Sci-fi went through a Very Bad patch. There was plenty of parody to begin with, on late-night and the Internet. War is a bloody, god-awful business, as is rape, murder, poverty and oppression, and television has been far more guilty of sanitizing than celebrating them. Amazingly, there have been very few missteps. Martin has been praised for his attention to detail, which is a matter of life and death when it comes to world building, and Weiss and Benioff have been just as precise, even as the show ran out of original source material.
More important, they and their writers understood the cardinal rule of television: It is all about the characters. The moment Jaime tells Brienne the truth about why he became the Kingslayer.
The dark banter between Tyrion and Varys. But why should war be easy to watch? Like our own world through much of its history, Westeros is a brutal, male-dominated place in which violence is a sign and privilege of power. All sorts of horrible crimes are committed in graphic detail, including rape, sometimes in the marriage bed, and those rapes became a troubling hallmark and a turning point for the show.
After Sansa was raped on her wedding night by Ramsay Bolton, many criticized the fact it had been shown and the way the act was depicted. Weiss and Benioff directly addressed the reactions several times and, according to one writer at the time, took the criticism to heart as they moved forward. Into what became an increasingly feminist show. As with the books, the series is, in the largest view, a meditation on power — its allures, its limits, its cost, its true meaning — and as the show outran the books, power in Westeros became increasingly female-centric.
As we go into the final season, what began as a battle between many kings has become a showdown between two queens, both of whom have been abused, physically and emotionally, by men. There is no Ring of Power here, no single act that will ensure the survival of the living world. There are only people with varying abilities making choices that are often flawed, or desperate or ill-informed.
So what show should you be watching? Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a year stint as television critic and senior culture editor. The main issue should be with the pace and bluntness of the story thread rather than the story itself.
One of my close friends described the most recent series as tragic. While I am happy to admit the flaws in the execution, and in parts of the story, this summary feels unfair. I watched all four seasons of Heroes and all six seasons of Lost so stand confident I have witnessed enough shows with great promise topple into complete disaster.
Game of Thrones suffered like many shows in the sense its last season did not live up to its original promise. But the last season was not a complete disaster. The issue sits with the mad dash to finish and too few of these moments making it to the screen.
How many of the most revered shows have a strong ending? There is no doubt Game of Thrones has ended in a weaker fashion than its start.
Yet if somebody were to ask me whether the show is worth watching, I would passionately recommend it. Yet each, and dozens more, ultimately limp to the finish or get forgotten entirely. But in its totality it is up there and, while not perfect, its ending left me satisfied. Beating Pokemon takes some doing, after all. Game of Thrones at the Emmys Getty Images. Game of Thrones has traditionally been a tough series to pin down in terms of its viewership.
And so, by most standard ratings, technically The Walking Dead is the most popular series. Over the season, The Walking Dead pulled a hefty 9. Yes, The Walking Dead managed upwards of
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