Game of Thrones took major characters out of commission and reminded us no one was safe, while Lost opened up an entire set of timelines, a potentially confusing development that would eventually have its drawbacks but in the moment expanded an already absorbing mythology.
Unless creators are given a six-season blank check like Peter Morgan was for The Crown , they have little idea how long a story will be allowed to last , and are incentivized to lay their cards on the table as soon as possible in order to entice viewers to stick around.
Game of Thrones had the benefit of books to set its pace; Lost was more daringly improvisatory, which by its finale would place it just a hair too close to the sun. No participant is required to act out of character; no long-term arcs have to be severed before their time. Can Matthew Stafford get out of his slump? How long will Jimmy Garoppolo be the starter in San Francisco? And is there a true dominant defense in this postseason field?
After six seasons, one of the best sci-fi series of this generation has come to a close. Plus, Ariel, Chuck, and Petesy discuss fights to look forward to this year. Martin's novels profited plenty of unexpected moments , however, they were all tied to the greater story.
Once the show ran out of source material, they had to come up with their own ways of delivering those shocking moments. While they did manage some big moments, they started to feel more forced and inorganic. Character motivations and smart plotting no longer seemed as important as catching the audience off guard. By the final season, all the show had left was moments rather than an ending.
They delivered what they thought fans wanted to see, like Arya killing the Night King or The Hound fighting The Mountain, while also including shocking deaths, like Daenerys's dragon or Daenerys herself. But these moments now felt strung together as a checklist rather than something that came out of the storytelling. Looking back, Game of Thrones was a great show for the most part that simply lost its way in a rush to the end.
The Red Wedding still stands as a defining moment for the series and an example as to why it was such a hit with audiences. With several spinoffs in the works , it feels like the franchise still has a lot of legs. Hopefully, new lessons are learned and they reexamine what really made that moment so special. Emma Watson recalls a moment during the filming of Harry Potter where she had doubts about a famous scene. Colin has had a long passion and obsession with movies going back to the first time he saw The Lion King in theaters.
Meanwhile, in nearby tower, Bran and his friends hide from the storm. Outside, the Wildlings war party arrives. Once again Thrones is mercilessly teasing us — the Starks are so close to reuniting. Bran is able to get Hodor to be quiet, seemingly with his mind. The Wildlings have caught up with the fleeing horse breeder. Orell the angry warg wants Jon Snow to execute him. Up in the tower, Jojen urges Bran to use his power to get their direwolves to attack the Wildlings lest they be discovered.
At one point Jon gives a quick look like — Wait, where did all these direwolves come from? Orell sends his eagle down to attack Jon.
This is some pretty complicated warg vs. Stark action going on here. Jon gets on his horse and takes off. Can you blame her? Osha starts protesting going beyond The Wall again and Bran makes executive decision: Osha should take Rickon to one of the Stark bannerman while Bran, the Reeds and Hodor continue by themselves.
Rickon has lots of lines and cries. Yunkai : Daario sneaks in the back gate. His whistle is admittedly pretty good. But then: More guards! We get a fight scene with Daario, Grey Worm and Jorah fending off a gaggle of attackers. Suddenly Jorah and Grey Worm return. Jorah is covered in blood, looks exhausted and jubilant.
It worked! They did it! Daario makes his grand entrance, steps in front of Jorah and kneels before Dany, showing him up. The Twins : Okay can I just say? My stomach is clenching up during all these Twins scenes, even at this point. He gives her his cloak and has a much easier time than Tyrion putting it on her.
Robb looks back at Frey, who seems amused by their surprise. Will he give them a fugly bride? This is setting up a pattern that will be spectacularly reversed during the reception, where the mood will start relaxed and then the tension will mount, mount, mount.
Then we moved to a feast in a grand hall. Everybody is all smiles. Frey interrupts and calls for the bedding. The bride and groom are escorted out by the opposite sex to the bedroom, where they basically get to watch them fool around. Sort of a strange question. Is there any way she could know even nine months pregnant in Westeros?
Oh Thrones. They kiss. Catelyn actually smiles. She smiles! Their advisor followed four days later. Ad — content continues below. The second and more infamous slaughter of inspiration for Game of Thrones came in following the Glorious Revolution of William and Mary. This glorious rise of a Protestant prince did not please Catholic Scots loyal to an ousted Catholic, hence a failed Jacobite uprising of the previous several years.
Take this with a healthy grain of salt, but legend has it that during the warring, they stole the livestock and property of one Capt. Robert Campbell, who swore out appeals for compensation against the Glengarry men while excusing the Mclains of Glencoe for the injustice.
Or so it seemed…. Either way, at the end of , King William allowed a pardon to all Scottish clans for their failed uprising if they swore allegiance to his crown by New Year. Alasdair Maclain dithered until the last day when it became clear that Catholics would not return to power. In late December, he traveled to his English governor, Lt.
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