Okay, Bran as king.
I already opined about how Jon has at least as good, if not a better, story than Bran's as to why he should be king - the better case being he actually did stuff to defend Westeros from the Night King rather than uselessly worging ravens and flying around aimlessly.
So if this whole time he's been the 3-eyed raven and he could see the future, he knew the whole time that the living would defeat the Night King? Why didn't he just tell them that? He knew the whole time that Dany wouldn't be long for the throne? Why not tell her that? He knew he would be named king? Well, I totally understand why he didn't tell people that.
But still, think about how epic it would have been for Dany to receive a prophecy from Bran in a similar way that Cersei received one from that swamp witch lady. Then it would have thrown even more conflict into the story: Would Dany turn on Jon assuming that he would kill her? Would she be killed or captured in some other way? Would she and Jon end up ruling together and die in childbirth (wrapping up that little nugget that was uselessly thrown out there last season)? Would Bran telling people about their future mean that their futures would be inevitable or only inevitable insofar as they continue on their current paths? Imagine Dany being told that the people of King's Landing weren't her enemies, that Cersei is defeated, that she will come to the throne but will die on that throne only a short time later. If Dany knew before hand that the people of King's Landing weren't in league with Cersei it would make her torching the city even more awful and reactionary and an act committed out of revenge. It would mean that she knows that she will die if she takes the throne but proves what Sam was saying to Jon: She wouldn't make the same choice Jon did and give up her power to save the people of Westeros, she makes the decision to grab the throne because it's hers by rights. She's a victim of her own ambitions and believing her own propaganda.
And the whole Small Council thing. : sigh:
I don't have a problem with Sam as Grand Maester, I have a problem with not showing how it happened.
Brienne as head of the King's Guard? Superficially I'm totally fine with it. Think about it for 5 seconds and you wonder WTF? Why isn't she Sansa's Queen's guard? She took a vow to protect Catlyn Stark's daughters, she should have stayed with Sansa. Unless, off screen, Sansa asked her to stay in King's Landing to protect Bran, in which case why didn't we get that scene? Having Brienne leave Sansa's side needed a scene to explain that proposition and decision. Also, Brienne's last major scene was closing out Jaime's story, not getting her own ending. Boo. I love Brienne, and I don't wish that she had died in the Battle for Winterfell, but the end of her story was when she was knighted by Jaime and stood her ground against the Army of the Dead. It would have been such a fitting end if she had seen Lyanna Mormont almost get taken out by the giant and went to defend her, then get killed herself, and then we get Lyanna's death. Brienne would have died doing her duty as a knight; Lyanna would have died being a badass.
And what in the world makes Bronn qualified to be Master of Coin? I thought Bran was supposed to be wise. That was total, stupid fan-service. Davos makes perfect sense as Master of Ships, he's been a smuggler his whole life and has intimate knowledge of ships, shipping, seafarring, trade, harbors and that type of infrastructure - totally buy it. But Bronn? No. I might buy him as Master of War since what he's known for is being a good swordsman and fighter.
There were so many character moments that should have been addressed on screen that just weren't! We spent 8 fucking seasons with these characters and what do we get? Them waltzing into the small council chambers in their new roles without a comment to how it happened? WTF.
Okay, that's all I have time for, again, I have more meetings... Damn meetings getting in the way of my rants!
I already opined about how Jon has at least as good, if not a better, story than Bran's as to why he should be king - the better case being he actually did stuff to defend Westeros from the Night King rather than uselessly worging ravens and flying around aimlessly.
So if this whole time he's been the 3-eyed raven and he could see the future, he knew the whole time that the living would defeat the Night King? Why didn't he just tell them that? He knew the whole time that Dany wouldn't be long for the throne? Why not tell her that? He knew he would be named king? Well, I totally understand why he didn't tell people that.
But still, think about how epic it would have been for Dany to receive a prophecy from Bran in a similar way that Cersei received one from that swamp witch lady. Then it would have thrown even more conflict into the story: Would Dany turn on Jon assuming that he would kill her? Would she be killed or captured in some other way? Would she and Jon end up ruling together and die in childbirth (wrapping up that little nugget that was uselessly thrown out there last season)? Would Bran telling people about their future mean that their futures would be inevitable or only inevitable insofar as they continue on their current paths? Imagine Dany being told that the people of King's Landing weren't her enemies, that Cersei is defeated, that she will come to the throne but will die on that throne only a short time later. If Dany knew before hand that the people of King's Landing weren't in league with Cersei it would make her torching the city even more awful and reactionary and an act committed out of revenge. It would mean that she knows that she will die if she takes the throne but proves what Sam was saying to Jon: She wouldn't make the same choice Jon did and give up her power to save the people of Westeros, she makes the decision to grab the throne because it's hers by rights. She's a victim of her own ambitions and believing her own propaganda.
And the whole Small Council thing. : sigh:
I don't have a problem with Sam as Grand Maester, I have a problem with not showing how it happened.
Brienne as head of the King's Guard? Superficially I'm totally fine with it. Think about it for 5 seconds and you wonder WTF? Why isn't she Sansa's Queen's guard? She took a vow to protect Catlyn Stark's daughters, she should have stayed with Sansa. Unless, off screen, Sansa asked her to stay in King's Landing to protect Bran, in which case why didn't we get that scene? Having Brienne leave Sansa's side needed a scene to explain that proposition and decision. Also, Brienne's last major scene was closing out Jaime's story, not getting her own ending. Boo. I love Brienne, and I don't wish that she had died in the Battle for Winterfell, but the end of her story was when she was knighted by Jaime and stood her ground against the Army of the Dead. It would have been such a fitting end if she had seen Lyanna Mormont almost get taken out by the giant and went to defend her, then get killed herself, and then we get Lyanna's death. Brienne would have died doing her duty as a knight; Lyanna would have died being a badass.
And what in the world makes Bronn qualified to be Master of Coin? I thought Bran was supposed to be wise. That was total, stupid fan-service. Davos makes perfect sense as Master of Ships, he's been a smuggler his whole life and has intimate knowledge of ships, shipping, seafarring, trade, harbors and that type of infrastructure - totally buy it. But Bronn? No. I might buy him as Master of War since what he's known for is being a good swordsman and fighter.
There were so many character moments that should have been addressed on screen that just weren't! We spent 8 fucking seasons with these characters and what do we get? Them waltzing into the small council chambers in their new roles without a comment to how it happened? WTF.
Okay, that's all I have time for, again, I have more meetings... Damn meetings getting in the way of my rants!
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.