Some thoughts on Game of Thrones, season 8, episode 5
Without a doubt the best episode of the season.
It was a good twist.
The set-up, Dany going mad, was a bit weak, but whatever.
We got Clegane Bowl, and it looked marvelous.
It was a good fight. The Jamie - Euron fight not so much.
There were other great scenes, which utilized the characters built well.
It mainly was a good episode because the best thing of the books is the third book, A Storm of Swords, because it shows well this quote from the first book, where Lord Varys asks: “Tell me, Lord Eddard ... why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones?”
It shows this through the eyes of Brienne, travelling with Podrick and Arya, travelling with The Hound, through Westeros, which is utterly torn by the wars. I feel George R.R. Martin really writes Literature here. The Battle of Blackwater, in the first book and these scenes A Storm of Swords really made me think of Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
But this huge dread was pretty absent from the show, up till now.
Reacties
Varys tried to poison Dany. I missed that myself.
Not many seem to like it, though.
everything i'm saying is under the disclaimer that it's been a new show ever since they're not following the books anymore.
in reviews they're saying seasons 1 -4 are perfect and then it goes awry.
i did say Dany going mad wasn't set up properly.
it's just a good episode in itself, for me. i think the characters are *pretty* consistent. but it's just the way you wanna go into it. i try to like every episode. i understand this episode was directed by the guy that did battle of the bastards and battle of winterfell. imo he's just an artist and he conveyed the senselessness of war well.