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Nah, because then Davos Seaworth would have to be the main character since he is known as "the Onion Knight" due to his house's sigil.
World building isn't limited to one character. I'm just using Daenerys screaming as the image for a meme here.
You're missing the point here.
Characters need to utilize logic in order for the viewer to suspend disbelief. Otherwise, it's just bad writing. This also flexes back to world building because logic does play a role in world building and establishing believability.
No, every story, script, book, whatever regardless of medium, format, or genre (but ESPECIALLY FICTIONAL WRITING) requires world building, character development, logic, and an emotionally satisfying conclusion. If not, then it's just piss-poor writing.
Bran:
Totally disagree. Tyrion made almost verbatim the same argument I'd been making all last week in this thread - the only difference between what Dany did in King's Landing and what she did in literally every other season in this show is all those other times, we thought all the people she lit on fire deserved to burn. She didn't "snap" so much as probably never had a moral compass to begin with, and a totally fair question here is if anyone should have that kind of power.
This actually has me thinking maybe the series wasn't all abd, for what it's worth - there was a similar backlash from men about Arya killing the Night's King, and if everyone's pissed, maybe it was the best compromise we could hope for.
That's actually pretty impressive.
Totally disagree. Tyrion made almost verbatim the same argument I'd been making all last week in this thread - the only difference between what Dany did in King's Landing and what she did in literally every other season in this show is all those other times, we thought all the people she lit on fire deserved to burn. She didn't "snap" so much as probably never had a moral compass to begin with, and a totally fair question here is if anyone should have that kind of power.
I thought the episode was... fine, I guess. Bran was stupid; that's the ultimate participation trophy. Everything else was probably roughly what we all expected, was well shot (the final scene tracking Dany, Arya, and Sansa was beautifully executed), and the small council and Tyrion's ommission in the story provided some fun comedic touches. I've been saying all season that we have to stop pretending Game of Thrones is A Song of Ice and Fire and I think if you can do that it becomes a lot easier to appreciate the show on its own merits - a show with some flaws and some big plot holes, but some truly memorable scenes, spectacular characters, and brought us a couple inspired actors and actresses.
This actually has me thinking maybe the series wasn't all abd, for what it's worth - there was a similar backlash from men about Arya killing the Night's King, and if everyone's pissed, maybe it was the best compromise we could hope for.
Idunno. Gaslighting is definitely a thing, but that doesn't also preclude a woman from being a tyrannical despot. It can go either way.
I don't have the picture handy, it was sent to me as a text, and a google search isn't turning up anything... but a buddy sent me a picture of dany's expression at the very end, and Viscerys' expression as he was losing his temper, and they both make exactly the same facial expression, with slightly pursed lips and a thin smile, chin slightly raised, and almost the hint of a clenched eyebrow... That can't have been a coincidence. Emilia Clarke has come a long way as an actress from here "where are my dragons?!?" days.
EDIT - this was worth the trouble of emailing it to myself, in fact. She nailed this:
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Honestly, Emilia Clarke has become a HELL of an actress. Props to her, and props to whoever first spotted that.
Quite the antithesis. She started out strong and got better, of course, (definitely noted around the middle seasons of the series,) but as her character fell to shit, so did her acting. Some of her scenes in the final season were so abysmal and cringe-worthy.
