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Game of Thrones (TV)
The ending for the main characters is supposed to be identical both in the books and in the show. But what about
My response ties multiple above posts.
Honestly D&Ds writing of women this season sucks. They turned the show’s three strongest women, independent and full of agency, into characters whose motives and screen time is mostly defined by the men around them. Often disempowering them in the process.
Cersei’s barely in S8, a huge flaw imo, and what scenes she does have involve fucking or flirting with Euron. Terrific.
Dany’s arc’s biggest trigger is getting rebuked by a lover. Dany’s arc in general the last two episodes falls victim to many sexist stereotypes about female fitness to rule.
Brienne’s whole arc (seems to) ends crying and begging a man she just lost her virginity to not to abandon her.
This is all far from great and 100% valid to take issue with.
-Vader
Honestly D&Ds writing of women this season sucks. They turned the show’s three strongest women, independent and full of agency, into characters whose motives and screen time is mostly defined by the men around them. Often disempowering them in the process.
Cersei’s barely in S8, a huge flaw imo, and what scenes she does have involve fucking or flirting with Euron. Terrific.
Dany’s arc’s biggest trigger is getting rebuked by a lover. Dany’s arc in general the last two episodes falls victim to many sexist stereotypes about female fitness to rule.
This is all far from great and 100% valid to take issue with.
-Vader
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I agree with those who feel that all of this is rushed. I don't want to convince all the others, but I also feel that there are some basic problems with screenwriting and maybe even directing here. I know it sounds arrogant to say that I'm smarter than a professional HBO writer, so excuse my language. Still, these are my thoughts:
But I feel like characters, their motivations and the overall plot are not consistent all the time, and often they feel rushed and/or forced. Forced by the screenwriter(s). My gold standard for fully developed, consistent characters is usually The Wire which is, plotwise, the complete opposite of GoT. Still, The Wire had some moments throughout its run that were just as shocking to witness as any of the memorable twists in earlier GoT seasons. And that's why setting and story doesn't count: it's the characters, their motivations, the way they are written and developed, their consistency. Some may say the Red Wedding is one of the most shocking moments in TV history: to me it was that one time one of the lieutenants in The Wire talked back to his superior in a meeting. And it's because it was built up perfectly.
