GoT Episode 8..4 - Game of Thrones
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shadowkatGreat episode, except for one thing...
They killed another dragon. Honestly, I do not care if they kill all the humans, I want the dragons to survive.
If they don't kill off Greyjoy in the next episode, I'm going to be annoyed.
Also beginning to think Jamie may kill Cersei after all -- although I think it's a better twist if Ayra kills Jamie and does it, or Ayra kills Garren and does it.
Brienne: Don't leave stay with me, Jamie. You're a good man.
Jamie: No, I'm really not. (lists all the hateful things he's done for Cersei, then leaves.)
ME: Brienne, seriously, you chose the wrong guy. Again. There was a perfectly good wildling man who liked you.
Honestly it was hard to care. We all knew he'd leave for King's Landing eventually.
And I can't say I was shipping Brienne and Jamie..actually I was sort of shocked by it. Seemed sort of out of character for both of them. I was shipping Brienne with the wildling guy. Thank god - they chose not to show us their sex scenes. I'm guessing the actors have a nudity clause in their contracts? Also is it just me or are all the sex scenes somewhat awkward this season...and subdued?
Dany: Don't tell anyone you are my nephew. We'll be fine.
Jon: I don't know if I can do that.
Dany: You'll ruin us.
Jon: Oh, I can trust my sisters.
Dany: Not Sansa.
Dany is not dumb. Jon however...
Ghost will survive -- thank you, Jon for sending Ghost with the wildlings, wise move.
I adored Tyrion and Varys' discussion. They aren't wrong. But I do wish that not all the strong female characters in this story were a wee bit on the deranged side, and worshipped at the altar of the vengeance god, so heavily.
I do however agree with Varys -- give the power to the person who does not want it.
Never give it to one who does.
Oh dear, half of King's Landing is going to burn in the next episode, I also think, Greyjoy will lose his fleet. I know Dany and company will win, because they lost the first battle. It's going to go down pretty much the same way the Night King battle did -- with the Starks taking out Cersei.
They killed another dragon. Honestly, I do not care if they kill all the humans, I want the dragons to survive.
If they don't kill off Greyjoy in the next episode, I'm going to be annoyed.
Also beginning to think Jamie may kill Cersei after all -- although I think it's a better twist if Ayra kills Jamie and does it, or Ayra kills Garren and does it.
Brienne: Don't leave stay with me, Jamie. You're a good man.
Jamie: No, I'm really not. (lists all the hateful things he's done for Cersei, then leaves.)
ME: Brienne, seriously, you chose the wrong guy. Again. There was a perfectly good wildling man who liked you.
Honestly it was hard to care. We all knew he'd leave for King's Landing eventually.
And I can't say I was shipping Brienne and Jamie..actually I was sort of shocked by it. Seemed sort of out of character for both of them. I was shipping Brienne with the wildling guy. Thank god - they chose not to show us their sex scenes. I'm guessing the actors have a nudity clause in their contracts? Also is it just me or are all the sex scenes somewhat awkward this season...and subdued?
Dany: Don't tell anyone you are my nephew. We'll be fine.
Jon: I don't know if I can do that.
Dany: You'll ruin us.
Jon: Oh, I can trust my sisters.
Dany: Not Sansa.
Dany is not dumb. Jon however...
Ghost will survive -- thank you, Jon for sending Ghost with the wildlings, wise move.
I adored Tyrion and Varys' discussion. They aren't wrong. But I do wish that not all the strong female characters in this story were a wee bit on the deranged side, and worshipped at the altar of the vengeance god, so heavily.
I do however agree with Varys -- give the power to the person who does not want it.
Never give it to one who does.
Oh dear, half of King's Landing is going to burn in the next episode, I also think, Greyjoy will lose his fleet. I know Dany and company will win, because they lost the first battle. It's going to go down pretty much the same way the Night King battle did -- with the Starks taking out Cersei.
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Date: 2019-05-08 12:45 pm (UTC)It's actually gotten better over time. With Melissa McCarthy and Rebel Wilson. And in the series THIS IS US -- two of the main characters are over 400 pounds, in love, married, and having a kid. HBO also is doing better...I would not call Jon Snow pretty any longer (Harrington has not aged well). And Sam and Gilly certainly aren't. They've also within the last few years scaled back. And there's shows like The Kominsky Method that show people in their 70s having sex, the latest Diane Keaton film which also did, and Grace and Frankie. So, I wouldn't say it's like that any longer across the board.
What happened is that there are over 1000 distribution outlets now. So sure, you have the pretty twenty-somethings who all look alike on various CW and Freeform series...but the others are a bit more diversified. With more areas to choose from, people have been able to demonstrate to the network programmers and casting agents -- that viewers don't need the actors to be pretty, just good at what they do. And preferably relatable. Are we still shallow? Well, yes. But it's more diversified in some respects. Although thinking back -- it always was -- various shows like Roseanne, All in the Family, Hill Street Blues, had diverse casts and weren't "pretty and thin" people.