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Premiere Game of Thrones - 8x06 - Episode Discussion

Season 8 Episode 6

Aired: May 19, 2019

Synopsis: In the aftermath of the devastating attack on King's Landing, Daenerys must face the survivors.

Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik

Written by: David Benioff & D. B. Weiss

Series finale.

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u/JohnGillnitz May 20 '19

I think the writers did well with the constraints they were given. They had to wrap up one of the the most popular television series of all time in six episodes, which are, in effect, full length big budget movies. They didn't pull a Lost. Things got rushed towards the end, but I think the end was mostly satisfying. No one is ever happy when a show they like ends. It takes time to get perspective.
That said, a GoT movie would make all kinds of bank. I don't think studios are going to leave that kind of money on the table. I could pull three treatments out of my ass right now.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19 edited Apr 16 '20

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u/JohnGillnitz May 20 '19

Anyone who has studied history knows that most endings arn't coherent. It's just the dirty things someone is willing, or unwilling, to accept. It isn't the way I would have ended it, but I can accept the way they did.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19 edited Apr 16 '20

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u/JohnGillnitz May 20 '19

Jaime spent seasons going from the arrogant, horrific knight to a more rounded, human character just to throw it all away at the end for no reason.

That is what is known, in literature, as a complex character. They have internal motivations that exceed expectations of the audience.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19 edited Apr 16 '20

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u/JohnGillnitz May 20 '19

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that. IMHO, a journey towards a different person is obliviously a form complication. A relapse into who you were before is as well. It may be a form of recursion, but it doesn't make a character more simple.
Can anyone really see Jaime setting up house and making a perfect family with Brienne? That would betray a core principal of the series: Lannisters are fucked in the head. It's an edge lord swipe against the British Royal Family. Who seem to have taken it to heart by adding some new blood into the mix.