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“Death is the enemy...”

All these people complaining that GoT isn’t what it used to be...that’s called story progression. While the dialogue has lost a bit of its flourish without the guidance of Martin’s novels, it’s still one of the best things on television by far. The brilliance of the story shift is that Martin created a world with words (which the show has now depicted visually) that feels so real, the fantasy element almost feels out of place. The characters feel like real people. The locations and geography have become like another continent to us. the political drama is intriguing, intense, and clever. But ultimately, as Jon and Beric have now both expressed, it’s not about who sits on a metal throne. in this incredible, visceral, gritty world, there’s something bigger at stake. After six seasons of power struggles and back-stabbings, Jon emerged as the one character who saw the world for what it was. While the people of Westeros (including the bloody maesters) forgot and forsook the greater threats and more mystical elements of their world, becoming more and more entangled in political conflict, the Night King flourished. He built an army on the ignorance and dismissal of men. Now the people of Westeros are being thrown back into the reality of their world and it’s brilliant. To see Daenerys, a character who had become so obsessed with the throne one could not ignore her growing resemblance to the Mad King or even Cersei, temporarily toss aside her ambitions to face a greater threat was a pleasantly surprising twist. It gave me a lot of hope for her character just as I had begun to believe she could never rule the Iron Throne. And in the end, I think she learned something incredibly important about leadership. The strength to prioritize something over self-propulsion is far more inspiring than a forceful “bend the knee.” Until Dany realized the the throne was not all that mattered, she could never gain the support or service of Jon. The stronger emphasis of the fantasy elements is causing so many characters to step up, grow, and ultimately decide what they are living for. To me, that’s thrilling. The faster pace is simply pulling us into the climax of an already gripping show and I cant’t wait. So please, stop complaining about the dialogue. We have been spoiled by the elegance of Martin to the point of not appreciating a show that is still very well written (Sand Snakes excluded.) Stop complaining that the show isn’t what it used to be. It was always meant to shift and change! Just appreciate the show for what it is, and stop complaining about what you think it should be.