re: GoT "Middle Ground" Thread - Between Seasons Edition ***Spoilers Possible***

thinking back at the season, now, makes me realize just how jumbled this season was

that finale was so disjointed b/c there are just too many storylines going on

the dorne storyline was just a complete mess and pointless. and it wasted so much time. should have just had jaime/bron get captured on the beach and ended up in the same place and saved about 30 minutes of screen time. the jail scene with bronn was absolutely pointless (even though people tried to claim it would be significant)

showing the brotherhood without banners and then abandoning it also just leaves this huge gaping loose end. i have this feeling they intervene with brienne/stannis for some reason.

if jon snow is dead, then that will add some economy b/c we won't have to waste time at the wall. however, if he is dead, then we wasted a LOT of time at the wall the past few seasons. with how much they've had to skimp on stories, that would be terrible in hindsight.

in KL, they really could have used some time to set up the popular uprising and support of the high sparrow. until last night they hadn't really established this at all. the long walk was the tool to show this, but it was just a bit ridiculous with what the show has told us. i know the books get into this more, but the show hasn't. the last time we saw the common people, they were in love with margery. they hated joff, too. so in a month, they turn on her and a better king? ridiculous

arya's storyline was done pretty well

dany's story is the same old shite. the hodors are all convinced she just got a bigger army. that seems a bit optimistic. why do we think that those dothraki aren't going to take her as a hostage? why would they follow her? her khalesar (what's left of it) is at mereen. she never really had one, either, as the real one abandonned her when drogo died.

they need to clean shite up and become much more efficient. they need some deaths and consolidations