Monday, May 27, 2019

their opinions before my opinion

Before I publish my own insights on "Game of Thrones," here are some YouTube videos I've watched—I've actually watched many more than those shown here—that offer reviews, commentary, parodies, and—of course—complaints about Season 8 of "Game of Thrones" and the series as a whole. My own thoughts will be coming soon.

Captain Midnight comments on all of Season 8:


The Cosmonaut Variety Hour: this was a good commentary... if you have 36 minutes to spare:


Charlie at Emergency Awesome: Top 20 WTF moments:


Jeremy Jahns compares Daenerys Targaryen to Anakin Skywalker:


Jeremy Jahns with a very good season/series-finale review:


Chris Stuckmann reviews all of Season 8:


Ryan George of Pitch Meeting skewers all of Season 8:


There's a ton of agitated commentary out there, but the above selections were my favorites.

ADDENDUM: some expressions that keep popping up in these and other reviews:

subverting expectations
lazy writing
bad writing
stick the landing
too hasty
out of character
makes no sense
stupid



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