Deleting threads destroys Ndim now cuz why wouldn’t it

Biggest battle ever shot and I can’t tell what I’m even looking at

lol they wimped out

I've been v critical since s5 but was really looking forward to loving this episode but uh...it was fine. Prettyyyyy underwhelming for what should've/could've been the television event of the year. Of...the last several years really. This was SO hyped and I really feel like they once again didn't have the balls to do anything too shocking

I can't believe how few died. Edd, Lyanna, Beric. Those were C-tier characters. Theon dying protecting Bran and Jorah dying protecting Dany were the most inevitable deaths ever, and Melisandre's been stating she's gonna die for ages now so that was no shock. No Jamie, Brienne, Tormund, Hound, or major players like Jon/Dany/Tyrion/Starks. They WIIIIIMPED! Big time. And I'm thankful some of my faves survived but still

I did hate to see Theon and especially Jorah go though. I wish they subverted expectations there because they've been so telegraphed. Jorah's probably been my favorite character for several seasons so that was brutal, I hated that. Fuck Dany, Jorah deserved better. Theon's redemption arc was good and his overall development has maybe been the most consistent out of...everyone? Certainly one of the best. So that was a bummer too

Arya killing the Night King was cool. As in the actual moment was really well shot, I loved the knife drop. I thought he was gonna skewer her when he caught her by the throat. Her being the one to kill him works, I was really thinking it'd be Jon but I appreciate the swerve. I loved the call back to Syrio's god of death with it sorta fittingly being about the Night King, that's fun

Overall the direction was kinda just...uninspired? Castle Black and Battle of the Bastards are two of the best directed eps of the series, this didn't come CLOSE to those. I'd put Hardhome, Beyond the Wall, and even Dany vs. Jaime/Bronn above this as far as direction goes. I really wanted this to have that Castle Black vibe where the camera would sweep around and show what was going on with everyone and show us some cool shit with each of them but it was all just boring hacking and slashing. I REALLY could not tell what was going on for a lot of the first half, we all thought it was our TV and that we didn't have it on HD or something. It was pretty rough and it sounds like it wasn't only us

This didn't have SHIIIIIIIIIT on Helm's Deep, tell you that much!!

Weird that white walkers are gone now. Super weird. I do like that the focus turns back to Cersei who really is the true villain, more than the Night King imo. But the stakes feel lowered for sure, the walkers were the ultimate threat. I wonder if there's gonna be some bigger climactic battle march on King's Landing, I'd be into that. Speaking of LOTR that'd kinda feel like going from what feels like a climactic battle at Minas Tirith to the actual final battle at the black gate with the survivors. This feels v similar to that

tbf I'm pretty sure the show has set up the NK being invulnerable to dragon fire before. I think he's walked through it like twice (much smaller amounts tho). I read some theory about him being a Targaryen because of it

I almost wish they saved that badass moment where Jon finally killed a white walker with Longclaw for this ep vs the Night King

https://youtu.be/5o2ZlJP9K3o?t=172

It's so well done. The look on its face when Longclaw actually manages to block it, it's such a cool scene. Some climactic battle where Jon pulls that against the Night King here would've been awesome

He ran beside Jorah and the Dothraki and he wasn't seen returning. That'd be a TERRIBLE off screen death if it's true, I find it kinda hard to believe tho. I can see him prancing up to Jon Homeward Bound style at the start of the next ep

Speaking of which, what a terrible strategic decision for the Dothraki to charge out like that. What a bunch of dummies, you guys are on DEFENSE!

The shot of all the lit swords going out was cool tho

dont fuck wit us zersch

also I wish we got to see headless Ned bumbling around chasing around toddlers in the crypt, what a missed opportunity

really should've lost a named character down there in brutal fashion. Arms punching through a stone tomb and pulling them in, would've been dope

I'm pretty sure more named characters died in the Sept explosion than they did here

Merca Ragnos @ 28/4/2019 23:20

Curtis @ 28/4/2019 20:19 also I wish we got to see headless Ned bumbling around chasing around toddlers in the crypt, what a missed opportunity really should've lost a named character down there in brutal fashion. Arms punching through a stone tomb and pulling them in, would've been dope Didn't incest girl die there?

who dat

Merca Ragnos @ 28/4/2019 23:23

Curtis @ 28/4/2019 20:21 Merca Ragnos @ 28/4/2019 23:20 Curtis @ 28/4/2019 20:19 also I wish we got to see headless Ned bumbling around chasing around toddlers in the crypt, what a missed opportunity really should've lost a named character down there in brutal fashion. Arms punching through a stone tomb and pulling them in, would've been dope Didn't incest girl die there? who dat Sam's grill

helll nawwwww

you probably thought you saw it in the Bourne Identity style whiplash editing

FUCK THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!