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And another thing (because I can't seem to stop)...


Probably the web site I've been reading the most about GoT is Entertainment Weekly, because they bombard me with emails about it.

EW got unprecedented access to the GoT creators and actors throughout the filming of season 8. For example, EW has often had in-depth interviews with the characters, right after they're offed. These are interviews that EW was basically able to record, on-set, right after the episode was filmed, and then they held the interviews until the episode ran, and them, boom, up on the site they went.

With the access that was granted to EW, objectivity went out the window. Everyone agrees that Season 8 sucked, but EW's writeups have been filled with effusive, glowing praise of the season and the process, and they read as propaganda pieces for the show and its creators. Blech.

Example:

The 80-minute series closer is titled, of course, “The Iron Throne,” and is directed by showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss. The writers are not seasoned directors but this episode was gorgeously made and nailed many of the absolutely crucial character moments. The wintery apocalyptic and immensely suspenseful first half deals with the fallout of Daenerys’ devastating attack on King’s Landing. The look of this half is a bit unlike we’ve ever seen on the show before, which is appropriate as it’s showing us a glimpse of a new dystopian future for Westeros. The second half has an optimistic and dream-of-spring look focusing on deciding the future of Westeros leadership and the fates of the remaining characters. The two halves are like death and rebirth. I suspect at least two things are going to make some fans upset: Jon Snow killing Daenerys and Bran Stark essentially ending up on the Iron Throne (technically, the Iron Throne is destroyed, but we’ve used the term “Iron Throne” for a decade and not stopping now).

But as for all the rest: Sansa crowned queen in the North, Brienne running the Kingsguard, Bronn as Master of Coin, Samwell Tarly as maester, Tyrion as Hand of the King, Jon reuniting with Ghost (he pets his direwolf, does that make it better?), Grey Worm going to Naath, Podrick becoming a knight, Arya embarking on a trip — that’s all rather nice, isn’t it?


The author later writes:

I recently rewatched the whole series knowing what was coming in this finale and that scene now has so much more resonance.

Well, okay then. So you're not discovering (and critiquing it) as you go along, like the rest of us. You've already been told what's going to happen by the show creators, and why they did things, and what you're supposed to say about it.

(In response to this post by Will Stewart)

Link: Series finale recap


Posted: 05/20/2019 at 10:09AM



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