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I sort of want to call it "suffer the children". That said, this was actually the best season finale of GOT to date, my favorite to date, and I enjoyed how it played out in some respects better than the books. The books are rather frustrating - in that you have all these people aimlessly wandering about and never finding one another or finding out what happened to one another - so no closure. Also, they appear to wander for ages and ages, with frequent battles, but not much else happening. (Amongst the many reasons I slugged through Feast and got bogged down in ADoD.) Clearly, the writers chose not to go that route. Hurray! You can't really do it on television or film anyhow, well not without your audience wandering off to another network.
"The Children" title was rather fitting. In each of the vignettes the children, whomever they may be, appear to obtain the upper hand over their adult guardians or at the very least prove to be a bit more deadly or elusive than their parental figures/guardians had counted on. Throughout the series - GRRM underlines how strength and power are not necessarily just attributes of the physically powerful. Nor is it pre-ordained that the physically powerful or privileged will win the game. And well, teach/treat your children well...because you have no idea when they may turn a cross bow on you or for that matter burn someone elses' children.
This episode did change a few things from the books, it also condensed at least two character arcs, while clarifying others. In some respects I think these changes were necessary and warranted.
( books and tv series spoilers )
In other news? Went shopping at the Atlantic Avenue Mall after work. And was sort of reminded of why I hate shopping. You can never find your size in the clothes you want and always can in the clothes you don't want. That said, did find a few things to spend money on. ( shopping trip )
"The Children" title was rather fitting. In each of the vignettes the children, whomever they may be, appear to obtain the upper hand over their adult guardians or at the very least prove to be a bit more deadly or elusive than their parental figures/guardians had counted on. Throughout the series - GRRM underlines how strength and power are not necessarily just attributes of the physically powerful. Nor is it pre-ordained that the physically powerful or privileged will win the game. And well, teach/treat your children well...because you have no idea when they may turn a cross bow on you or for that matter burn someone elses' children.
This episode did change a few things from the books, it also condensed at least two character arcs, while clarifying others. In some respects I think these changes were necessary and warranted.
( books and tv series spoilers )
In other news? Went shopping at the Atlantic Avenue Mall after work. And was sort of reminded of why I hate shopping. You can never find your size in the clothes you want and always can in the clothes you don't want. That said, did find a few things to spend money on. ( shopping trip )