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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 7604371" data-attributes="member: 6696971"><p>Again, interesting because we have agreement and disagreement here.</p><p></p><p>I agree that the "simmer" (let's call it) of Game of Thrones has been essential to the cognitive workspace that viewers inhabit as they watch it unfold.</p><p></p><p>But for my part, (more food!) oversteeping something can lead to a bitter, wrong-noted product.</p><p></p><p>When I look at two of the primary character arcs that were just recently brought to climax, I feel like "more isn't better." </p><p></p><p>Cersei has been one of my favorite characters. I really liked the way her downfall exposed her core pathos.</p><p></p><p>Her entire life she gambled on the Lannister brand; her idea of the destiny, reach, canniness, and raw power of her family's legacy and approach (including shrewd, calculating cruelty). The delusion of her (and her family's) invincibility was slowly...and then SUDDENLY pulled back to her...piece by piece...until she was reduced to facing it as a scared child might.</p><p></p><p>You see that with a lot of people who perceive themselves as invincible (and the evidence of their life supports that idea). The cup of history overfloweth with that narrative when it comes to dictators and strongmen. Interestingly, Tiger Woods downfall has a nice parallel (apex athletes are the most strategically delusional creatures possible).</p><p></p><p>The suddenness of it was extremely potent for me. That is how it happens. Quick...brutal.</p><p></p><p>The same goes for Daenyrys. The latent villainy of her bloodline has been there from the beginning...it was a slow, back-and-forth journey to get to the precipice where she would soar away from those earthly shackles or plummet into the destiny she sought to avoid. </p><p></p><p>Its like "The Killing Joke." One bad day. That is all it takes. In my opinion, the suddenness of it...the potency of losing so much so quickly is what makes it more compelling...more visceral. And more relatable. I think most people in this world haven't lost a ton in a short span of time, so they don't realize how it undoes a person. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I thought it was very well rendered precisely for its suddenness. Drawing it out (either temporally or via scene structure) wouldn't have enhanced it for me. It would have damaged it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 7604371, member: 6696971"] Again, interesting because we have agreement and disagreement here. I agree that the "simmer" (let's call it) of Game of Thrones has been essential to the cognitive workspace that viewers inhabit as they watch it unfold. But for my part, (more food!) oversteeping something can lead to a bitter, wrong-noted product. When I look at two of the primary character arcs that were just recently brought to climax, I feel like "more isn't better." Cersei has been one of my favorite characters. I really liked the way her downfall exposed her core pathos. Her entire life she gambled on the Lannister brand; her idea of the destiny, reach, canniness, and raw power of her family's legacy and approach (including shrewd, calculating cruelty). The delusion of her (and her family's) invincibility was slowly...and then SUDDENLY pulled back to her...piece by piece...until she was reduced to facing it as a scared child might. You see that with a lot of people who perceive themselves as invincible (and the evidence of their life supports that idea). The cup of history overfloweth with that narrative when it comes to dictators and strongmen. Interestingly, Tiger Woods downfall has a nice parallel (apex athletes are the most strategically delusional creatures possible). The suddenness of it was extremely potent for me. That is how it happens. Quick...brutal. The same goes for Daenyrys. The latent villainy of her bloodline has been there from the beginning...it was a slow, back-and-forth journey to get to the precipice where she would soar away from those earthly shackles or plummet into the destiny she sought to avoid. Its like "The Killing Joke." One bad day. That is all it takes. In my opinion, the suddenness of it...the potency of losing so much so quickly is what makes it more compelling...more visceral. And more relatable. I think most people in this world haven't lost a ton in a short span of time, so they don't realize how it undoes a person. Anyway, I thought it was very well rendered precisely for its suddenness. Drawing it out (either temporally or via scene structure) wouldn't have enhanced it for me. It would have damaged it. [/QUOTE]
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