I would’ve been fine with the pirate scenes in any of the earlier episodes over Rhaenyra and Jace pouting around Dragonstone. In the finale of an 8 episode season that moved along at a glacial pace? Bad judgement.
I mean I hear what you're saying but I think it did fit. Maybe it didn't need to be fleshed out as much as it was as all it did was give fans an opportunity to see a Lannister get pissed on, but by the same token he ended up proving himself so even that was a wash. But the scenes were part of the wider scope of the realm ramping up for war in proper. Before it was just a campaign of Criston and Alicent's brother on a "pledge fealty for the war to come tour" and the pirates are there to establish opposition to the Velaryon fleet/blockade.I would’ve been fine with the pirate scenes in any of the earlier episodes over Rhaenyra and Jace pouting around Dragonstone. In the finale of an 8 episode season that moved along at a glacial pace? Bad judgement.
It’s the pull and tug of business vs art. More seasons, more viewership, more money. It’s becoming epidemic among TV.Holy shit what a f***in bore of a season. I swear they literally stretched this out so far just so they could add in an extra season. This entire season could have easily been fit into 3 episodes. This season was like season 7 GOT level, maybe even worse.
Ulf is suppose to be another fan favourite character? To me he just seems annoying so far. Probably going to be another miss just like Aemond.
My expectations were low for this show and my god they couldnt even hit that. If this was a stand alone without any GOT connection and a first of its kind its probably considered being cancelled due to budget.
Just so disappointing.
So from season 1, I will basically have to wait at least 4 years for things to pop off... Jesus christ Hollywood needs to get its shit together.
We now have 6 HBO seasons of GOT IP without the direct writing and dialogue work of George RR Martin, and none have sniffed anywhere near the levels of season 1-4 GOT. At this point, I think this is just the quality that we will get from this IP.
That wasn’t real.Wtf was that girl pirate scene. all of that shit was so awful my god how is this the same GOT IP? f***in mud wrestlin and shit. Theyve lost the plot.
Heleana helping and offering advice to the guy that was responsible for her child's murder
Starting to think they simply just don't have the budget to make this a really good series with all the CGI that is needed.
All in all this season was pretty boring. And I can't really say episode 8 got me excited for season 3. I'll probably have forgotten about most of the plot once the next season starts. And I doubt I'll even bother rewatching it.
Episode 7 had me hopeful that they might finally turn it up a notch, but to me it's obvious now that they're stretching over 4 seasons what seems to easily could've been a mini series.
So far this show doesn't really deserve the hype it's getting.
Haven't read the books, tbh. So you could very well be right.The dance absolutely could not be done any kind of justice in a mini-series format
I can agree with that, they should have had the intro to them a ep or two back, not the finale.I would’ve been fine with the pirate scenes in any of the earlier episodes over Rhaenyra and Jace pouting around Dragonstone. In the finale of an 8 episode season that moved along at a glacial pace? Bad judgement.
I really only didn't like episode 5 this season. I didn't think it did anything episode 6 didn't do better. I think those two episodes should have been combined and tightened. I'm surprised it's getting as much vitriol as it's getting.
The writing was not as tight as in season 1, and the pacing was off in places. I'd say it was better than seasons 5-8 GoT, but worse than the first season and season 1-4 GoT.
To each their own. I think season 6 is awful.I have diverging opinions about the quality of season 8, but I think season 6 just getting lumped in as "crap" is really off base and is better then both seasons of HOTD
She explicitly said she wasn't expecting to be redeemed. I read it as her not wanting to deal with the politics anymore, and wanting to save whomever of her children and grandchildren who can be saved. That being Helaena and Jaehaera. They are also, at least likely in Alicent's mind, innocent. Aemond and Aegon aren't.I think the Alicent character has been completely ruined, btw.
So she's going to sacrifice her sons (one of them didn't even want to be King and was only made King because of her) and side with the enemy just to clear her conscience? Is that supposed to redeem her? Poor writing, in my opinion. And if that's how it's in the book, then maybe the book isn't that great after all.
It's not just about clearing her conscience. She's trying to end a war she knows is going to be massively destructive. She's choosing to sacrifice Aegon over likely thousands or tens of thousands of people getting killed in a prolonged war, and also keeping the one child of hers that is truly innocent, Helaena, safe. As a dragon rider she would likely get drug into the war whether she wanted to or not.I think the Alicent character has been completely ruined, btw.
So she's going to sacrifice her sons (one of them didn't even want to be King and was only made King because of her) and side with the enemy just to clear her conscience? Is that supposed to redeem her? Poor writing, in my opinion. And if that's how it's in the book, then maybe the book isn't that great after all.
Kinda going off topic here. The other unintended downside of that finale is my Twitter feed is replete with Dany stans who still can't cope with how GOT ended screaming about how Dany showing up in that dream sequence is confirmation that she was the prince who was promised. So annoying. Also Twitter's new algorithm sucks.
She also just kinda sucks as a person, not in an evil kind of way, but she wants of have her cake and eat it too, and it was stated as much. The most important thing is finding a way to be able to live with herself.You aren't supposed to find Alicent redeemed from that.
Her arc this season was basically learning that she hates or flat out doesn't know her children outside of Helania and that all her scheming has absolutely exploded in her face with the realm heading towards an awful war.
She was on the verge of killing herself in the woods but instead is instead hatched this scheme to possibly save her daughter and get to run away from everything.
She is trying to cloak it in doing good for the masses but it's largely self-serving due to her attempts to take control of her life backfiring to such a degree that she has less control then ever.
The big monkey wrench here is how will things go if/when Rhaenyra shows up in KL and finds Aegon is gone? Or even juicier if it gets out to Aegon or Aemond that she was the one who opened the city?
I really don't get this. How is her character ruined exactly? It's something that has background development through multiple scenes dating back to last season when she learned that Aegon raped a maid. It's shown when she has multiple opportunities to show love and support for her son and can't bring herself to do it. It's shown when she cracks at the high council listening to Aemond making his first round of decisionds as acting king and then again when she's furious at him for trying to pull the peaceful and traumatized Haelena into the war.I think the Alicent character has been completely ruined, btw.
So she's going to sacrifice her sons (one of them didn't even want to be King and was only made King because of her) and side with the enemy just to clear her conscience? Is that supposed to redeem her? Poor writing, in my opinion. And if that's how it's in the book, then maybe the book isn't that great after all.