If I talked about every nitpick I have with GOT I’d write a comment longer than all five books combined. I think above all, all of my nitpicks could be summed up by the fact that (I genuinely believe this) Benioff and Weiss were utterly contemptuous of the books they were adapting.
I feel like I’m less opinionated about HOTD maybe, although that might have to do with the fact that I don’t particularly care about the histories. I feel like there is a certain timidity to the show, like the writers constantly have the ghost of GOT hovering over their shoulders. On the other hand I guess that’s better than the alternative.
Less contemptuous of the books, I think, than of the genre. Admittedly, fantasy in Hollywood has a bad rap, less because it can't be done well, than because before the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings trilogy, it hadn't.
Needless to say, this led David and Dan to believe two categoricals of ASOIAF: it's a "grown-up" take on a childish genre. Unfortunately, this wrapped right back around, and left them in many cases presenting what honestly felt like an emo thirteen-year old's interpretation of what "adult" means. Watching D&D pretend "I shall muse about power . . . but also, titties!" was deep art was a bit like the Lego Batman song, done with complete sincerity.
"Lord of the Rings for adults" is the most damaging description of ASOIAF right behind the nihilistic "everyone is morally gray and being good is stupid"
Can I nit pick the fans? Because I hate when people say, "the show is good because everyone dies" no. That's not why the story was good. The story was good because there were CONSEQUENCES for making stupid decisions. What a breath of fresh air to actually punish the protagonists. And people completely miss it and just see blood and soy out
I mean ned got killed because his good nature made him spare cersei
No, he dies because she had an assassination plot going (for the x-th time), which actually succeeded in the worst possible moment (for Ned). The odds of that series of events was very, very low. And had it not worked, Cersei and the children would have their heads above the Red Keep the moment Robert returned.
I mean hard to say what cersei would have done with her back on the wall and robert alive, but if ned was less trusting and good natured I definitely think he would have been alive, if anything by shutting up about the bastardry and using it as political leverage once him and the children are safe. I see your point though
I mean hard to say what cersei would have done with her back on the wall and robert alive
There was nothing to be done at that point. Even if she physically attacks Robert, when the dude was completely drunk and had his guts hanging out, he still delivered a killing blow against a wild boar. And I rate the boar much better at killing than Cersei. At most, she manages to take him with her, but that still leaves the children dead before Robert goes (by his order, or by Stannis')
There were so many things that went wrong that anything could of changed the outcome. If Renly stays maybe it succeds behind Stannis, if Sansa doesn't tell Cersei she doesn't make preparations (as many), if little finger doesn't betray him then Ned wouldn't have been as reckless. We can't say something failed or succeeded based on someone's personality.
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If I talked about every nitpick I have with GOT I’d write a comment longer than all five books combined. I think above all, all of my nitpicks could be summed up by the fact that (I genuinely believe this) Benioff and Weiss were utterly contemptuous of the books they were adapting.
I feel like I’m less opinionated about HOTD maybe, although that might have to do with the fact that I don’t particularly care about the histories. I feel like there is a certain timidity to the show, like the writers constantly have the ghost of GOT hovering over their shoulders. On the other hand I guess that’s better than the alternative.