tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post3349493298772754124..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Game of Thrones: Season 8.5Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-37827437261350525632019-05-30T16:01:33.088+00:002019-05-30T16:01:33.088+00:00"I was certainly taken aback to see Daenerys ..."I was certainly taken aback to see Daenerys transformed into the love child of Adolf Hitler and Genghis Khan over the course of one and a half episodes"<br /><br />That's wrong comparison, because she was clearly a Lenin clone. She was presented as very dangerous fanatic early on and her transformation was absolutely logical - however, it was too rushed. szopenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234132446740838968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-90787304370946081812019-05-28T06:15:14.142+00:002019-05-28T06:15:14.142+00:00Roll on the books!Roll on the books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-87305268379313641642019-05-27T10:26:29.984+00:002019-05-27T10:26:29.984+00:00Totally agree felt rushed at the expense of produc...Totally agree felt rushed at the expense of producing a good final arc. I don't think that lies with either not having the original source material to work off or HBO commitment to the series as I'm pretty sure HBO would have doubled the episode count for the final two seasons if asked.<br />The rush is clearly David Benioff and D.B. Weiss wanted to move onto other projects. Whether its boredom or the Star Wars dollars its a shame they missed out on delivering something truly epic by banging it out double time. Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-59941488341640219632019-05-26T22:52:57.428+00:002019-05-26T22:52:57.428+00:00Pretty much spot on Adam. I still dont understand ...Pretty much spot on Adam. I still dont understand how HBO let them get away with the reduced number of episodes. 6 more episodes over the two seasons would have resolved quite a few of the issues. Not the crappy dialogue mind.JohnBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339459282910554255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-29434770046287153392019-05-26T16:40:32.136+00:002019-05-26T16:40:32.136+00:00Adam, I think this is a really fair and well-round...Adam, I think this is a really fair and well-rounded review. Your final two paragraphs resonate particularly well. Nicely written.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290109644358449341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-17939030777519117922019-05-26T15:18:56.192+00:002019-05-26T15:18:56.192+00:00I can very much second your thoughts. Benioff and ...I can very much second your thoughts. Benioff and Weiss were the editors Martin always needed, and he the author to write things that they can refine. They were indeed losing focus and direction. A shame, after they solved the Meereenese knot quite nicely for the show they didn't turn out to be nearly as good at ending the series. There were strong moments, it just didn't go together nicely. I also don't understand why they rushed so much. Nobody doubted they would rush after S7, but so much...! Their Star Wars contract is often cited, or other reasons. Whatever, it's a pity.<br />I hope Martin manages to show a better ending, maybe the series and the books will diverge a lot more now, Martin taking inspiration from THEM rather than the other way round.<br />I for instance wish for a grander Ice vs Fire finale with the Night King, and more involvement of Red Priests than casting fire enchantments on swords and lighting up trenches. I think the priestess Kinvara briefly seen in S5 could have appeared more often for instance, besides the short statement telling Varys he would have nothing to fear if he would stand by his Queen. Now it makes sense, but I think the whole Dany as Azor Ahai thing is going to be much bigger in the books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-13482206840500626632019-05-26T15:01:32.493+00:002019-05-26T15:01:32.493+00:00I was certainly taken aback to see Daenerys transf...I was certainly taken aback to see Daenerys transformed into the love child of Adolf Hitler and Genghis Khan over the course of one and a half episodes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026649475860554735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-79942871599981791672019-05-26T14:46:37.218+00:002019-05-26T14:46:37.218+00:00What do you think the worst episode of the series ...What do you think the worst episode of the series was, then, if it's not The Last of the Starks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com