Every time I come back to this thread like nine pages have been added go watch Veep if you haven’t they nailed the landing I’m also wine drunk so maybe good discussion is happening idk this thread is hit or miss go Sansa and Arya
I will say, this last season (mostly the reactions to it and the general plot) make me much more confident in my own writing haha. Not like I could do better or anything but whatever
I hate that this quote was ruined forever for me by the Darth Jar Jar saga. I remember how perfectly it was used in that original post and I just lose it every time I hear it now.
Now that would have been justified. You have to burn a city down when you hear that song, it’s the law. Also now I want one with the organ music from I Think You Should Leave.
Were they as memey and hilarious as Darth Jar Jar? I know he got raked over the coals for saying that at the time. It’s such a useful quote on its own though.
Pretty sure I got goosebumps the first time I read it with all the evidence. Maybe my favorite fan theory ever.
So much to unpack from all that, but most of my feelings (positive and negative) have been summed up in this thread. In general, I was super entertained and enjoyed the episode way more than a lot of people (pretty much my whole watch group was a little shaken by it), but there were still a lot of plot points I feel confused and maybe disappointed with. Side note... I know we still have one episode left to reconcile the Jon vs. Dany plot so this could be answered, but...I still do not understand the logical reason that Bran told Jon about his parentage. They've made it a point to show that Bran is not actually Bran anymore, only caring about defeating the Night King and not getting involved in personal conflicts (because obviously the show would have been broken if the Starks and co. could have fully utilized a nearly all-powerful being). Yet, at the same time, Bran makes it a point to reveal Jon's identity. He even says "He needs to know". Jon contributed greatly to the war against the Night King, yes, but his identity was never important. He would have united everyone and fought the war just the same as Jon Snow as he did knowing he was Aegon Targaryen. So why did Bran feel the need to intervene here and get that fact out other than to create an eventually conflict with Dany (and ya know, indirectly causing the events at Kings Landing)?
With it only being 80 minutes I’m not sure how deeply they can get into any specific story, but some explanation of Bran and his level of humanity or lack thereof and whether he has any “goals” in a traditional sense really needs to be a priority. Like they can’t just come out and say he orchestrated all of this without that making him go full villain, so I don’t know what the answer would be.
Did Dany let Jon ride the dragon before or after she found out he was a Targ? Maybe he needed to ride a dragon for the big battle
I did that JUST for David and he didn’t even notice, so ungrateful. And I know the rest of the fans are in this thread!
Starting a sentence about an upcoming series finale with “With it only being 80-minutes” is a pretty good indicator of the quality of time management these last two seasons lol
It hurts how true that is, and that I truly didn’t even think about it while writing that post. There are just too many threads to tie up for them to get more than a few minutes!