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Originally Posted by Detoxing
You're goddamn right the episode was very good. Have you seen the complaints in this thread? A lot of them are ****ing ridiculous.
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Well...it was better than the previous two but was still extremely flawed from a writing/directorial standpoint.
I used to study direction/directors...and the masters of the art usual dont have a lot of wasted steps. They get to the vital elements with adequate explanation/set-up....the "why". They had time to address Varys poisoning...just cut back on the 40 minutes of continuous dragon fire...hell, just cut out the beach fight. The "why" was crucial in killing off a very influential character..and explaining/believing her character shift....probably THE most important element of that episode...and it was terribly under developed.
There is also the element of "suspension of disbelief"...where the character, no matter the scenario, reacts is a realistic manner...Cersie telling the Mountain to stand by her side to protect her from the Hound...and after he disobeys....what does she do? Walks right past her "protection" into certain death...and the Hound does nothing. Did anyone believe it would have happened that way? Nope...and it brings the viewer back to the detached fact they are watching a show (disbelief)...instead of being engaged.
Was the attempted rape scene necessary?...seemed like the last thing a soldier would be doing in the heat of battle...maybe after but not then. It was out of character for her soldiers...she may have been losing her mind but ..raping an innocent woman in the streets? Nope..not buying it.
Was Crazy boatman's timing of being washed ashore...in the very spot where Jamie is entering the bowels of the castle, believable? No...it takes the viewer completely out of the scene.
The #1 responsibility of a director...is the the ability to step back and assess "Do I believe this is really happening"...it's all that matters in the end.