Why Game of Thrones Season Seven Didn’t Work (and an open letter to D&D)

Looking forward to some more brawls! 😉

Someone send this to GoT. Flood their email accounts. Whatever. Just make sure this is at least seen by these Screw-ups

I personally loved the season, and the Winterfell plotline was actually my favourite. However nobody can deny it was fanservice to the extreme. Not to mention the fact characters were jumping around Westeros was really disappointing, as it took away from the vast and immersive world that series is usually known for.

I don't know why you are surprised. Martin wasn't involved with the writing. The show was great because Martin was helping with the writing.

I heard that!!

I think that because Rhagar was obsessed with the Azor Ahai prophecy, and by this time, (in the show) Aegon is dead, and or missing, it just made sense to her to name him Aegon.

Fucking monkeys

Seasons 5 and 6 were shitty too

I disagree with the idea that it is an inevitability that Jon's parents will be Rhaegar and Lyanna (in the books). It is certainly a possibility, but there are other possibilities as well. In the show, it just seemed like they did R+L=J for fanservice, and to make Jon a Mary Sue who is the king as well as the savior of the world. However, I find it hard to believe that George R.R. Martin will make Jon into such a cliched fantasy protagonist. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if Jon's mother was someone unimportant, like Wylla, in order to go against overused tropes.

The change in quality is intended. The writing is designed to please fools and it works. Ratings kept rising with Season 7.
I believe the feedback to the early seasons showed that the mass audience didn't get the subtleties so the writers went the way they knew would keep the series popular.

The writing has now reached porn film quality. The plot is merely there to lead to the scenes people actually want to see. Lannister soldiers do not flee from the dragon because you want to see them burn. The dead dragon sinks into a lake because it's a sad moment. Sansa and Arya antagonise each other because it makes for some drama and Littlefinger was simply killed after being reduced to a sobbing wretch to make people happy.

Well said.

D&D lack story means lank of money for 10 episode

As always, you find exactly what bothers with this season, and manage to perfectly echo the thoughts I couldn't quite phrase. D&D just honestly look like they don't even care anymore.
Also, I totally agree about the Nymeria scene. Arya is my favorite character and I think Maisie Williams acted that scene perfectly, and it carried all the emotional weight it should have. I just really hope they won't ruin it by bringing her back for the final battle or something.

why do u think it was a fail? Although because of season 7 only i hv seen the whole series.. .

I dont get the hate with D&D they dedicated a decade of their life for GOT and everybody is shitting on them. At least they did it, unlike all those who critics and focus WAY too much on the things they would've wanted instead of seeing all the good stuff s07 had to offer. It cant be season 1 all over again, the show changed because the story progressed, easy to call peaople "lazy" , harder to just wtch and enjoy a show that took months of hard work to create.

Another great video! I agree. The writers have no incentive to be concerned with quality anymore.

slow clap

5:30 6:43. Wow hearing it out loud really stings.