direwolves_and_dragons

Sz double post

Stannis: Horrible to watch the Shireen scene but brilliant acting by all involved, I had tears when watching Shireen. Mixed on the adaptation and Stannis' involvement. They should have set up slightly more desperation and had news of the last leech killing Balon at the least when attempting this story, I'll reserve full judgement until Winds though in respect for both George's writing and the Show's adaptation (and not just the first chapter). Wall: FTW Set-up, Olie needs to be lobbed off the Wall by WunWun. Liking WunWun's presence and beyond Olie who's staring in our faces, I'm really struggling as to whether Thorne will be one of the stabbers because every line he speaks to Jon seems to indicate either possibility. Dorne: Doran is strong, the rest is leaving me puzzled why LS was left out but hoping for e10 Doran's reveal. Arya: although it's icky, having seen her since s01 (and no we don't need to see Trant as a pervert to hate him, we should already), it does make sense to expedite the Mercy scene, merge his character with Raff. Show Arya is older than book Arya/Mercy in this scene. If it wasn't Trant, she'd be using her sexuality to lure another Lannister guardsmen to their death pretty soon. I don't see this at all in the category of sexualising for drama alone unlike certain other scenes. Mereen: Loved it and I had high expectations. Liked the misdirection with Hizdaar in the end but again reserving full judgment til Winds on this. Drogon was awesome, loved the riding. I would have liked the Whip scene as the only real improvement. Harpies' arrival was sik. Also having just re-watched it - Dany did not abandon Tyrion and Co. with many Harpies left at all, mainly unsullied. Check the last few scenes and suddenly after Drogon's wrath, you'll see that most Harpies had either burnt or fled which it took a re-watch to clock on my part because I was so focussed on Drogon.

Tyrion 1991, agree with you completely on the Jorah front. They needed to include the kiss in my opinion (even if they had added it later, that would have been cool, perhaps as an act of desperation once he learns she is sleeping with Daario, I just think it is necessary for the context). Despite him being a dick in the books and arguing with her even after I still felt a little sorry for him, but completely understood why and what Dany was doing (irrelevant that I think she later comes to regret it, he did massively f*** up and refuse to accept his mistake) but in the series, I just felt completely for him, admired Ser Barristan, and hated the way they portrayed Dany here. Thought rest of the episode was sik, only other reservation, Missandei and Grey Worm, I have no issue with, as such but I will always want more screen time material that is more relevant to the books.