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durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

dimejinky99 wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

I predict Joe will be delighted with the end result and us clowns will be disappointed

As this petition approaches (EDIT: surpasses!) a million signatures, I figured I should give a real update and explanation.

I made this petition some few days after Episode 4, “The Last of the Starks”, aired. I was just so disappointed and angry. It was simply me venting a bit. I posted it to r/freefolk on Reddit, it got nowhere, and I shrugged and went about my day. I had forgotten all about it. A week later, a coworker caught me before I was leaving for the day and asked, “Hey, is this you?” The petition had almost reached 500,000 signatures. I was blown away. I hadn’t checked the thing for a week! And look at how far it has come!

I haven’t heard from anyone HBO-related. I don’t think people can reasonably expect HBO to completely remake the season, or any part of this particular series (keep in mind the prequel spinoffs). It costs a fortune to shoot one episode, and I think most signers understand that. Will HBO lose gobs of money over this? Eh probably not. As Heath Ledger’s Joker once said, “It’s not about the money, it’s about sending a message.” And I think this message is one of frustration and disappointment at its core.

There is so much awful crap going on in the world, people like me need to escape into things like Star Wars and Game of Thrones. We fans invested a wealth of passion and time into this series. I’ve been watching religiously since Season 2, myself. I’ve read all the books and eagerly await the next two. I love this story, and I, like most of you, was crushed to see how the last season (and Season 7, let’s be real) has been handled.

Is Dany going to succumb to madness in the books? Probably. Is Arya going to kill the Night King? Well he doesn’t exist in the books as of yet so…maybe? Is Jaime going to sacrifice his entire character arc to go embrace Cersei? I’d doubt it, but that’s GRRM’s decision. The issue I have is not necessarily with what we got, it’s HOW we got there -- A rushed, laughably inconsistent mess of a season fraught with cringe-inducing, arc-slaying dialogue and “everybody is stupid” syndrome. We can expect that the books will describe a more sensical path toward the ultimate conclusions that we will see on Sunday. No pressure, Mr. Martin.

D&D adapted those books in the beginning and it became one of the greatest TV shows of all time. No one can doubt their talents there. But they seemingly became tired of the series and rushed to the end, thereby doing the show and its fans a great disservice.

I feel for the actors and actresses too. I am sure some of them are happy with their arcs or perhaps are just happy to be done with the series so they can move on, but I am also sure that many are disappointed with the writing of their characters and the plot here in the end. They put their souls into these characters, and they could be every bit as disappointed as we are.

And no one can question the talents of the casting department, and cinematography, and music, and costuming, and the CGI team, and all those technical fields that went into keeping the show such a beautiful spectacle through to the end. They deserve all the accolades they can get and this petition is not a comment on their contributions to the show.

In closing, I didn’t make this petition to be an entitled, whiny fan. I made it because I was immensely disappointed and needed to vent. Do I have a solution? I’ve got plenty of ideas, but no, I’m not a Hollywood writer. But you don’t need to be a mechanic to know your car is broken.

Thank you to everyone for signing this silly thing. I will post another update if something tangible happens.

Valar Morghulis

-Dylan

dimejinky99 wrote:This entire thread is a balm and remarkable for being free of the endless negativity I’m seeing elsewhere.

dimejinky99 wrote:The fuck your laughing about you fuckhead tourist

washing machine wrote:I don't mean to bust balls, but...

dimejinky99 wrote:This entire thread is a balm and remarkable for being free of the endless negativity I’m seeing elsewhere.

dimejinky99 wrote:The fuck your laughing about you fuckhead tourist

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

dimejinky99 wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

I predict Joe will be delighted with the end result and us clowns will be disappointed

wease wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

I predict Joe will be delighted with the end result and us clowns will be disappointed

I won’t be disappointed in the slightest. All signs point to any one of the characters I named as wanting to live through to the end. Now, if half of them die, I guess I would be disappointed. Or if Daenerys does end up taking the throne, I certainly won’t like that.

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

It's pretty clear D&D have senioritis in a major way. They don't give a shit, so I'm not really sure why I should. There is no way to end this is a satisfactory way. It's just going to be more rushed, nonsensical, plot-necessary, character-less, wankery. I'll watch it. I've devoted this much time to the show. And journey was pretty great, on balance. But I really couldn't care less about this final episode.

I absolutely hate the "it was all a dream" trope. It's the laziest kind of storytelling. But, truly, the best thing the show could do tonight would be to open with Tyrion waking up and revealing that the last episode was his nightmare and that none of it actually happened.

That. The LEAST interesting, laziest, and most frustrating narrative device in storytelling history is the BEST thing this show could do at this point.

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

It's pretty clear D&D have senioritis in a major way. They don't give a shit, so I'm not really sure why I should. There is no way to end this is a satisfactory way. It's just going to be more rushed, nonsensical, plot-necessary, character-less, wankery. I'll watch it. I've devoted this much time to the show. And journey was pretty great, on balance. But I really couldn't care less about this final episode.

I absolutely hate the "it was all a dream" trope. It's the laziest kind of storytelling. But, truly, the best thing the show could do tonight would be to open with Tyrion waking up and revealing that the last episode was his nightmare and that none of it actually happened.

That. The LEAST interesting, laziest, and most frustrating narrative device in storytelling history is the BEST thing this show could do at this point.

I’m sorry I told you to suck it. I was just playing around but I see you’re taking this a whole lot more serious than I am.

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

It's pretty clear D&D have senioritis in a major way. They don't give a shit, so I'm not really sure why I should. There is no way to end this is a satisfactory way. It's just going to be more rushed, nonsensical, plot-necessary, character-less, wankery. I'll watch it. I've devoted this much time to the show. And journey was pretty great, on balance. But I really couldn't care less about this final episode.

I absolutely hate the "it was all a dream" trope. It's the laziest kind of storytelling. But, truly, the best thing the show could do tonight would be to open with Tyrion waking up and revealing that the last episode was his nightmare and that none of it actually happened.

That. The LEAST interesting, laziest, and most frustrating narrative device in storytelling history is the BEST thing this show could do at this point.

I’m sorry I told you to suck it. I was just playing around but I see you’re taking this a whole lot more serious than I am.

Yeah. I mean, why would a writer take writing seriously? That's pretty lame, I agree.

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

It's pretty clear D&D have senioritis in a major way. They don't give a shit, so I'm not really sure why I should. There is no way to end this is a satisfactory way. It's just going to be more rushed, nonsensical, plot-necessary, character-less, wankery. I'll watch it. I've devoted this much time to the show. And journey was pretty great, on balance. But I really couldn't care less about this final episode.

I absolutely hate the "it was all a dream" trope. It's the laziest kind of storytelling. But, truly, the best thing the show could do tonight would be to open with Tyrion waking up and revealing that the last episode was his nightmare and that none of it actually happened.

That. The LEAST interesting, laziest, and most frustrating narrative device in storytelling history is the BEST thing this show could do at this point.

I’m sorry I told you to suck it. I was just playing around but I see you’re taking this a whole lot more serious than I am.

Yeah. I mean, why would a writer take writing seriously? That's pretty lame, I agree.

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

It's pretty clear D&D have senioritis in a major way. They don't give a shit, so I'm not really sure why I should. There is no way to end this is a satisfactory way. It's just going to be more rushed, nonsensical, plot-necessary, character-less, wankery. I'll watch it. I've devoted this much time to the show. And journey was pretty great, on balance. But I really couldn't care less about this final episode.

I absolutely hate the "it was all a dream" trope. It's the laziest kind of storytelling. But, truly, the best thing the show could do tonight would be to open with Tyrion waking up and revealing that the last episode was his nightmare and that none of it actually happened.

That. The LEAST interesting, laziest, and most frustrating narrative device in storytelling history is the BEST thing this show could do at this point.

I’m sorry I told you to suck it. I was just playing around but I see you’re taking this a whole lot more serious than I am.

Yeah. I mean, why would a writer take writing seriously? That's pretty lame, I agree.

I said I was sorry.

Simple Torture wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:big fuck you to all of those who think in a war these things doesnt happen.

Sounds like someone went to the Bammer School of Misrepresenting Other People's Perspectives & Arguments.

Mecca wrote:

Bammer wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:Little sisters get naked too.

At its core this show has always been about delivering hard truths.

This might be the most coherent bammer post

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:It's so weird. Almost a decade and this is the first time I haven't been excited for the next episode. And it's the last one.

Why do you not want to see it?

It's pretty clear D&D have senioritis in a major way. They don't give a shit, so I'm not really sure why I should. There is no way to end this is a satisfactory way. It's just going to be more rushed, nonsensical, plot-necessary, character-less, wankery. I'll watch it. I've devoted this much time to the show. And journey was pretty great, on balance. But I really couldn't care less about this final episode.

I absolutely hate the "it was all a dream" trope. It's the laziest kind of storytelling. But, truly, the best thing the show could do tonight would be to open with Tyrion waking up and revealing that the last episode was his nightmare and that none of it actually happened.

That. The LEAST interesting, laziest, and most frustrating narrative device in storytelling history is the BEST thing this show could do at this point.

dimejinky99 wrote:

washing machine wrote:I don't mean to bust balls, but...

dimejinky99 wrote:This entire thread is a balm and remarkable for being free of the endless negativity I’m seeing elsewhere.

dimejinky99 wrote:The fuck your laughing about you fuckhead tourist

I was referring to the stuff out there in the wild.
I know nobody here is dumb enough or deluded enough to even fall for that bullshit with petitions. I was paying rm a compliment and a thanks in my own way