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MylesMcNutt
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Hey all—so as these comments now balloon well over four thousand on a weekly basis, my ability to participate is limited, and replying to this post will hardly work once it gets buried. I'll try to drop in on occasion, but if there's something in the review that sparks a thought, you can send me any specific…
Echoing others: Davos isn't plotting anything. He just wanted to see if Gendry was still alive, and invite him to join the team. It's overly convenient and not particularly motivated by Davos so much as by the demands of the writers/audience, definitely, but not any type of plot.
Which is to the show's credit: the show doesn't get all-encompassed with love interests, and lets them come and go to focus on female friendship and workplace issues instead.
Nah. The only thing I remember about him from the pilot is him inviting Jane to sit with the other writers.
Alex is a classic example of a character that the writers never bothered to give a character: they needed a co-worker in order for the three leaders to have conversations at work when the other characters are off in their own stories, but that required him to be flexible enough to interact with all of them, and so…
But how MUCH older, is my question? The characterization of Richard has been fascinating: it's clear they're pushing the "we could get in trouble for dating" angle, but he's generous, and respectful of her time, and there's no weird power dynamics to speak of. And the age difference has never actually been remarked…
Pacing-wise, they must have felt there were no other stories that fit in the episode. And, if they were budgeting by episode, the costs of the final sequence might have meant consciously limiting the locations/actors who appear in the episode otherwise.
As I note, I eventually mentally landed on Jaime clearly not dying in this episode, in that moment, but I'd argue that Bronn was more touch-and-go. And I also don't see where I compare Jaime's death to the Sand Snakes: as I note, their deaths didn't register, which is logical given their lack of arcs, but my whole…
Wanting the Lannisters to win? That's a bit strange.
I think Dany will know that soon enough, though, and be able to plan accordingly—Dany doesn't need to worry about that right now (she's young, and has some distance to go from ruling), but I'm just pointing to the (to me) inevitable scenario where Dany does know this information.
The way Meera exited stage left without ceremony here had to have been a blow to your theory, no?
Seems like it, re: wealth, but they get to be super vague about that. But yeah, in terms of travel time, I was more confused about how the timelines converged, rather than not believing it was possible for Dany to catch up with them.
Overall, no. When everyone jumps on the same stray observation to point out the same objection over and over again because keeping up with 3500 Disqus comments is impossible, yes. (I CAN edit things,and did in that case just to add an addendum.)
Yeah, I edited to reflect my issue was less "this could never happen" and more "I do not understand the varied temporality of these two storylines and their convergence raises questions that are just not going to be answered." A different form of disruption.
Nah, unless there's a marriage license for Rhaegar and Lyanna kicking around, I think Dany's probably still got the better claim to the throne, honestly. But I think it's more likely that Jon represents the opportunity for the Targaryen line to continue, given Dany's infertility, which will lead to a sort of joint…
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Well obviously, Jon is the way to continue the Targaryen dynasty, once they find out he's Rhaegar's son—then it's just an issue of finding him a wife.