A Game of Thrones (contains spoilers)

[fairweatherfan]

Too slow of an episode for a season that has just 6 episodes left and just 12 left in the entire series.

Yeah I thought there'd be some kind of a big event to kick things off, or at least one would be imminent. Thought it'd be the Night King getting to or past the Wall. Dany getting to the furthest part of Westeros is fine, and definitely long-awaited, but not a great closer to an opening episode this late in the game.

Oh well, I'm already invested at this point, hope the pace picks up this week.

[GratefulCs]

Too slow of an episode for a season that has just 6 episodes left and just 12 left in the entire series.

have to agree.  they're on a self-imposed short timeline for the series.  The story/plot needs to move at a quicker pace so they're not cramming in too much at the end.

this was a necessary "set up" episode

it moved at the right pace


a LOT of stuff happened if you look deep enough

so much is being set up

[Moranis]

Sam's scene imho was perfect ... it showed in a few secs how bad things are going for him and prepared us for a Sam-Mormond story

The pot scene? Unnecessarily long. I think we got the point pretty early on, there was no point to have the same thing on loop for another half a minute...

Yep and Sam's discomfort has absolutely nothing to do with the overall story and why he is where he is at.  The other Sam scenes were fine. 

[Moranis]

Too slow of an episode for a season that has just 6 episodes left and just 12 left in the entire series.

have to agree.  they're on a self-imposed short timeline for the series.  The story/plot needs to move at a quicker pace so they're not cramming in too much at the end.

this was a necessary "set up" episode

it moved at the right pace


a LOT of stuff happened if you look deep enough

so much is being set up

but a lot of stuff didn't really happen.  It set up a lot of future stuff happening, but not much really happened.  There was probably 10 minutes of stuff that should have been eliminated and replaced with more relevant stuff. 

[jpotter33]

Too slow of an episode for a season that has just 6 episodes left and just 12 left in the entire series.

have to agree.  they're on a self-imposed short timeline for the series.  The story/plot needs to move at a quicker pace so they're not cramming in too much at the end.

this was a necessary "set up" episode

it moved at the right pace


a LOT of stuff happened if you look deep enough

so much is being set up

but a lot of stuff didn't really happen.  It set up a lot of future stuff happening, but not much really happened.  There was probably 10 minutes of stuff that should have been eliminated and replaced with more relevant stuff.

Potential Spoilers Below:




I mean, that's the show's MO, though. The first episode is always a pretty general "setting things up" episode, and the final episode of the series usually is crammed full of storylines and/or cliffhangers. It's usually the 2nd episode (e.g. Joffrey's murder, Jon's resurrection) and the second to last episode of the season (e.g. Ned's death, Battle of the ****s, etc.) where most of the big action and surprises occur.

[fairweatherfan]

The little character beats and dialogues have been some of the best parts of the show, so I don't necessarily want them all replaced with spectacle and big plot events, but a little more spectacle mixed in would've been nice.

It's the ratio, not the content, for me at least.

[kozlodoev]

I am not sure whether I'd say a lot of (relevant/necessary) stuff happened or not. But I didn't feel the episode was particularly memorable. It was somewhat bland, given my expectations about the show... predictable, if you wish. Hopefully there's better stuff ahead.

[Moranis]

Too slow of an episode for a season that has just 6 episodes left and just 12 left in the entire series.

have to agree.  they're on a self-imposed short timeline for the series.  The story/plot needs to move at a quicker pace so they're not cramming in too much at the end.

this was a necessary "set up" episode

it moved at the right pace


a LOT of stuff happened if you look deep enough

so much is being set up

but a lot of stuff didn't really happen.  It set up a lot of future stuff happening, but not much really happened.  There was probably 10 minutes of stuff that should have been eliminated and replaced with more relevant stuff.

Potential Spoilers Below:




I mean, that's the show's MO, though. The first episode is always a pretty general "setting things up" episode, and the final episode of the series usually is crammed full of storylines and/or cliffhangers. It's usually the 2nd episode (e.g. Joffrey's murder, Jon's resurrection) and the second to last episode of the season (e.g. Ned's death, Battle of the ****s, etc.) where most of the big action and surprises occur.

Sure and in prior seasons when they had 10 episodes they could get away with that, but this season is 7 episodes and next season is only 6.  There just isn't enough time for them to dilly dally around. 

[GratefulCs]

Too slow of an episode for a season that has just 6 episodes left and just 12 left in the entire series.

have to agree.  they're on a self-imposed short timeline for the series.  The story/plot needs to move at a quicker pace so they're not cramming in too much at the end.

this was a necessary "set up" episode

it moved at the right pace


a LOT of stuff happened if you look deep enough

so much is being set up

but a lot of stuff didn't really happen.  It set up a lot of future stuff happening, but not much really happened.  There was probably 10 minutes of stuff that should have been eliminated and replaced with more relevant stuff.

Potential Spoilers Below:




I mean, that's the show's MO, though. The first episode is always a pretty general "setting things up" episode, and the final episode of the series usually is crammed full of storylines and/or cliffhangers. It's usually the 2nd episode (e.g. Joffrey's murder, Jon's resurrection) and the second to last episode of the season (e.g. Ned's death, Battle of the ****s, etc.) where most of the big action and surprises occur.

Sure and in prior seasons when they had 10 episodes they could get away with that, but this season is 7 episodes and next season is only 6.  There just isn't enough time for them to dilly dally around.

although there are fewer episodes, they're all probably going to be longer

i assume they don't want to "force it"


there's going to be PLENTY of action/plot happening


it's going to pick up pretty fast

[Moranis]

Too slow of an episode for a season that has just 6 episodes left and just 12 left in the entire series.

have to agree.  they're on a self-imposed short timeline for the series.  The story/plot needs to move at a quicker pace so they're not cramming in too much at the end.

this was a necessary "set up" episode

it moved at the right pace


a LOT of stuff happened if you look deep enough

so much is being set up

but a lot of stuff didn't really happen.  It set up a lot of future stuff happening, but not much really happened.  There was probably 10 minutes of stuff that should have been eliminated and replaced with more relevant stuff.

Potential Spoilers Below:




I mean, that's the show's MO, though. The first episode is always a pretty general "setting things up" episode, and the final episode of the series usually is crammed full of storylines and/or cliffhangers. It's usually the 2nd episode (e.g. Joffrey's murder, Jon's resurrection) and the second to last episode of the season (e.g. Ned's death, Battle of the ****s, etc.) where most of the big action and surprises occur.

Sure and in prior seasons when they had 10 episodes they could get away with that, but this season is 7 episodes and next season is only 6.  There just isn't enough time for them to dilly dally around.

although there are fewer episodes, they're all probably going to be longer

i assume they don't want to "force it"


there's going to be PLENTY of action/plot happening


it's going to pick up pretty fast

Sure, but I like some of the slow moments and don't really like non-stop action from start to finish (even if it is different scenes).  It just seemed like to me they needlessly wasted some time and put in a lot of powerful slower scenes, which I just think would be better served in later episodes.  Hopefully they can maintain the right mix of fast and slow, but there are going to be a lot of different high octane scenes this season and it is a short season.  I just don't want to feel like I'm watching a non-stop action movie and miss out on the high drama stuff that makes Game of Thrones so good because they are running out of time and have a lot to do. 

[kozlodoev]

Invisible Hand of the King

 

[jpotter33]

Invisible Hand of the King

 

Yeah, Reason always puts out good content. This one and the Star Trek one are particularly witty.

I loved the TSA bit and the "words" bit.

"House: Democrat. Words: 'It was Russia's fault.' No. 'There's always a victim.'"

"House: Republican. Words: 'Hold my beer.' No. 'War, Walls, and Bibles?' No. '9/11.'"

Lol

[jpotter33]

Sansa is going to screw things up in the North with Littlefinger, isn't she?

[Redz]

Sansa is going to screw things up in the North with Littlefinger, isn't she?

It was a short-lived "things are looking up" for the good guys.

[obnoxiousmime]

Whether it be 7 episodes or 10, the unsteady pacing and decreasing quality of dialogue has been consistent since the start of last season. I'm afraid this is what we have to expect for the rest of the series as they wrap things up.