ellstaysia

6/10 I feel like the most used word in this thread also sums up how I felt as well... very underwhelmed from a book readers point of view. the scene that struck me most was actually dany chaining up her dragons. the way viserion & rhaegal cried out upon watching her leave broke my heart. the dilogue was awful, rushed & poorly scripted as usual except jon & mance's talk. why didn't I feel anything when some of the most important character developments happened in this episode? tywin's death was boring... & tyrion is not nearly as vengeful as I want him to be. sad that arya & the hound have finally parted ways as I always loved their pairing & back & forth. I really didn't think bran & co would make it to bloodraven already. that totally caught me off guard. where is bran going to be next season? it's a total bummer that coldhands was nixed & they continue to add worthless, stalling filler scenes here & ther.e the showrunners don't really have their priorities straight. it's so weird how the show has caught up to some characters' stories... next season will be very strange... that being said, I loved seeing the children of the forest, but kind of sighed when leaf (assuming that's her) plainly stated "the first men called us the children" but I get that show watchers need reminding. it didn't feel like they built up enough mystery around the children & their apparent exiction. I personally think they are among the coolest most interesting aspects of the show & like many worthy things in ASOIAF have been diluted or pushed aside for silly KL-centric scenes. they better not skip or take shortcuts with the iron islands/meereen & especially dorne storylines next season. I am curious how showwatchers will adapt as those places & people haven't been seen much & will need to be a major focus. also UGH, I really wanted to see the mountain suffer & scream & rot away.