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Post by OdanUrr on Apr 30, 2019 19:51:46 GMT -6
Well, for my part, I couldn't see a damn thing throughout, which is why I almost cheered when Melisandre lit up fires every now and then. Of course, the charge of the cavalry at that point makes no sense other than to look dramatic, but so were most of the tactics used to combat the White Walkers. At one point, the enemy army is standing still and everyone's just watching. Meanwhile, I was screaming in my mind, "SHOOT AT THEM!" Not to mention this episode wasted a lot of time having Jon and Daenerys flying blind, doing absolutely nothing. I was disappointed we didn't get our Jon vs Night King duel; I feel raising the dead was a cop out, and for a guy who can apparently survive dragon fire it's kinda ludicrous he gets killed so easily. I guess the writers needed to share his plot armour with some of the other characters, right? And then his entire army immediately disintegrates? Wow, talk about easy. I don't particularly like the way Martin kills characters left and right, but surely this was the episode where a lot of them were supposed to kick the bucket. Edd's death was so telegraphed I thought I was watching a different show, and it must've been the moment where Sam got his invincible plot armour (I swear, he must've died a couple of times since). Sansa and Tyrion were also teased to die, or at least Tyrion, but nothing came out of it. To be honest, the (important) death count was surprisingly low for this show, and I'd argue some were pointless, or at least oddly executed. Theon charging at the Night King with nothing but a spear was entirely ill-advised, but then again Bran was useless throughout the episode. At one point, he tells Theon he has to go, what I took to mean the Night King was either close or standing behind Theon, ready to execute him. No, instead Bran goes flying. WTF? And can we talk about Arya's super teleporting ability? Where the hell did she come from? Did Strange mistakenly open up a portal behind the Night King?
Perhaps what I find most disappointing is that the outcome of this episode has erased any possibility that Cersei will learn anything from this undead menace because it has already been dealt with. If the Night King had simply killed Bran and marched onwards to King's Landing, outright dismissing the Stark-Targaryen armies, then maybe she would've been given cause to meditate on her actions. But no, the dice keep rolling her way. Who knows, maybe the writers will troll us and have Cersei win the Iron Throne in the end, looking over the dead bodies of all her enemies. That'll certainly have people talking.
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