Just a finished a GOT re-watch... some thoughts (spoilers)

First off, I highly recommend doing a rewatch of the series before this final season comes out. Not only is it good to remind yourself of some important facts, GoT is surprisingly great for watch all over again. You view all the characters from a different context, and the show really seems to make more sense when you can tell from the beginning where everything is headed. Here are some things that I realized the second time around.



1.) The first 4 seasons are just perfect. Each scene and conversation is so interesting and informative, and you just don't realize it the first time around. During season 5, things definitely slow down a bit as the story begins to converge.

2.) Daenerys wasn't as infuriating the second time through. I hated her originally because I thought she came across as greedy, entitled, and unworthy of the throne. When you realize that her role is more a matter of destiny than anything, her actions and attitudes start to make a little more sense.

3.) Season 7 really suffers from being shorter than every other season. The battles were done well, but the Winterfell storyline was awful. The Sansa and Arya feud wasn't believable, and the Littlefinger's death was a terrible scene. I think it's definitely possible that we're not done with his character yet.

4.) It's still difficult to tell where Bran's character is going. His storyline has been all over the place. He was crippled, turns into a warg, becomes this 3-eyed raven thing when he's not ready, can supposedly transcend time, and makes several mistakes that result in the deaths of several characters. All for... nothing it seems. Im still not sure why it was so important that he become this 3-eyed raven.

5.) Tommen is more infuriating than Joffrey (or at least close to it). He's just such a loser, it's actually kind of funny to watch. The actor who played him did a good job of portraying him as spineless. The casting in the show is nothing short of perfect. I couldn't imagine each character in any other way.

6.) I always believed Cersei cared more about her power than her children. In the beginning she's introduced as a cynical, over-indulgent mother who's suspicious of everyone who may be a threat to her children. But that doesn't explain why she was so cold to Sansa and so wicked to Margeary. Sansa was pretty fragile and harmless in seasons 2 & 3, but not a threat to Joffrey. And even though Margaery was cunning and manipulative, both Joffrey and Tommen seemed happy with her. To me, it just seems obvious that she is not willing let go of the power that being Queen offered her.