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[maybe-a-little-wicked]

I saw a post about how the actors were responding to the criticism, and I wanted to take a moment to hand out some praise despite my problems with the writing.

-The acting has been superb. I’ve seen a lot of people say this, and I want to take this moment to shout my agreements-Emilia Clarke deserves an emmy for her acting this season, in particular in episodes 4 and 5. All the acting has been amazing, and it’s incredible to see how everyone has evolved over time, especially the actors who started out as children. 

-The music is gorgeous. Ramin Djawabi is a musical genius, and he really helps to bring the scenes alive with his work. The merging of Daenerys’ theme with the rains of castamere in particular this season was stunning, and this man deserves all of the awards too. 

-The cinematography is, as it always has been, incredible. In particular in the episodes of 3 and 5, with huge battles like that, it just blows my mind how someone could create and film and just, ahh, do all of that. The shots of Arya in episode 5 in the aftermath of the battle, and the views of the architecture and the blocking and-gah, there’s so much I could talk about here, it’s beautiful. 

-The directing. I feel like this is kind of included under cinematography, because obviously, even with all the camera angles and crew and blocking and all of that, a director just brings it all together and finds some sanity in all of the chaos. Miguel Sapochnik did amazing work with episode 5 and it really does show. 

-The costumes, hair, and makeup, and props. Every season, I don’t think the costumes can astound me anymore than they do, and then I am always happily surprised. Michele Clapton left the show in season 5, but she did incredible work. April Ferry, Michelle Carragher, Simon Brindle, Kevin Alexander, Tommy Dunne, they all do amazing work and it really shows. I can’t imagine all of the work that goes into this. If you guys want to see some of the close up of embroidery, I would look it up on youtube because it gets discussed, and it really is stunning. I mean, hair, of course, doesn’t even need me to say anything because we’ve all known just from season 1 how intricate and unique the hair and makeup is. Props is something that gets kind of ignored, but Tommy Dunne and his work with the props department in creating weapons has made some stunning pieces of art. The armor has always been well done, but it was so nice to see some new pieces this season, especially on a character like Sansa, who has never worn it before. 

-The writing. While I have hated this seasons writing and have not been quiet about it, and I definitely find flaws in how some characters have been written in past seasons (especially female characters) the writing does get some props that are well deserving. Without good writing in the first seasons, the show obviously would have never been so popular. So, while D and D are currently on my shit list, they still get a begrudging thank you for earlier seasons, and for deciding to make the show in the first place. It was certainly a huge undertaking, and I don’t doubt it took up a lot of time and effort in their lives to bring this story to life. 

-George RR martin, who may or may not also be on my shitlist, but not nearly as bad as D and D. (obviously, it depends on events that have not occurred yet.) He really is probably one the best writers on the planet, and his meticulous and stunning work writing the books and all of its history and just everything that goes into it is masterful. As a writer myself who loves fantasy, I have tried creating my own worlds, and no matter how hard I try I just cannot seem to get the depth and precision and detail he does in his works. Without him and his handwork, we never would’ve gotten this TV show in the first place. 

-So many others. I don’t think I could possibly name all of the people and departments that work on this show, because it is so numerous, and they are all deserving of praise and reward. The editing, (come on, the coffee cup was HILARIOUS, and I didn’t even notice it.) the special effects, the animal handlers, the caterers, the cleanup crew, the people who had to get set on fire, the sound, higher ups who let this show be made and paid for it, the marketing crew, the photography crew, the set crew, etc., etc., etc., it’s all incredible. Thank you guys, for working so hard and putting in so many long and difficult hours to bring Game of Thrones to life. 

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