maqroll Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 More dialogue-heavy this weak, and things suffer as a result. It's left me feeling a bit cold, TBH. I know I'm supposed to feel dazzled but I don't. It's all sort of gone to bits since Bron and Jamie went for a swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Still entertaining, but no longer brilliant. Sure Martin will do/does it better in book form. It's all gone a bit tits up now that the TV writers are having to work out stuff for themselves. It feels very much like when Robert Jordan died before he could finish his Wheel of Time series and Brandon Sanderson was brought in to tie it all together in the last books. Edited August 28, 2017 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Disappointing finale imo, it ended and it just all felt a bit lackluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Blimey, what an ending!! Possibly the best episode yet with more twists and turns than the Monaco Grand Prix! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I'm usually fond of nitpicking since they went off book and the writing turned to shit, but I really enjoyed the finale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 28, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2017 Spoiler Odd finale. It was better written than last week, mostly. But also felt a bit empty. I can't quite put my finger on it but it felt like a box ticking exercise without much enjoyment in it. What was there was good, if not to the standard we've been used to, but it also didn't have many surprises. Littlefinger's end is a decent example. It was a bit perfunctory, it felt like a plot the writers just wanted to end. This is a character that has been involved in the entire show manipulating everything... And he gets played by the worst ploy ever and just gets killed. There's no reason that plot can't tick the same boxes but it should have had more weight and bite to it. It doesn't help the entire set up was dreadful, terrible writing and hopeless performances. Still... We had good moments and it's slightly less stupid than what's come before it. Bit of a shame most of it's been telegraphed though. Was there a revelation here we've not seen coming for a while? Next series will be an interesting watch. The show resolved lots of loose threads this series, leaving only a few plots to run... But with only 6 episodes to resolve them. Those episodes need to show a war against the Nights King, a resolution to the war between Dany and Cersei, the revelations about Jon need turn play out, and tie up the plots of at least a few major players, and fit in a shedload of spectacle. I suspect the rushed feeling isn't ending with this series. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 When Jon starts to explain to Cersei how wights can be destroyed he does it exactly how an airline steward would give a pre flight safety demonstration . I was in bits. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 The trouble is that the show needs to reach a conclusion and all the plot lines have to come together, that inevitably leads to some predictable outcomes. It is easier to be entertaining in previous seasons when we are dealing in subplots and side characters whilst laying groundwork for the main plot lines but when those plot lines are actually finally realised on screen it becomes a bit of an anti climax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 And Greyworm was epic . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I feel like this season could have ended with the dead dragon awakening, and next season could have kicked off with this episode. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Spoiler I am looking forward to the next series, when Jon learns the truth about his lineage. Cue awkwardness, as him and Danaerys realise they had a Luke and Leia moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Chindie said: Hide contents ...with only 6 episodes to resolve them. Those episodes need to show a war against the Nights King, a resolution to the war between Dany and Cersei, the revelations about Jon need turn play out, and tie up the plots of at least a few major players Spoiler Don't forget Theon's thrilling Essos adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickeyC_UTV Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 24 minutes ago, AJ said: Hide contents I am looking forward to the next series, when Jon learns the truth about his lineage. Cue awkwardness, as him and Danaerys realise they had a Luke and Leia moment. Spoiler I would say more of a Morpheus moment but without actually knowing they were related 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 1 hour ago, hogso said: Hide contents Don't forget Theon's thrilling Essos adventure! I've been to a few essos in my time, they're not very thrilling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Quite surprised by the somewhat subdued response on here. I was fairly critical last week, but I was hooked this time around, I thought every scene was pretty well done, I was on edge and couldn't believe it'd been 80 minutes when it ended. On the other hand, we had a season 7 marathon yesterday evening/this morning, watching the first 6 episodes before we saw the finale, and when you go back and rewatch the earlier episodes knowing how much they had to rush the story in the latter episodes, it makes the scenes that felt gratuitous and wasteful at the time seem obscene. I thought they were a bit out of place and pointless at the time, but Sheeran's cameo and that repetitive slop and bedpan scene with Sam felt outrageous given the lack of time for things later on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Littlefinger's demise was so businesslike it was rather shocking. I gasped aloud. Then I rewound, watched it a second time, and still gasped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Spoiler Really didn't see the littlefinger demise coming. Thought that was excellently done and the actor did it brilliantly as he looked shocked that he was being called to question. Then he he pleaded for help from the Vale and they weren't having it. Was getting so excited about having the Clegane fight, but alas not yet. Dodnt think the dragon would be able to knock down the wall just like that. Bran "I see everything", but then didn't know about the wedding... and all he could say was Jon has to know. Sex scene one for the ladies, as we didn't even get to see an arse cheek of Dany. Did have to laugh with Theon getting kicked in the nuts. Edited August 28, 2017 by mikeyp102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Bran's been saying "Jon has to know" and "There's something I need to tell Jon" for weeks. If only the "three eyed raven" could think of some kind of long-distance form of communication. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Rhaegar was nowhere near sexy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 The way I read Bran's powers is that he may have access to all the information but actually needs prompting to know where to look. I don't believe he would have known about Littlefinger either unless he was prompted by being presented with the knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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