grufolo Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 We had two such scenes (Stannis-Shireen and now Jamie-Myrcella) and they both did not end too well on the daughter side, at least. Do you think that's a coincidence or are they trying to introduce a theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Swallower Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 It's the ol let's make the audience start to feel some emotion for these characters before we kill them. The Walking Dead does that too. It's pretty obvious who will die next based on which character is letting their guard down and opening up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServantOnIce Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 No, it is horrible writing by Dave and Dan. That is the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Morghulis Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Yeah it is a bit clumsy but their theme is - All over the world they hurt little girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Ghost of Someone Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 The Stannis scene made sense at the time but the Jamie scene was as dumb as it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosehustle1 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 No, it is horrible writing by Dave and Dan. That is the reason. Yeah, it's highly manipulative stuff just to shock people later. It gets predictable. I think it also makes people feel less willing to invest in the characters after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facebookless Man Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Themes are for 8th grade book reports, and all that.Fuckers can't write for shit and rubbing their 3 brain cells together resulted in 3 half-assed plotting ideas that they have to recycle again and again for the whole show's running, that's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallam Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The show has a plot arc that follows a number of structural forms popular in medieval and classical times. A lot of episodes are structured with chiastic structures and there are frequent parallels within and between episodes. Whether or not you consider this 'good writing' or not is a matter of taste. They are the folk running a show with a budget of over half a billion dollars which is something none of the folk writing dismissive comments on this blog will ever do. Most literary sources consider the gospel or Mark to be pretty well written, it has certainly endured. So chiasmus has something going for it. Given the mess of a plot created by GRRM in books 4 and 5, the show has done a fine job of rescuing it. But the books also have numerous repeated elements. Two weddings end up with the death of the bridegroom, Danny has three very similar campaigns against slaver cities. If you go through the episode 'the gift', there is a gift in each of the five segments. The same structure is set up in episode ten. There are three major deaths that are very likely to not be deaths: Myrcella, Stannis and Jon. Might not be for everyone but I find it interesting watching the show for these moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenJosh Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The show has a plot arc that follows a number of structural forms popular in medieval and classical times. A lot of episodes are structured with chiastic structures and there are frequent parallels within and between episodes. Whether or not you consider this 'good writing' or not is a matter of taste. They are the folk running a show with a budget of over half a billion dollars which is something none of the folk writing dismissive comments on this blog will ever do. Most literary sources consider the gospel or Mark to be pretty well written, it has certainly endured. So chiasmus has something going for it. Given the mess of a plot created by GRRM in books 4 and 5, the show has done a fine job of rescuing it. But the books also have numerous repeated elements. Two weddings end up with the death of the bridegroom, Danny has three very similar campaigns against slaver cities. If you go through the episode 'the gift', there is a gift in each of the five segments. The same structure is set up in episode ten. There are three major deaths that are very likely to not be deaths: Myrcella, Stannis and Jon. Might not be for everyone but I find it interesting watching the show for these moments. Agree with you on this but who is the second bridegroom who dies at a wedding? Joffrey dies at his wedding but Robb is already married at RW it's Edmure who's being wed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryaNymeriaVisenya Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Yeah it is a bit clumsy but their theme is - All over the world they hurt little girls. In Braavos, little girls hurt you ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meera of Tarth Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 if you put a lovely scene, then there is a shocking effect. Or.....a very illogical character development.... I did like that Jaimie confessed his fatherhood to Myrcella, but not her natural reaction....I know that in Dorne she has learned a lot of things because Ellaria knows everything and controls everyone (even Doran), but come on, that was unrealistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vastet Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I thought it was realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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