GAME OF THRONES SEASON 8--Final Run-- Part 5

[Zardnaar]

https://twitter.com/culposkenken/status/1127777055108546560

Yup, put up Kits one. In this video Nathalie's reaction was also interesting.

If you want a few giggles try watching the blu ray early seasons with the actors commentary and pay attention to Lena's commentary. She swears like a trooper lol.

Best season evah, it is known. BBC gave the episode 2/5.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190513-game-of-thrones-the-bells-review

 

[Maxperson]

(as evidenced by GRRM still being stuck).

I read an article today that the actor who played Ser Baristan Selmy said that Martin was finished with both book 6 and 7, but had a deal with HBO not to release them until after the series was over. I have no idea if that's true or not, but it's a very interesting thing for him to say.

 

[Maxperson]

So, basically, at some point Dany snuck into the Iron Fleet and stole all their plot armour. Suddenly the Scorpions go from being turn-on-a-dime railguns that can snipe a dragon out of the air in three high-precision shots and rapid-fire their way through an entire fleet to cumbersome things that take ten seconds to aim at anything and 30 seconds to reload. Okay, this version is more realistic, but seriously, why didn't Dany just burn Euron's fleet to cinders last episode?

And then there followed around an hour of gratuitous dragonning, none of which I can bring myself to give a damn about. What fun is a battle without any good guys?

Hey! We had occasional flashes to Jon running around all confused and upset, with the odd stabby stabby here and there.

 

[Maxperson]

I don't think that was portrayed perfectly....they likely could have established the situations more clearly. But I do think there's a difference between ships striking from hiding against an enemy that was unaware of them.

Ships can't do that, though. It takes a loooooong time for ships to come out from behind a cliff and then aim at flying dragons and a queen that are all looking at the island the ships are crawling out from behind. That ambush was some of the poorest writing of the season. Only the Charge of the Night Brigade was worse.

 

[Maxperson]

We haven't really seen it unleashed full force against a structure before now - but it's certainly no more powerful than when the Night King blew up the Wall with an undead dragon. The only thing that got to me was the sheer volume. Apparently the dragons can breathe fire forever, more or less.

And we learned that the Red Keep and city walls should have been built out that rock Jon was hiding behind in episode 3.

 

[hawkeyefan]

Ships can't do that, though. It takes a loooooong time for ships to come out from behind a cliff and then aim at flying dragons and a queen that are all looking at the island the ships are crawling out from behind. That ambush was some of the poorest writing of the season. Only the Charge of the Night Brigade was worse.

They were behind the rocks and waited till the dragons flew into their line of fire. Dany and the dragons were caught unaware.

 

[Maxperson]

They were behind the rocks and waited till the dragons flew into their line of fire. Dany and the dragons were caught unaware.

No they didn't. If you watch the scene, they came out from behind the rocks and shot at them. There were no ships, then *poof* ships with speed boat engines were suddenly well out in front of that cliff face and then attacked with ballistae that can shoot farther than is possible, with pinpoint accuracy at fast moving targets(impossible by the way) while moving up and down on waves. It was a stupid, stupid scene.

 

[hawkeyefan]

No they didn't. If you watch the scene, they came out from behind the rocks and shot at them. There were no ships, then *poof* ships with speed boat engines were suddenly well out in front of that cliff face and then attacked with ballistae that can shoot farther than is possible, with pinpoint accuracy at fast moving targets(impossible by the way) while moving up and down on waves. It was a stupid, stupid scene.

Eh tomayto tomahto, Max.

 

[Maxperson]

Eh tomayto tomahto, Max.

That would mean that you agree with me that it was a stupid, stupid scene with things that made no sense at all, but are just saying it a bit differently. I can accept that.

 

[MarkB]

The opening credits will be interesting next week. That poor King's Landing model's going to be totally trashed.