DRAGONS
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Actually there was quite a bit of guff about that only the show wasn't so ubiquitous back then. But would you not differentiate between boys burned off-screen by a desperate man (Theon) being goaded by a psychopath (Ramsay) compared with last night's very visceral father burning daughter? Also the farm boys served a very definite plot. The execution of Shireen it has been argued (although it sort of remains to be seen) is largely unnecessary and quite probably gratuitous.no-one gave a shite when the two farm boys were burnt
Probably being noble and female they got elocution lessons as part of their education. Along with sewing etc when the boys were studying history and archeryand here, while we're giving out, why do sansa and arya speak like plummy southerners when the rest of the family have geordie accents?
it's obviously a major plot point. stannis is completely stalled in a battle for control of the north, which would also free sansa, who looks like becoming a major player. the whole point of it is to move him forward.Also the farm boys served a very definite plot. The execution of Shireen it has been argued (although it sort of remains to be seen) is largely unnecessary and quite probably gratuitous.
it's just... someone needs to sit these CGI lads down and tell them if you have a great idea for a visual, but you can't do it justice, then you don't have to do it.
Jon is challenged.”
it's obviously a major plot point. stannis is completely stalled in a battle for control of the north, which would also free sansa, who looks like becoming a major player. the whole point of it is to move him forward.
I thought the child burning was gross and unnecessary. I take the point that it moves the plot forward but there are a myriad other ways that could have been done. My main objection though is that it's unbelievable. The only way Stannis would do that is if he is a complete psychopath, he clearly isn't and we are supposed to believe he did it because of his ambition and/or because he is bewitched by the witch - neither of which are credible. So, in other words, the writers didn't have to do this. They decided to in some misguided mission to out gross and outdo what's gone before, get the Internet in a tizz etc. Bullshit.
And yes, the dragon CGI was embarrassing. 1940s "scene shot in the front seat of a supposedly moving car" bad. I would have laughed had I not just watched a child being burned to death earlier on.
It's jumped the shark. Do people still say that?
He makes some great points there. The context is key. The show this season has purposely built up the relationship between Stannis and Shireen, presumably to give more emotional punch to events in the most recent episode. But that's counter-intuitive to the story because now his actions are even more out of character for "show Stannis" compared with "book Stannis". Also the sloppy scene in which Ramsay infiltrates the camp, it's very laziness makes it's use as a tipping-point enraging. They're putting shock factor above the narrative.This guy makes a very similar point. More or less saying it was reverse-engineered.
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how I explain Benioff and Weiss dropping a “When George told us about this …”1 as a way to explain how they arrived at the scene from “The Dance of Dragons” in which Stannis Baratheon has his daughter Shireen burned at the stake to gain the favor of the Lord of Light. Because, OK, apparently that will happen in the books. But it doesn’t happen on the march to Winterfell in the books, and the timing matters because context matters.
What bothers me about the scene is that it’s based on a character acting in a way that’s counter to how he’s been depicted all series. Stannis has been depicted as one of the greatest generals in the realm. He held the Storm’s End against a one-year siege by eating rats. So if the device that gets Stannis to the place where he’s desperate enough to burn his only daughter and heir alive is (1) some snow and (2) a sudden and convenient ineptitude at doing war stuff, that feels off to me. Stannis, “the greatest military commander in Westeros” per Davos, is in enemy territory, on the march toward a belligerent castle, and for some reason (i.e., to make this scene happen) he doesn’t have scouts out or watchmen guarding the camp or have his army — made up largely of professional mercenaries who themselves should know better — in the state of alertness necessary in a war. Also: Ramsay is now a ninja. I don’t buy it.
Of course bad things happen on Game of Thrones. But when you arrive at those things through contrivances, it cheapens the shock. It’s about consistent storytelling.
I take all your points but I still see a massive difference between his daughter and those you mention. 1) a brother in open rebellion against his legitimate claim to the throne 2) a bloke who certainly wasn't his most trusted wingman at the time but a common criminal who got him out of a jam, and low-born to boot 3) a bastard of Flea Bottom, son of a whore, of absolutely no consequence to him. And yet he's still torn in reaching those decisions.he already killed his own brother with a shadow demon-baby, cut off the fingers of his most trusted wingman for a minor crime, and burned his own men for not converting to his new religion. he previously planned to sacrifice his own nephew (a child) until davos helped the lad escape.
Stannis may be rigid, but he isn’t blind to politics. In burning Shireen, he may have won the battle, but he’s lost the Throne. None of the lords of Westeros would back a kinslayer.
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