• john_browns_beard [he/him, comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          Game of Thrones is probably the most disappointing piece of media I have ever experienced and it will be tough for anything to top it. The show started off so strongly and it could have been an absolutely legendary series, and in like two seasons it went from that to me wanting nothing to do with it ever again. And yeah, if (giant if) GRRM finishes the books, I bet they are going to be just as phoned-in as the show, since he obviously has lost his drive to complete them.

    • camaron28 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The books is better, in the show they whitewashed her during the first seasons but then they realized that in order to do her (probable) original ending they'd need major changes.

      So they did them. In a single episode. A change that should have been foreshadowed seasons in advance. Sure, the destruction had been foreshadowed, but not her incredibly sudden change.

      Also, just because some prophecy says X will happen doesn't mean the lead up to that end will be well done by the author or showrunner.

    • Wmill [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Read a book, do not recommend, called the philosophy of batman or something. It's lib shit that glorifies cop among other lib shit but also had a weird current of misogyny through it. Hard to explain and I really don't want to pull out the book again.

      Anyway wouldn't say the character with the slave background was gonna end slavery or anything but fighting back against your captors and killing them was a good thing. Others say wanting freedom was good and all but wanting power is bad. It's like how else will you maintain your freedom by asking nicely? The character in question does become power hungry but compared to the rest of the protagonist I can't really blame them. They like all of us were shaped by society it just gets weird when you throw around weird magic in the mix.