And The Emmy For Best Direction And Cinematography Goes To.....
Battle of the Bastards was INSANE! I don't know who directed and shot the episode but I suspect they will be in high demand after tonight. The Emmy people are no doubt putting those names on the trophies because let's be honest.
With the caveat that the series isn't over, my favorite scene of the entirety of Game of Thrones was Jon Snow, standing alone, Rickon's corpse at his feet, Longclaw raised, and facing the cavalry. It was beautifully shot (that alone was worthy of the Emmy) and it sums up Jon's charcter better than any other scene thus far.
Poor Rickon and, now that we know it wasn't a trick from Umber, poor Shaggy Dog (I guess Ghost is Edd's assistant at Castle Black?). I can hear the book purists ranting now and I can't wait for Martin to confirm that Rickon and Shaggy die in similar ways in the books. I think that a lot of the big moments for the remainder of the series will happen 100% or almost 100% the same as the books. Hodor's death was apparently almost exactly the same, Shireen's death was the same, and I think that Rickon, Shaggy, Ramsay getting eaten*, and Sansa bringing the Vale army to save the day will be along the same lines.
Man, the shit is going to hit the fan next week and Mel has no idea.
The dragon babies saved themselves! Seeing Rhaegal and Viserion escape the catacombs made me smile. And they went right for Drogon so the siblings seemed happy to reunite. I don't expect Rhaegal and Viserion to forgive Dany the way she'll no doubt expect them to but that's fine because she has Drogon and the coming emotional distance from their mother will allow them to bond with others *cough*Jon and Tyrion*cough*.
I swear, if Dany doesn't set sail for Westeros next week I'm going to fucking SCREAM!! She has her army, her dragons, enough ships to make the journey and we only have 15-16 episodes left in the series. GET ON WITH IT!!
*I love that everyone tonight was cheering on a bunch of dogs as they ate a human. Only Game of Thrones. The scene was dark enough that I couldn't make out the breed but they looked a lot like pit bulls. I really hope I'm wrong because those poor doggies get enough shit in real life from people who believe that they're evil and must all be destroyed when in reality they're the sweetest cuddle bugs who have been bred to be tough and strong and are so eager to please their humans that they are susceptible to being abused by the sick fucks who are into dogfighting. Anyway, even though it wasn't real I really hope those actor dogs weren't pit bulls.
With the caveat that the series isn't over, my favorite scene of the entirety of Game of Thrones was Jon Snow, standing alone, Rickon's corpse at his feet, Longclaw raised, and facing the cavalry. It was beautifully shot (that alone was worthy of the Emmy) and it sums up Jon's charcter better than any other scene thus far.
Poor Rickon and, now that we know it wasn't a trick from Umber, poor Shaggy Dog (I guess Ghost is Edd's assistant at Castle Black?). I can hear the book purists ranting now and I can't wait for Martin to confirm that Rickon and Shaggy die in similar ways in the books. I think that a lot of the big moments for the remainder of the series will happen 100% or almost 100% the same as the books. Hodor's death was apparently almost exactly the same, Shireen's death was the same, and I think that Rickon, Shaggy, Ramsay getting eaten*, and Sansa bringing the Vale army to save the day will be along the same lines.
Man, the shit is going to hit the fan next week and Mel has no idea.
The dragon babies saved themselves! Seeing Rhaegal and Viserion escape the catacombs made me smile. And they went right for Drogon so the siblings seemed happy to reunite. I don't expect Rhaegal and Viserion to forgive Dany the way she'll no doubt expect them to but that's fine because she has Drogon and the coming emotional distance from their mother will allow them to bond with others *cough*Jon and Tyrion*cough*.
I swear, if Dany doesn't set sail for Westeros next week I'm going to fucking SCREAM!! She has her army, her dragons, enough ships to make the journey and we only have 15-16 episodes left in the series. GET ON WITH IT!!
*I love that everyone tonight was cheering on a bunch of dogs as they ate a human. Only Game of Thrones. The scene was dark enough that I couldn't make out the breed but they looked a lot like pit bulls. I really hope I'm wrong because those poor doggies get enough shit in real life from people who believe that they're evil and must all be destroyed when in reality they're the sweetest cuddle bugs who have been bred to be tough and strong and are so eager to please their humans that they are susceptible to being abused by the sick fucks who are into dogfighting. Anyway, even though it wasn't real I really hope those actor dogs weren't pit bulls.