| DarthMetalliCube said: So yeah, still some writing flaws and not at the level of quality of the first 3-4 seasons of Thrones, but at least the show's somewhat gone back to its more dark and nihilistic bent, which is part of the reason the show appealed to me in the first place. Lord of the Rings, this is NOT.. |
A Song of Ice and Fire is a series that refuses to cheat to let the heroes win, and knows how to let shit rain in the story without letting it stink.
It is not, and has never been, a festival of diabolus ex machina.
@John2290 - breathe in deep, buddy, it sucks but it is what it is. Even if that was GRRM's idea, there's always Tolkien, Le Guin or even Shakespeare to remind us how fantasy and tragedy can be properly written. Sanderson and Kay are still active writers too, and good on what they're doing.
@shikamaru317 - I wouldn't take MatPat as a deep, meaningful analysis on anything. His purpose has aways been to entertain his audience with ludicrous ideas peppered with some didactic science, conspiracy theory style. See Mario is an evil communist, for instance.
