't get why they doing Snow anyway when there's a character who would be better for doing a story aboit. Nothing is more powerful than a good story. And who has a better story...The new 'Snow' spinoff is gonna rectify this. Turns out the "night king" was just some bitch ass common NPC in beyond the wall, the main boss is further North.
Agreed. I'd love to see 10-hours of bran been wheeled about.I don't get why they doing Snow anyway when there's a character who would be better for doing a story aboit. Nothing is more powerful than a good story. And who has a better story...
Than bran the broken
This series is doing nothing to change my opinion that GoT went to shit the day they decided to stop taking their time to tell the story. It was at some point around or shortly after Hardhome that they made a clear decision to start dialling it in. There were some good episodes after that, largely built around characters we'd invested in as they developed over several seasons, but by and large the quality of the show collapsed.
But why would it? It was never for that?This series is doing nothing to change my opinion that GoT went to shit the day they decided to stop taking their time to tell the story. It was at some point around or shortly after Hardhome that they made a clear decision to start dialling it in. There were some good episodes after that, largely built around characters we'd invested in as they developed over several seasons, but by and large the quality of the show collapsed.
The story in HOTD is simply over decades, so it can't be the slow burn seasons 1-4 of GoT were.
Because Game of thrones season 1 was based on a whole book for example. Season 1 of HOTD is based in a chapter or two. So unless you want Hobbit level of filler what they're doing is the best way to tell the story. They can't do a slow burn of a period that's explained over a paragraph or twoWhy not?
Because Game of thrones season 1 was based on a whole book for example. Season 1 of HOTD is based in a chapter or two. So unless you want Hobbit level of filler what they're doing is the best way to tell the story. They can't do a slow burn of a period that's explained over a paragraph or two
If there was so little source material, I wouldn't have bothered making the show. It isn't good.
The same way The Hobbit should've been one film instead of 3. They're just making stuff to exploit the name and goodwill generated by what went before.
I'm not sure why I'm giving out about it to be honest. I'm just not going to watch any more and act as though GoT ended at Hardhome.
Where was it said there was little source material? You've taken that simple answer and extrapolated it over the entire run of the show. There's enough source material for what's left.If there was so little source material, I wouldn't have bothered making the show. It isn't good.
The same way The Hobbit should've been one film instead of 3. They're just making stuff to exploit the name and goodwill generated by what went before.
I'm not sure why I'm giving out about it to be honest. I'm just not going to watch any more and act as though GoT ended at Hardhome.
The first part of the story is simply set dressing for what eventually happens.
Had they jumped straight into that people would have complained they had no investment in the characters.
They're damned if they do, damned if they don't.
You seem to fall into the group that can't get past the shit show of the final few seasons of GoT. I thought I'd be in the group, but this show is doing a good job. Obviously it isn't peak GoT but it's serviceable and it's doing a good job of adapting what amounts to no more than 60 pages across two fake history books.
What investment into the characters have we had? Rushing and time jumping between half told and poorly written stories isn't character building.
GoT had more 'main characters' to follow. This one has about five or six but I think the addition of the kids is a good thing
I think they’re all ‘grey’ at this point but if anyone from the greens wins I hope it’s him and his weird sister. She’s got some wild wizardry or something to her.I think I like the kid with one eye better than anyone else on the show. Who are we supposed to be rooting for?
Dunk and Egg would be excellent for all the reasons you mentioned. Essentially, it is Firefly in ASOIAF universe. And it would be refreshing considering that the two main characters are nice, instead of cynical.The only one of those that should get made after HoD is Dunk & Egg (Snow is a horribly bad idea). It's by far the best option. It takes place pretty much exactly in between HoD and GoT so the landscape will be familiar but the characters different. It has some three excellent novellas already published with Martin at least having the outline for the 4th unpublished novella, the characters are iconic and really likable and/or fascinating and it gives a great opportunity to take us away from Kings Landing and into the trenches with hedge knights and common folk (in addition to some intrigue and politics). If each novella is a season I think it would be best at 6 or maybe 8 episodes (at a stretch) per season, definitely not 10. If they were smart, they would go with that because its a slam dunk!
Not at all, I cheered when they first kissed. It does seem like they were meant to be together.Well that's more like it.
Should we be disgusted by the whole Daemon Rhaenyra bit because I'm not.
We were meant to burn together. Love it.
Alicent losing her shit was a bit overdue and I love it when Daemon stepped in to check Sir Cole as if to remind him to know his place.
It was also to show Viserys losing control. He does not command fear from his subjects at all.Btw, how can the queen trump the king when ordering Ser Criston? It's the kingsguard, not the queensguard ffs. Liked the clever ending.
They really should have kept the actress who plays Rhaenyra. She had much more screen presence and charisma.
Yup. I had to turn on brightness to almost 100.Dark, isn’t it?
Dark, isn’t it?
Haha seriously?Who were the two guys in the boat rowing towards the ship at the end?
Yup. I had to turn on brightness to almost 100.
I'm pretty sure those scenes were shot in the day time and darkened later. I was fine with it for the Rhae-Mon scene, but why were there no torches at the ceremony? It looked daft and flat.
Other than that I really enjoyed that episode
Thank god it wasn't just me.
Who were the two guys in the boat rowing towards the ship at the end?