Oh man. If they only went with a more book authentic Euron. He's simply a different character. In the books he's this mysterious and dark character bringing some evil eldritch apocalypse. What a waste. Same goes for Bloodraven. What an interesting and dark figure with a rich and interesting history. Even Tyrion ( whom GRRM calls the "most gray" character ) is just simply a good guy now. People are always agonizing over moral choices, and paying for them one way, or another. That's why a character like Arya is impossible for me to enjoy anymore these past few seasons. I cringe whenever she opens her mouth now. Remember, she killed, dismembered(!!), and baked people into pies! Then killed what would seem to be a castle full of people. And it's framed like - "Dayuum! Arya is gangsta!" *sound the air horns/sirens* The writers could have still done something similar, but there should have been a lesson learned/comeuppance, etc. Maybe meeting a little girl who's father she murdered, though he had nothing to do with the RW, and is now orphaned. Something she can identify with. Get back some of her humanity. But no, gotta keep da fans happy. She's Wolverine with endless skills and a cool knife. There's so many characters in this story where there's a redemptive narrative, but people don't think of this when it comes to Arya because of the way it's framed. She's unbelievably evil, psychotic, and damaged. Jaime don't have **** on her.
Before I get flak for hating the show, I actually loved last nights episode. It worked for me. One of the best I've seen in a long time. Episode one was....eh? It had its moments, but GoT usually does.
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