teej6
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Up until this episode, perhaps, D&D handled Jon Snow's character badly. Although it wasn't too bad in season 1. But why do you think Jon Snow seemed liked an idiot in this episode? If it for his decision to go out and meet with Mance, I think it was explained well. He tells Sam they are fighting a losing battle and there's no other option. They even imply that he doesn't know what he hopes to achieve but he sees no other alternative. He's met Mance and explains to Sam that it's Mance that holds the Wildlings together. Granted they didn't flesh out Jon's and Mance's relationship well in the prior season but I don't see how Jon going to meet with Mance makes him an idiot.
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You said it. The pauses between the battle in the Blackwater episode involved Sansa, Tyrion, Cercei, Sandor... characters the show has spent time fleshing out. Yes, I completely agree with you on that point. But if you look at this episode as a Jon Snow killing the boy and becoming a man journey, it works, perhaps not perfectly. The action sequences were far more coherent and better executed in this episode than in Blackwater. Overall, I still liked the episode and Kit Harrington is finally beginning to look the part of Jon Snow. Can't wait for his and Dillane scenes next season.
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Mladen, now here I agree with you. They could have had the audience more invested in these characters. But still, perhaps, you are rating the episode a bit too harshly.
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Hear Hear!
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Prolly. But I was hoping something more substantial.
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Just saw it again and I liked it more the second time. I've fully recovered from the initial shock of no Stannis. And again, Kit did a fine job. He's beginning to look like LC. And this time around I didn't mind Ygritte's death scene much. Only wish they had built up the Wall story in prior episodes instead of all those damn fillers. And I'm looking forward to the scenes between Kit and Dillane in the next season. And I think I read somewhere Kit saying that he'll do something really out of character (paraphrasing) this season. I wonder what that could be coz he hasn't done anything out of character so far
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Could you elaborate why Jon Snow is not worthy of LC after this episode?
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Yes, more like a siege than a battle
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I gave the episode a 10. The acting/action sequences were all good. But I must say when it ended I felt something was missing. The episode was really good but had they built up the Wall story in prior episodes it would have been even better. Then, they could have ended this with the Jon/Mance parley and then Stannis riding in. I guess they wanted it to be a Jon Snow centric episode, which btw Kit handled quite well except for his reaction to Ygritte's death. And the music wilding attack music was epic.
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Yeah, I was thinking the same. Jon clearly makes that point.
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Lol. Good one.
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What I don't understand is why did D&D cast an actor with the caliber of Dillane and then give him so little or pointless screen time.
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Yes, they spent far too much time on Sam and Gilly. Not saying I didn't like the scene but considering how they could have had more time to show Jon/Mance parley and then Stannis, I think they could have tightened the episode better
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Lol
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Yes, Kit's a master with sword.
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They may just end up showing him riding in with his banners 😞
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So do you think Mance not being able to negotiate and have the upper is a good or bad thing?
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If they could only limit Dany and Mereen next week to 5 mins. Wishful thinking I know.
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Agreed. I liked the Jon volunteering bit as well. And also this is Jon's moment to shine but as another poster said earlier they could have build this over a few episodes prior. (We really didn't need Missandei/Greyworm luv scenes and such pointless fillers.) And in this episode they could have ended the whole Wall story with Stannis riding in at the end. Too many things happening next week. It will be another episode where they hop from scene to scene and ultimately Stannis most rewarding scene in books will not have the impact it had in the books.
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Yes 😜
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This
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I though it was 10 mins more. Even if it is 15, too many loose end to tie. How are they going manage it. And I thought I saw a scene with Jamie and Cersie in next week's preview. How much can they show of Stannis. one thing's sure, no LC election this season
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I hope you are right. But there's too much happening in the finale. How are they going to give screen time to Stannis and the Wall. Besides, we all know that d&d aren't very fondof Stannis. Unless they want to gjve 5 mins to Danny next week, I don't see how it's going to work.
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Kit Harrington was good though. I liked the episode. Would have been better if there was Stannis & Co in the end.
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No Stannis, seriously! I mean how are they going to manage to show it all next episode.