We’ll never hear the punchline to Tyrion’s favorite but often aborted story of having brought a honeycomb and a jackass to a brothel. And we’ll never know why certain secondary but seemingly potent characters in the early going (like the intriguingly costumed and face-masked Quaithe, among others) were dropped, never to be seen again. The list of apparent plot holes that particularly bedeviled Season 8 grows by the day, in the continuing crescendo of post-GoT trauma, while nearly a million fans, or ex-fans, have signed up for an appeal to have the concluding episodes redone. That’s how much of a global impact has been generated by a phenomenal TV series that had audiences rapt for all of nine years, including a waiting time of over a year before the highly controversial final season unraveled — with countless critics and know-it-alls complaining of how the showrunners appeared to rush towards an ending, at the expense of erstwhile narrative arcs involving … [Read more...] about To each her/his own story of thrones
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Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 is all about surprises
Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4 "The Last of Starks" featured earlier today and following which, HBO released the promo of Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5. From the very first looks of it, the episode promises a long battle and a major surprise for everyone.Major spoilers:In the recently released Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4 "The Last of Starks," we saw how Cersei Lannister's men killed Daenerys Targaryen's Rhaegal and destroyed most of her army. If this was not enough then she even kidnapped Missandei, whom she later executed.In episode 4, we saw Jon Snow marching towards the King's Landing along with Ser Davos. In the released promo for episode 5, we saw how everything will be different for everyone.The very first look of the next episode of Game of Thrones began by showing Daenerys Targaryen back in Dragonstone along with Tyrion Lannister. It looks like, Khaleesi has decided to retreat after the failure of her first attempt. We saw Tyrion approaching her and he might … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 is all about surprises
Who will survive ‘GOT’?
Well, most of us. Even those who’ll lament the narrative’s end, but will be none the worse for wear and tear through eight seasons (make that nine years). Yeah, like Otso Diretso, plus 1. I can’t watch Episode 3’s original airing this morning, as I'll be involved in another annual ritual involving fiction and poetry. But I’ve been happily assured that Florentina Homes in Dumaguete has a cable TV local provider whose channels include HBO. And that I can even watch the 10 p.m. replay on HD at Gabby’s Bistro, with its wider screen as a Cignal recipient. So, like most of you who are GOT 8 (and Otso Diretso) fans, I should see who get killed off in the Great Battle of Winterfell. Should be quite a bloodbath, with blogging pretenders to three-eyed raven augury largely predicting that the Night King will take Game 1, and decimate Winterfell the way Thanos did the Avengers. Until his White Walkers claim a nine-dash line to include the Winterfell crypt, … [Read more...] about Who will survive ‘GOT’?