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Game of Thrones - Season 8

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fwiw I still can't believe they didn't end the episode three separate times...

the first when the WW bearded generals marched into the walls of Winterfell...I was like ok we'll find out what happens next week I guess

The second time I was sure the episode was over was when the NK reanimated all the dead corpses around Winterfell. Aw hell, next week is going to be another episode long battle isn't it?

The THIRD time I was sure we were about to get the credits was when the NK approached Bran. Aw hell, it's just like the end of the season premiere with Bran and Jaime staring each other down.

 

Kudos to the producers for not ending on a cliffhanger for once.

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interesting quote from the director of this last episode
 

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I heard originally you were doing 3 episodes, perhaps even more, and then eventually settled on two.


I wanted to do 3, 4, and 5 and there literally just weren’t enough days because we shoot two units. Then I said “4 and 5” and they said, “No, you have to do 3 and 5.” What I really like about 3, 4, and 5 is they’re a complete piece with a beginning middle and end. I try to approach all these [episodes] like they’re one. Like in season 6, [episodes 9 and 10, “The Battle of the Bastards” and “The Winds of Winter”], were to me one thing. Yes, there was talk of that. Thank god it didn’t happen. I would be so dead right now.

 

https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/26/game-of-thrones-director-battle-of-winterfell/

 

I can't believe there are three episodes left. I guess it makes sense when you think about each episode is just about a feature length movie in length, 90 minutes.

 

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18 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

fwiw I still can't believe they didn't end the episode three separate times...

the first when the WW bearded generals marched into the walls of Winterfell...I was like ok we'll find out what happens next week I guess

The second time I was sure the episode was over was when the NK reanimated all the dead corpses around Winterfell. Aw hell, next week is going to be another episode long battle isn't it?

The THIRD time I was sure we were about to get the credits was when the NK approached Bran. Aw hell, it's just like the end of the season premiere with Bran and Jaime staring each other down.

 

Kudos to the producers for not ending on a cliffhanger for once.

LOL, a very Return of the King vibe =)

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10 hours ago, Dex said:

Same. Poorly written episode. 1/4 of the episode was barely visible. Helm's Deep is the GOAT. I literally didn't feel anything this entire episode. Just not a satisfying episode. Maybe End Game has left me numb? 

I enjoyed it, it was suspenseful and all of that... but I felt it wasn't "great".  Hardhome and Battle of the bastards were overall better.

It really felt like this should be the conclusion of the series and that the rest is just trivial... idk, we'll see how they do the remaining plot.

 

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I think it's alright to get the WW stuff out of the way, even if they keep it alive somehow to possibly bring back in a future series or movie. Maybe the NK has a successor, possibly one of those little babies he turned from previous seasons.

But ultimately what makes this story and show great is the interactions and power struggles based in reality, so I think it'll be good to end on that note however it happens.

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7 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

I think it's alright to get the WW stuff out of the way, even if they keep it alive somehow to possibly bring back in a future series or movie. Maybe the NK has a successor, possibly one of those little babies he turned from previous seasons.

But ultimately what makes this story and show great is the interactions and power struggles based in reality, so I think it'll be good to end on that note however it happens.

I kind of wondered if they would stay true to the formula they've been incorporating a bit this season and end on a scene echoing a previous scene.

What if, after all is said and done with the political aspects of the game, we get a scene where someone from the new Night's Watch (assuming it is somehow implemented once again) is ranging north of the wall and runs into White Walkers? It would be a call back to the S1 E1 cold opening, and kind of leave it open-ended so that we at least understand that maybe there is still more to the story of Westeros, even though we have our closure.

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29 minutes ago, Darth Biscuit said:

PS- I think they missed a huge opportunity to have Jon burned by dragon fire and survive...  just like TNK did.

Don't forget, though, he's been burned by fire before. He burnt his hand on a lantern when he was fighting the first wights at Castle Black. I suppose being brought back might have given him the new ability or something, though.

I think I read somewhere that only Dany was "the unburnt." I guess TNK proved that wrong, though.

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Where did Bran go? At first I thought he sent the ravens to find the NK, but they fly past him, and then it cuts to his aerial fight with Jon and Dany. I'm guessing they went to Winterfell and we'll find out what they did next episode. 

I still don't get people being so bummed about not enough major characters getting killed in only the third episode. There are three more episodes. Someone has to still be around to fight Cersei. They're going up against a mercenary army of 20,000, the largest fleet in the world, and attacking the most fortified city since Harrenhal. 

Also, almost everyone is going to be disappointed, not because the last few episodes aren't great, but because they're the final episodes. Everyone who's a fan of the show has things they want to see take place in this world that will never happen on the show. That lack of fulfillment will be a hard pill to swallow, for myself included.

I'm just going to try to wring as much enjoyment from these last three episodes as possible. 

 

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