by exploited » Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:53 am
Alright episode.
There are several things I myself would have done differently, were I in charge, but this has certainly set us up for a very interesting finish.
The darkness was a bit too much at times, but I overall appreciated the tone it set. Oppressive.
The armies that defended Winterfell are gone. There is very little left to fight Cersei with, other than dragons and a motley crew of survivors. And because they were f**k up so hard by the armies of the Night King, there is simply no way for the survivors to live in their current position. They have to move South.
This was a good way to go about it, I think. I suspect we're going to finally get to see the fan favourites work together to pull off a cunning and daring plan, a last-ditch attempt at winning over the Throne, or at least preventing Cersei from sitting on it. My honest hope is that they finish the show by killing off every single redeemable character, with Cersei either winning in the end, or being overthrown by psycho-rapist-boyfriend or the mercenaries she hired (on behalf of her creditors). Regardless of how it is done, the worst, most cynical outcome possible.