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        * / 𝘐𝘋 :  𝘛𝘏𝘖𝘙 𝘖𝘋𝘐𝘕𝘚𝘖𝘕  --  @thunderbringer​.

                                                                    “ 𝘐’𝘔  𝘏𝘌𝘙𝘌-  𝘐’𝘔  𝘏𝘌𝘙𝘌,  𝘕𝘖𝘞. ”

        𝘏𝘌’𝘋  𝘉𝘌𝘌𝘕  𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘋  𝘛𝘖  𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘕𝘋  𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌  𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘕  𝘏𝘌  𝘏𝘈𝘋  𝘉𝘌𝘌𝘕  𝘋𝘌𝘈𝘓𝘛  𝘐𝘕  𝘛𝘏𝘌  𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘒  𝘚𝘐𝘕𝘊𝘌  𝘏𝘌’𝘋  𝘉𝘌𝘌𝘕  𝘊𝘈𝘗𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌𝘋,  𝘛𝘏𝘖𝘜𝘎𝘏  𝘏𝘌  𝘏𝘈𝘋𝘕’𝘛  𝘉𝘌𝘌𝘕  𝘈𝘉𝘓𝘌  𝘛𝘖  𝘒𝘌𝘌𝘗  𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒  𝘖𝘍  𝘛𝘏𝘌  𝘋𝘈𝘠𝘚  𝘈𝘊𝘊𝘜𝘙𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘠.  he’d  been  chained,  beaten,  drowned,  burned,  cut,  and  drugged,  from  the  moment  he’d  found  himself  captive.  he  was  pretty  sure  that  his  fingers  were  setting  in  the  state  that  they  had  been  broken  in  thanks  to  the  serum  running  through  his  veins.  his  ribs  were  broken  in  at  least  two  places,  there  was  dried  blood  irritating  his  face  and  in  his  hair,  and  his  left  eye  was  swollen  to  the  point  where  he  couldn’t  see  out  of  it.  he’d  clenched  his  jaw  through  every  moment,  not  giving  up  the  information  that  they  wanted  --  though  they  seemed  enthusiastic  enough  that  he  assumed  they  were  ready  to  work  him  over  until  there  wasn’t  anything  to  work  over  anymore.

        his  head  had  lolled  forward,  drooping  with  his  chin  to  his  chest  while  sat  upright  in  a  cold  metal  chair  that  he’d  been  chained  to  --  he  was  being  drugged  intravenously  and  whatever  it  was  that  they  were  using  was  keeping  the  super-soldier  serum  from  allowing  him  his  full  strength.  his  head  fogged  with  the  drug,  but  his  body  was  healing  still  so  it  wasn’t  a  permanent  change.  his  breathing  was  an  exhausted  huff  but  unconsciousness  brought  with  it  a  respite  from  the  pain  and  the  next  round  of  activity  that  his  captors  had  thought  up.

        he  jerked  awake  at  the  sound  of  the  heavy  door  opening,  hissing  out  a  breath  as  he  jostled  himself  and  his  ribs  yelled  at  him  in  protest  as  well  as  his  bruised  stomach  and  he  was  pretty  sure  he’d  opened  up  the  gashes  on  his  chest,  though  his  chest  was  enough  of  a  mess  that  he  couldn’t  tell.  his  non-swollen  eye  focused  slowly  on  the  form  entering  the  room,  fuzzy  vision  clearing  as  they  came  close  and  as  he  said  the  god;s  name  the  sound  left  the  soldier  that  was  somewhere  between  relief  and  pain.  through  the  ringing  in  his  ears,  thor’s  voice  was  like  a  balm  and  blue  eyes  blink  slowly  and  refocus  on  the  god’s  face.  “ 𝘛𝘏𝘖𝘙-- ”

                                                  ---------------- “ 𝘐’𝘔  𝘏𝘌𝘙𝘌-  𝘐’𝘔  𝘏𝘌𝘙𝘌,  𝘕𝘖𝘞. ”

        he  doesn’t  whimper  but  the  sound  that  leaves  him  isn’t  one  that  he’d  let  out  while  his  captors  where  near,  but  the  strength  he’d  been  showing  in  the  face  of  those  that  were  keeping  him  here  was  draining  quickly  from  him  in  the  face  of  the  one  person  he  trusted  above  all  others.  still  he  manages  a  quirk  of  his  lips  in  a  show  of  his  usual  humour  despite  the  state  he  was  in,  though  his  voice  was  slow  and  rough  from  lack  of  water  when  he  spoke.  “ 𝘞𝘏𝘈𝘛  𝘛𝘖𝘖𝘒  𝘠𝘈  𝘚𝘖  𝘓𝘖𝘕𝘎? ”

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The Last of the Starks - Random thoughts on Episode 4

It started so promising though

This fourth episode opened with the aftermath of the Battle of Winterfell and a tearful funeral to bid farewell to the departed characters. Ramin Djawadi offers some more of his genius to score the scene… and that’s about his only meaningful contribution to the episode. What a shame after the mastery he displayed in the previous episode. The rest of this one is underscored with reused bits and pieces that sometimes work (Brienne and Jaime were scored by an unreleased cue that worked - but strangely previously accompanied Tyrion, Shae and Sansa at their wedding and later during Tyrion’s trial; Littlefinger’s theme reappears as Sansa makes the decision to tell Tyrion about Jon’s parentage) and frankly sometimes are total misses. Take the scene where Cersei and Dany’s forces face off at the gates of King’s Landing. It’s scored by a mashup of a cue that was previously used for the Boltons and a snippet from The Spoils of War intertwined with I Choose Violence. And to top it off the credits that roll right after a scene that should be deemed as tragic are accompanied by Shall We Begin, the same that ended Dany’s arrival at Dragonstone in 7x01. Hardly fitting, right ?

I have read that Missandei’s death reminds the viewers of Ned’s death. Well, Ned’s death was followed by Goodbye Brother, a sorrowful and quiet variation of the Stark theme - proper for mourning. Finishing here with this triumphant variation of the Targaryen theme removes any occasion to mourn for Missandei; some other episodes even finished off without any music at all. And if they really wanted a triumphant cue, the triumph is all for Cersei here so a variation of The Rains of Castamere would have worked better than Dany’s theme. This is absolutely not a victory for Dany here

Please do yourself a favor and go listen to I’m Sorry For Today by Ramin Djawadi. Then tell me this is not a better cue to end this episode. Wanna know something else ? It’s Greyworm and Missandei’s love theme. So… I just want to say a big no-no to whoever was in charge of music here

And then it spiraled down

Time constraints are back and it makes everyone worry about the rest of the season. The show already struggled during its entire seventh season with these problems of days/weeks spanning within minutes of an episode not to mention characters maddeningly being able to teleport literally anywhere they were needed to be. Well, it’s back on and it hurts everyone from the audience to the story to the characters themselves. While the first three episodes seemed to have learned from the previous mistakes by allowing the gravity of the situation at Winterfell to be really felt - giving the battle against the dead and the loss of characters much more impact - this installment reverts to what drew audience away from S7 by trying to pack too much in an episode that suffers from the lack of impact these developments should - in theory - have on viewers. In previous seasons, this episode would probably have been divided into two or even three episodes. I’ll say it again, I still don’t understand why HBO allowed the seasons to be shorter when 10 episodes per season was clearly a good rhythm. This decision to cut S7 and S8 down did nothing good to the show

Anyway we lose more characters here and that’s the big problem. It seems that the previous episode pulled back its punches and restrained from killing too many just to create an effect of surprise and shock in this one. But that’s just about it. There’s shock but no lasting emotional punch. We lose Rhaegal and Missandei but we hardly feel anything other than pure shock. There is no sadness, no real emotion. They’re just gone and on we move. It’s like the whole Viserion situation all over again only worse. Losing Rhaegal so soon and in such an unceremonious way serves in theory to create shock. Except the fact is, it only comes off as writing off an asset that is not needed anymore. And very poorly at that. What use was Rhaegal then apart from having Jon fly him for a few cool scenes ? In this case I’d have preferred him to die in the Battle of Winterfell

Since Dany lost Rhaegal, I don’t really see any point in her losing Missandei as well. Her dragon is largely enough to make her tip over the edge. Unless Missandei’s death furthers Greyworm’s story instead. Dany is already on her way to end up completely alone, having lost Jorah, most of her army, now her confidante and it remains to be seen how her commander will react to the death of his love. That was even confirmed by the producers as something very intentional. Varys is also lost to her and on the verge of taking Tyrion with him. On a positive note, Lena Headey continues to shine but I think Emilia does a tremendous job as well in portraying Dany’s descent into darkness

Jon and Dany are sinking and drag everyone with them

In any case, Dany and Jon seem headed for disaster. He still cannot say I love you back and what little faith I have left in Jon compels me to think he at least will not participate in the mass murder Dany seems to be leaning into. This at least is an aspect I am glad was not rushed over. The gradual transition of Dany from hero to tragic and morally questionable protagonist (to avoid the V word) is not - as some claim - too sudden to be credible; we have seen the seeds planted firmly in S7 and even earlier. Dany has my sympathy because I can still recognize her story as a tragic one and I feel for the losses she suffered. But in terms of ruling and politics, she’s no match to Sansa whom the remaining players still seem to take no notice of, as one of the best fitted rulers around (if not the only one)

Notice that Jon and Dany’s one-on-one scene is silent. There’s no music there, no Truth variation (thankfully!) to underscore it, a big contrast to the Jaime/Brienne scene. There was no romantic context to read here. Another observation : she uses touch as a means to get to Jon, just like Sansa did

Then there’s the Jon problem. I don’t know what to say about him because I hardly recognize the character. Who is this man who doesn’t even pet his direwolf ? Now I’m happy that Ghost gets a better ending than Rhaegal but this is a big disservice to a character that used to be much more important not just for the story but to Jon as well. Plus he keeps pushing his allegiance to Dany on his siblings and I bet Sansa was THIS close to blurt out loud that this was HIS allegiance, not HERS

And I can’t even begin with Jon still constantly shutting Sansa down. Anyone can literally understand the benefits of letting soldiers rest. And it’s not ‘provoking’ as Tyrion later states. It’s basic human concern mingled with a touch of military savvy. I wonder why everyone misinterprets literally what comes out of her mouth. It doesn’t take an A++ military strategist to come up with this kind of suggestion. Yet BOTH Dany and Jon shut down this basic guideline from Military 101. Sansa can’t even be bothered to argue with Jon anymore and honestly I don’t blame her. It’s up to Arya to call him on his bullshit

On a positive note, once again, Arya and Sansa synchronize themselves by holding their hands behind their back at the war council - a nice way to present a united front. Notice however that this time around, Arya is better at hiding her displeasure at Dany than her sister when in S7 she was pretty vocal about the Northern lords. Usually Sansa is the more diplomatic one, yet this season she can’t help but speak up to Dany. One then remembers Sophie Turner’s comments on a ‘more passionate fight’ this season than a political one. Sansa ‘loses it’ because she is triggered about Jon and Dany

And for an episode called The Last of the Starks its pivotal scene feels a lot underwhelming. First let this fact sink in : this is the FIRST AND ONLY time that all the Starks share some screen time alone and speak as a family. Yes these kids have never interacted onscreen before. Anyway, Arya and Sansa finally learn the truth of Jon’s parentage. Yet we’re denied the actual telling and their reactions. Jon doesn’t even do the deed himself; instead Bran does it. Was Jon ever really needed then ? I’ve seen speculation that Jon specifically refrained from telling them himself so that he could technically keep his word to Dany. Why not but still frustrating

The next time we see Arya, she’s on her way south. So is Jon. Only Sansa seems really affected by what she has learnt. And for a house that places so much importance on the pack as family, you have once again a family that is not only divided because of Jon’s parentage, his allegiance to someone all of his siblings haven’t praised a single time but also geographically as two head south - possibly to never return - and two stay home, one of whom is not really part of the family anymore. So what happens to 'The pack survives’? Are they even a pack anymore ? Were they ever ? Sansa alone seems to still cling onto this futile notion. Jon leaves everything that ties him to the North behind, from Ghost to Sam and Tormund, not to mention his cousins. And yet, there’s still NO GOODBYES

I’d speculated before that Jon and Sansa might argue more over his Starkness. That seems unlikely now since the two haven’t had any one-on-one scene since the first episode. Given how Jon treats her I kind of stick by my point that he doesn’t deserve her. With only two episodes left, even if Jon magically reveals that he was playing some kind of game, this late in the endgame would feel cheap and effectively rendered less impactful

And on Sansa, again the time jumping does a great disservice to her - but that’s not the only time her character is dealt a poorly with. The framing of this installment makes it like Sansa couldn’t wait to snitch on Jon to Tyrion. Instead, a lot of time has passed per the producers who told us that this was a very thoroughly thought decision on her part. Well, that wasn’t what transpired on screen and if really some time has passed, then her onscreen upset appearance is not even a reaction to Jon’s secret

Anyway Tyrion asks her if she is alright. She is not. Cue the parallel to Littlefinger’s ‘what do you want that you do not have ? Why aren’t you happy ?’ This episode clearly points out Jon as the answer. And it’s not just her protectiveness over him - also, wasn’t HE supposed to be the one who protects her? - it’s the look of pure unaldultered adoration and fondness she shoots at him during the celebrations only to be tarnished by what everyone interprets - rightly - as jealousy over Dany. Notice that when she’s had enough and goes, Jon notices. Why she keeps being so faithful to him is a bit beyond me honestly but hey I don’t have Sansa’s patience with everyone else’s bullshit

On Jaime and Brienne : I was happy they got together and then mad at Jaime for going but I can’t blame him really. Sitting out the rest of the war was never a viable option for him and I like to think that Sansa subtly prompted him to go with her comment on Cersei

Logics fly out of the window

As many pointed out, the logistics of I-Can-Magically-Teleport-Myself -And-My-Fleet-Euron are all but credible and the odds of hitting a flying dragon not once, not twice but three times in a row and then miraculously miss one dragon with a dozen simultaneous arrows are downright ridiculously low. But then again… a flying Dany could not spot the Iron Fleet when she was airborne. So let’s just not dwell too long on this one

Sansa did not catch on PolJon. When Arya tells Jon she respects his decision to kneel in order to bring Dany’s forces north, Sansa is stunned. But previously, we thought that she had understood why Jon did it when she was conversing with Dany. Apparently not

Not a bad episode really. But clearly, the lesser of S8 so far and one that’s very worrying over the final two that have so much to wrap up.

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