Sorry, not digging it. Last week was fine, if a bit uneventful. Another week of filler/fan service? Marginally acceptable, but my red alerts are going off because the writing is getting borderline cringey and this story’s finale is dangerously hinting at not having the depth and nuance that we were hoping for.
The announcement that Bran is being “targeted” and Jon’s suggestion they just kill the Night King to destroy the Army of the Dead...whooooa boy, has me hella nervous that this is gonna wrap up like every other fantasy epic.
Arya and Gendry, please. Come on.
It’s like this story decided to just stop diverting expectations and go into full fan service mode.
What gives me hope is the battle is next week and leaves 3 long episodes following it... so there has to be some juicy shit coming. But as of right now we finally have all these characters in one place and I know the expectations are hard to deliver on but... they better knock it out the park going forward.
I say this and I’m a sucker for “pre-big battle quiet moments”