Oh, there are many people who think fantasy excuses crappy writing all-round
Oh, there are many people who take the writing too seriously
Clearly, we're in the minority
The suits thank you for your unwavering support!
I think the popularity of the show has finally convinced Martin that he topped Tolkien - like he so often wants to not-quite-say out loud.
A great finale for this season. Few comments:
-What a scene to watch where The Hound says "hi" to his big brother. Hehe… Basicly every Hound scene is like that. What a great character. His character arc has definitely been a delightful one to follow.
-The scene where Cersei and Tyrion shared wine. Ouch I almost came to belive that Cersei actually had a small bit of concience and honour left, but the evil queen ofcourse thinks only for herself.
-When Jon Snow acted lawfull stupid (like Ned Stark) during the negotiations, but hey atleast dragon queen respects him now more than ever. Still I just bursted in laughter when they complained about his honesty…
-The long waited romance ofcourse which everyone was hoping to see.
-Bronn sharing few friendly words with Tyrion. I hope our favourite soldier of fortune switches sides soon. Serving Cersei just doesn't suit him at all.
-Littlefinger finally getting what he deserved… He was an awesome character, but a bit too clever for his own good. Sansa clearly is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but she is a good learner. Well played girls and so fitting that Arya got to execute him with his own dagger. And finally Bran got to do something usefull as a third eye raven. Web of lies littlefinger had weaved was no use against Starks anymore.
-Jaime just never stops surprising me. He has come a long way: I just couldn't belive that he was willing to abandon Cersei and ride alone to help Jon Snow against white Walkers. I imagine that he won't be returning King's Landing… I expect him to regain his honour in the next season in some way.
I find that pretty much all narrative drama is contrived to some degree, and there's always holes to be picked if you have a bit of a think about it. My test is whether it's sufficiently entertaining that the problems don't loom too large while I'm engrossed.
I started watching Walking Dead again - from the first season.
I forgot how great that show used to be