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The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones
It's not just bad storytelling-it’s because the storytelling style changed from sociological to psychologicalYet another article digging into how & why the story style changed, but I like the idea of 'sociological' storytelling. Partly because it ties in with how the real world works - f. ( Read more... )

So, watching fandoms implode from afar is a lot more entertaining (and considerably less scarring) than when personally invested. So, I've been reading a lot about GoT - everything from 'It's only a TV show, get over yourself' to 'I called it back in S1, ha!' to 'Everything is ruined'.

However, it's all been making me think...

( SPOILERS for GoT and the Tenth Doctor )

So, this made me laugh.

(Funny because it's true.)

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being Online the day after game of thrones airs when you’ve never seen any of it has the same energy as finding a crying drunk at a party. you don’t know what’s going on, you only catch every third word and sometimes that word isn’t a word, but you hope... you hope they’re okay
- dylan morrison 🍓 (@dylan_thyme) May 13, 2019

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I've read the first 3 books, so I know who the characters are, but although I'm not watching I'm following all the reactions.

( Here is a nice thing for y'all, since it seems most people are upset? Only vague spoilers, but under a cut nonetheless )

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So I have been on holiday (one of the reasons for not posting much), so I merely bring you a random observation, since whilst away Darcy thought it might be nice to try a new show. It was a French show called 'The Very Secret Service' and was on Netflix.

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Have tons of comments to reply to, I'll get there at some point. Twas a busy weekend, sorry.

ETA: Oh, and I watched episode 1 of A Very English Scandal.

Interesting interview with RTD here:

Russell T Davies: “Living as a gay man is a political act”
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The Bridge is back! I have missed it so very much.

So bleak, but SO GOOD! <333

(This will be the last season, I am not quite sure how I will cope...)

ETA: Missed Henrik too btw. <3

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