05-20-2019, 09:22 AM
I give it a 6/10 for content, and a 2/10 for delivery. On the whole, a pretty disappointing finish to the series.
My gripes are the same as they've ever been. The individual points, like Dany's death, Jon going north of the wall etc. are all reasonable results to the overarching narrative that was being put together. But the way we got there was underwhelming, at the absolute best.
People will be up in arms about it, but it's worth remembering that this is more than likely the ending that GRRM had in mind for the series, at least broadly. There will certainly be more detail in the books, which was something that the TV show sorely missed these past two seasons. I for one think that it can be a satisfying ending in prose form, and I kind of hope GRRM doesn't let the inevitable backlash affect his decisions going forward. Partly because I do think the ending can make sense, and partly because if he has to go back to the drawing board, it's all but certain he doesn't finish the books before he dies.
If anything, hopefully going forward this is a lesson learned that adaptations should be done AFTER the source material is 100% done. D&D were put in a tough position. They didn't handle it as well as they could have, but given the circumstances I have a hard time calling for their heads. They were never meant to be the ones finishing GRRM's story.
My gripes are the same as they've ever been. The individual points, like Dany's death, Jon going north of the wall etc. are all reasonable results to the overarching narrative that was being put together. But the way we got there was underwhelming, at the absolute best.
People will be up in arms about it, but it's worth remembering that this is more than likely the ending that GRRM had in mind for the series, at least broadly. There will certainly be more detail in the books, which was something that the TV show sorely missed these past two seasons. I for one think that it can be a satisfying ending in prose form, and I kind of hope GRRM doesn't let the inevitable backlash affect his decisions going forward. Partly because I do think the ending can make sense, and partly because if he has to go back to the drawing board, it's all but certain he doesn't finish the books before he dies.
If anything, hopefully going forward this is a lesson learned that adaptations should be done AFTER the source material is 100% done. D&D were put in a tough position. They didn't handle it as well as they could have, but given the circumstances I have a hard time calling for their heads. They were never meant to be the ones finishing GRRM's story.
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