I was fine with the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones going full 9/11-Auschwitz-The Day After via Targaryen meltdown. It was clunky though, and it feels like the show-runners have basically gotten lazier as they approach the end. (My free advice to Daenarys -- attack the damn city at night when you can't be targeted.)
A lot of internet criticism runs along the lines of "While the direction / spectacle is excellently done, the writing falls flat." And I'd pretty much agree. I find myself just kind of wanting this thing to end, unfulfilled prophecies be damned.
This is hardly the stuff of high-praise, but suffice it to say this was a series that matched Martin's strengths -- amazing characters and world building, with an audacious willingness to sacrifice heroes when called for.
Consistently solid story-telling with consequences that matter, beyond the random death of major characters? Not so much!
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