![]() My pet peeve rewatching-Jon constantly moving away for the dragon for no good reason when he should be moving toward it. but it just doesn’t make any sense on any number of levels. It is so important to the show, has maybe the biggest Wham! moment in the entire series, and there is so much else to like. The penultimate episode is centered on the awful, illogic expedition beyond the Wall. Especially in light of a certain prophecy. It is notable, then, that she let both of her brothers walk away from her in the final episode. But she has survived this long in no small part of a certain viciousness and a complete willingness to resort to violence. He isn’t comfortable with that, or with their relationship being open. Jaime is, for the first time, clearly in the subordinate position. Creating chaos is easier done than benefiting from it, in the end.įor the remaining Lannisters, a basic theme is Tyrion underestimating his family. Even if Littlefinger hadn’t made too many enemies, “my word against yours” doesn’t work out too well when the other word is from a Stark and you are in Winterfell. Traveling south doesn’t turn out well for northern lords, but traveling north is no picnic for southern lords. The maneuvering among Sansa, Littlefinger, and Arya primarily exists to take Littlefinger off the board, but it offers its own catharsis once you get over the writers misleading you. Scenes in Winterfell are mostly justified on the basis that it will surely be the key location for the final season. Sam gets vital information and leaves town. Oldtown and the maesters has enormous potential, but it’s too late in the game for all that. Jon is conveniently pulled into Dany’s orbit. The season revolves around Dany and Cersei. (The dragons would be most awful if they breathed water and drowned people to death.) ![]() But then so it was to watch men hack themselves into pieces in the Battle of the Bastards. Our first battle in Westeros with dragons is horrific to see. Just as quickly as Dany faces a setback she recovers with a quick strike using her dragons and Dothraki. This won’t be the last time the show would benefit from a full 10-episodes.īut the show also benefits from the fast pace. ![]() (Even though no one appears to care that she destroyed the Great Sept of Baelor and seized the throne with no real basis, undercutting season six.) Her position changes dramatically with two battles: one lasts only a few minutes and the other takes place offscreen. Almost all superfluous plotlines have been discarded, but the pacing is both hurt and helped (mostly hurt) by the short, seven-episode season.Ĭersei seems to be in a weak position as the season opens. It has what we have come to expect from the latter seasons: shocking twists, a measure of catharsis, outstanding and astounding effects work and CGI and sometimes clumsy storytelling, lack of attention to details, and massive plot holes. On rewatch, I have season 7 pegged in the bottom half of all seasons. As I did last season, I will be posting recaps of each episode. I am all set to watch the final season live via a Hulu Live subscription and an HBO add-on. Done! I finished my rewatch of all 67 existing episodes of Game of Thrones last night.
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