Post by revanstar on May 26, 2019 20:59:31 GMT
Several years ago I very accidentally stumbled across season 1 of Game of Thrones. I fell in love, and then devoured all five books in a month or so.
I could wax poetry about the first few seasons. I could speak of the differences, the good and the bad. About how GRRM and D&D clearly hate each-other. About how D&D are giant ass fucking cock bags apparently to their cast and crew.
However; it would be nothing any of you havent heard before, or thought of yourselves.
But I wanted to take this chance to offer my own thoughts on the ending. As well as address perhaps were we; as a community go from here. (I'll give you a hint. I have no fucking idea)
I spent the last three... four weeks avoiding spoilers as well as I could for the last three episodes. My first attempt to watch S8S4 was lack luster, do to work issues and I only got maybe half through it before I gave up. And I knew roughly the major things that happened in S8E5.
I did however managed to avoid spoilers for The Final.
So I've spent today, the first sunday without GOT watching 4-6. I did not go into this with any illusions. More then that; I had no hope. I knew it was going to be bad. While I had avoided spoilers, I could not avoid the fact that there were a lot of very angry people out there.
I wish I could say I was one of them.
I wish I could say I was enraged, furious, shocked, horrified. I wish I could offer you my rage
I wish... but I can not.
I knew Dany was going to die. In no reality beyond that of our headcanons; was Dany ever going to be allowed to live. That she was villinfied in the end did not surprise me either. That is pretty standard in most media. I wish I could summon the rage, because I'm disgusted at how they did it, how they twisted her, assassinated her character. The misogyny in it all; from her 'madness' to her death. There are no words. Knowing it was coming, already knowing about The Bells; I could pin point the misogynistic framing from how they shot things, to make up choices.
I could sit here and rage and write a whole fucking essay about how gross the show was with its treatment of Dany, and all the women. But then I'd be here for several hours writing this and while that might be a entertaining read. Frankly. I think I'm going to find a video-game to kill things in instead.
I was not surprised that Jon lived in the end. His ending is meant to be a bit bitter sweet. He lives, but hes been made to take the black. Glossing over the fact that frankly, Jon was happier beyond the wall, that he wanted to rejoin the wildlings and likely have had for years and years. I dont see it as bitter sweet, I see it as a 'good' ending. That while Jon may not get the girl, or the throne, he still gets... to live. And he finally got the answer to the one question that plagued him his whole life. Who his mother was.
I'm not surprised that Sansa ended up a Queen at long last. I really have nothing further to say about it. (Other then god I fucking hate her wardrobe. The custom design for her is hideous. )
I knew since around S7; when the initial S8 spoilers (most of which were not correct) that Arya was going to leave Westeros, sail off somewhere and never return. so I wasnt surprised she left to find what was west of Westeros. Frankly tho. I think it was a stupid fucking choice. I could see it happening eventually. But right away? Thats... idiotic and makes no sense.
They butchered so many character arcs to prop up Jon that it left the conclusions lack luster and just.. bland, with out substance.
The final was not satisfying, it was not worth the wait. The last three eps on a whole were.. just awful. And I havent even addressed the wildlings, Brienne, Jamie, Cersie, Davos, Tyrion, Sam...Or the fucking random ass lords that showed up there at the end to vote for fucking Bran Stark as King. (What the fuck?)
I wish I could say I am pissed.
I wish so so much; that I could say that.
But what I am is disheartened, and disgusted. And Just.. so tired of this level of bullshit.
I have no hope that GRRM will do any better with Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. Perhaps, with luck, he'll take his own anger at D&D and use it to fuel his writing, perhaps he'll take a long look at how people are reacting, and not fall into the same egotistical pitfalls as the two asshats did.
Perhaps. But he'd have to live long enough to finish first.
So what does this mean for House Danarya? Our tiny little life-raft in this great stormy sea with two characters who never ever even got to exchange words, even if they sorta shared a screen.
I don't know. I will continue to keep the Hearthfire burning of course. for as long as I can. We might have to expand to other ships, in other fandoms. We might have to see what comes out of the rumored ASOIAF spin-offs.
I'll make a thread about it in the coming weeks to hear from everyone.
But for now. For now; Our Watch Has Ended.
I could wax poetry about the first few seasons. I could speak of the differences, the good and the bad. About how GRRM and D&D clearly hate each-other. About how D&D are giant ass fucking cock bags apparently to their cast and crew.
However; it would be nothing any of you havent heard before, or thought of yourselves.
But I wanted to take this chance to offer my own thoughts on the ending. As well as address perhaps were we; as a community go from here. (I'll give you a hint. I have no fucking idea)
I spent the last three... four weeks avoiding spoilers as well as I could for the last three episodes. My first attempt to watch S8S4 was lack luster, do to work issues and I only got maybe half through it before I gave up. And I knew roughly the major things that happened in S8E5.
I did however managed to avoid spoilers for The Final.
So I've spent today, the first sunday without GOT watching 4-6. I did not go into this with any illusions. More then that; I had no hope. I knew it was going to be bad. While I had avoided spoilers, I could not avoid the fact that there were a lot of very angry people out there.
I wish I could say I was one of them.
I wish I could say I was enraged, furious, shocked, horrified. I wish I could offer you my rage
I wish... but I can not.
I knew Dany was going to die. In no reality beyond that of our headcanons; was Dany ever going to be allowed to live. That she was villinfied in the end did not surprise me either. That is pretty standard in most media. I wish I could summon the rage, because I'm disgusted at how they did it, how they twisted her, assassinated her character. The misogyny in it all; from her 'madness' to her death. There are no words. Knowing it was coming, already knowing about The Bells; I could pin point the misogynistic framing from how they shot things, to make up choices.
I could sit here and rage and write a whole fucking essay about how gross the show was with its treatment of Dany, and all the women. But then I'd be here for several hours writing this and while that might be a entertaining read. Frankly. I think I'm going to find a video-game to kill things in instead.
I was not surprised that Jon lived in the end. His ending is meant to be a bit bitter sweet. He lives, but hes been made to take the black. Glossing over the fact that frankly, Jon was happier beyond the wall, that he wanted to rejoin the wildlings and likely have had for years and years. I dont see it as bitter sweet, I see it as a 'good' ending. That while Jon may not get the girl, or the throne, he still gets... to live. And he finally got the answer to the one question that plagued him his whole life. Who his mother was.
I'm not surprised that Sansa ended up a Queen at long last. I really have nothing further to say about it. (Other then god I fucking hate her wardrobe. The custom design for her is hideous. )
I knew since around S7; when the initial S8 spoilers (most of which were not correct) that Arya was going to leave Westeros, sail off somewhere and never return. so I wasnt surprised she left to find what was west of Westeros. Frankly tho. I think it was a stupid fucking choice. I could see it happening eventually. But right away? Thats... idiotic and makes no sense.
They butchered so many character arcs to prop up Jon that it left the conclusions lack luster and just.. bland, with out substance.
The final was not satisfying, it was not worth the wait. The last three eps on a whole were.. just awful. And I havent even addressed the wildlings, Brienne, Jamie, Cersie, Davos, Tyrion, Sam...Or the fucking random ass lords that showed up there at the end to vote for fucking Bran Stark as King. (What the fuck?)
I wish I could say I am pissed.
I wish so so much; that I could say that.
But what I am is disheartened, and disgusted. And Just.. so tired of this level of bullshit.
I have no hope that GRRM will do any better with Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. Perhaps, with luck, he'll take his own anger at D&D and use it to fuel his writing, perhaps he'll take a long look at how people are reacting, and not fall into the same egotistical pitfalls as the two asshats did.
Perhaps. But he'd have to live long enough to finish first.
So what does this mean for House Danarya? Our tiny little life-raft in this great stormy sea with two characters who never ever even got to exchange words, even if they sorta shared a screen.
I don't know. I will continue to keep the Hearthfire burning of course. for as long as I can. We might have to expand to other ships, in other fandoms. We might have to see what comes out of the rumored ASOIAF spin-offs.
I'll make a thread about it in the coming weeks to hear from everyone.
But for now. For now; Our Watch Has Ended.
