re: Game of Thrones S8 E2 "A Knight of Seven Kingdoms." Official Thread

Higher level thinkers immediately respect and enjoy this episode for the meaning behind it.

It was all laughs, then the crying begins.

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Plot twist is that killing the night king doesn't stop the entire army

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I would laugh out loud if that were the case.

I can’t wait until next episode when they tease the battle of winterfell for an hour and cut to black right as it starts.

Season seven. Beric says kill him, they all fall, at the frozen lake.

Today, they repeat that message. Someone does asks for clarity or assurance:

This is the rolling theory until proven otherwise.

Back to my Bran and Tyrion thought, my coworker just reminded me Tyrion believes they’ll all survive.


Maybe Bran told him some things.

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Fantastic ep. very well writttn.

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Compare this episode to the battle of black water, and Cersei, preparing to murder her family, if necessary. That had drama. That was interesting.

This was, unfortunately, a filler episode that often veered into the cringe worthy.

Jaime pledging to serve under Brianne, Sansa and Dani’s girl power moment, the fireside reunion. The last is a good example of the problems on this episode. They spent the bulk of the film on procedural reunions that do not advance the story.

Let’s have the Mormonts talk. Let’s have Arya and the Hound have a moment. Let’s have Bran explain why he didn’t rat out Jaime.

The last is a good example of the mistakes they’ve been making over the last few seasons.

It is an elemental lesson in writing. It’s something taught in grade school.

Show, don’t tell.

They didn’t need to have Bran tell Jaime why. His line, what we do for love, and his subsequent silence in the trial is self explanatory.

Having Bran explain himself is unnecessary. It’s just wasted film, and you put the story on pause, just to make sure the audience understands something which was already patentedly obvious.

This is not subtle or good writing.

One of the great things about the battle of black water is how they use these quiet scenes to build tension. To build up to the battle. This episode does the opposite. These chats reduce tension.

Only three scenes in this episode really matter. Jaimes entrance, Tormunds arrival, and the crypt sequence.

The rest are cutting room material.

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Is anything gonna happen? These last two episodes people just talked

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That’s when Thrones is at its best. Thought it was a great episode

So the show is above reproach now? Not allowed to post in the thread unless we think it’s the greatest thing ever?

Episode 3 opens with the army of the dead standing still outside of Winterfell. They stare at each other for 99% of the episode and then finally the dead decide to march right around and past Winterfell. Roll credits