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Topic: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1050 on: May 25, 2019, 11:39:08 AM »
any Game of Thrones fans? My god did they ruin the greatest show ever with a mediocre 7th season and an abomination of a final 8th season. Pretty remarkable that they could take maybe the greatest show ever and completely ruin it in 2 seasons.
I was an original, having been a huge fan of the books way before the show was even contemplated.  I thought there was no chance they could do a show based on the books, so I give them a lot of props about it.  But I'm not sure how they ever thought two shortened seasons would work given all the plot they had to get through, and they didn't.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1051 on: May 25, 2019, 12:36:14 PM »
I was an original, having been a huge fan of the books way before the show was even contemplated.  I thought there was no chance they could do a show based on the books, so I give them a lot of props about it.  But I'm not sure how they ever thought two shortened seasons would work given all the plot they had to get through, and they didn't.
These show runners are the same writers that brought us godawful movies like Troy and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Not sure why or how George RR Martin didn't background check them before he went ahead and gave them the green light. The show was incredible when all these jackoffs had to do was adapt the source material for television. Seasons 6,7, and 8 was all their baby. Season 6 was pretty meh with the exception of a couple episodes. Season 7 was very mediocre verging on bad, and Season 8 was a complete abortion.

Pretty obvious these guys were hacks to begin with if you look at some of the other crap they've written, and pretty obvious they checked out completely in order to start on the new Star Wars series of films and get that ridiculous Disney money.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1052 on: May 25, 2019, 03:58:29 PM »
The GoT SPOILER ALERTS....

Don’t read beyond this point if you live under a rock and are one of the 5 people in the world who doesn’t watch the show and hasn’t seen the final season.

The season sucked ass because it was rushed number one and secondly because it spent years laying down all these little clues and foreshadowing moments thinking there’d be a payoff down the line but there was absolutely nothing and none of it meant jackshit.

The entire story to me was always about Dany and Jon. And it would’ve been a WAY better ending had they not rushed Dany into becoming the Mad Queen in the course of 1 episode. They needed more time to build up to that end game. And these show running idiots wasted SO much gd screen time on useless characters like Missandei and Grey Worm. Completely useless characters quite honestly. They also turn Tyrion- the smartest guy in the world- into a complete moron in the span of about 8 episodes. None of it makes any sense whatsoever. It’s like these show runners just made shit up on the fly and a swithched things up at will just to subvert the expectations of the audience all bc they wanted to shock people with their “amazing” writing. Except none of it makes any god damn sense and it’s just really truly terrible writing that defies any logic.

They also ruined Jon’s character. Just made him a complete and utter useless moron. Him coming back from the dead and being revealed as the true heir to the throne and a secret Targaryen meant absolutely nothing in the end. Just completely ruined the character. He was suppose to be the one to kill the night king, as these idiot writers changed it to Arya just because no one would expect that- this is by their own admission- they actually said this shit in one of the behind the episodes things. Also: these guys suck because they make so much crap happen off screen. Like wtf is the point of that?

What should’ve happened in the finale:

Jon takes out Dany in front of grey worm and his soldiers. As she’s dying she tells him she’s pregnant with his child. The dickless waste of space Grey Worm and his unsullied army try to kill Jon, but he’s a secret Targaryen and can control dragons so he hops on Drogon and kills Grey Worm and the unsullied he has with him. They bow down before Jon and it’s revealed he’s the king. Jon has to sacrifice the woman he loves and his unborn child in order to save the realm and take a crown he’s the true heir to but never wanted reluctantly because it’s his duty. The end. Jon going north to the wall to be with ghost and Tormund is what he wants, he doesn’t want to be lord commander, he doesn’t want to be king in the north, he doesn’t want to be king of the 7 kingdoms. He is those things because he has to be. He doesn’t want any of it. 

Edit: oh yeah, Arya and the hound should’ve intercepted Jaime leaving. Arya should’ve killed him, taken his face and murdered Cersei as Jamie- thus fulfilling that Valanqor prophecy and giving Cersei the death she deserved.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1053 on: May 25, 2019, 06:16:33 PM »


What should’ve happened in the finale:

Jon takes out Dany in front of grey worm and his soldiers. As she’s dying she tells him she’s pregnant with his child. The dickless waste of space Grey Worm and his unsullied army try to kill Jon, but he’s a secret Targaryen and can control dragons so he hops on Drogon and kills Grey Worm and the unsullied he has with him. They bow down before Jon and it’s revealed he’s the king. Jon has to sacrifice the woman he loves and his unborn child in order to save the realm and take a crown he’s the true heir to but never wanted reluctantly because it’s his duty. The end. Jon going north to the wall to be with ghost and Tormund is what he wants, he doesn’t want to be lord commander, he doesn’t want to be king in the north, he doesn’t want to be king of the 7 kingdoms. He is those things because he has to be. He doesn’t want any of it.

Edit: oh yeah, Arya and the hound should’ve intercepted Jaime leaving. Arya should’ve killed him, taken his face and murdered Cersei as Jamie- thus fulfilling that Valanqor prophecy and giving Cersei the death she deserved.
Okay, so take this, add it to the 100 million other people with their version of how it should have ended, and then create an ending that would make them all happy.

Good luck.  You know nothing, MDot21.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1054 on: May 26, 2019, 12:31:53 AM »
Okay, so take this, add it to the 100 million other people with their version of how it should have ended, and then create an ending that would make them all happy.

Good luck.  You know nothing, MDot21.
Yeah, or how about just any ending that just makes any sense whatsoever. Is that so hard to ask for. I think not.

For fook sake I’d rather have the show just pull a sopranos and fade to black after Jon offed his girlfriend/aunt.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1055 on: May 26, 2019, 01:45:59 AM »
I just find it odd that people tend to ignore the 8 years of quality product just to bitch about the last episode.  Or if the last season wasn't good or whatever...well, it wasn't so bad that you stopped watching, lol.


Herd mentality, I guess.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1056 on: May 26, 2019, 09:00:02 AM »
Heh well the people ain't wrong.  GOT was good because of its extremely strong characters and plot.  The last couple seasons traded that in for melodrama.  It wasn't so much that the ending was "wrong" as much as it was about having the characters change to serve the plot.  Still, at least there was an ending, and not a super weird ending like in some other shows.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1057 on: May 26, 2019, 11:43:55 AM »
I liked GoT for probably 4-5 seasons and then felt it trailed off, and I did as well.  There is plenty else to watch with my limited time.

I like the Bosch series.  I've taken to reading the books which I think are quite good.

And we own a Bosch stove, so there is that.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1058 on: May 26, 2019, 03:19:36 PM »
My Bosch water heater crapped out after 12 years.I was an advocate of Tankless Water heaters over tanks as on average after the 5 yr mark they pay for themselves.Now I'm not so sure,had some repairmen stop and check different components.Seems the new units have more components,bells & whistles than even the units of 10 yrs ago.On avg it seems that the two best Navien(Korean) & Rinnai(japanese) have a 15-20% component failures at the 10 yr mark.These expenses can easily supersede the price of a tank.So even if you save natural gas you are not saving money over all.Just another example of corporate greed gouging for parts that cost them next to nothing to make

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1059 on: May 26, 2019, 06:43:35 PM »
I'm an electric tank guy

not a perfect scenario but  I'm not sure there's a better plan
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1060 on: May 27, 2019, 08:04:54 AM »
I'm an electric tank guy not a perfect scenario but  I'm not sure there's a better plan
Really?We use to have one out at the family cottage on the lake.Is NG real expensive out there in God's Country?
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1061 on: May 27, 2019, 08:26:28 AM »
NG isn't expensive today

30 years ago when I bought this place many neighbors in the small town had propane tanks in the yard, no NG service.

The house was around 6 years old and had all electric appliances.  Electric rates have been reasonable so no need to change

NG/propane has fluctuated over the years, electric has stayed stable
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1062 on: May 27, 2019, 09:25:37 AM »
Good for you guys our utilities have skyrocketed.Many people bought all electric houses with supposed locked in low rates if they did so.Recently - last 5 years or so - the Power Company has or will renege on those one time guarantees - absolutely criminal
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1063 on: May 27, 2019, 09:51:39 AM »
I purchase power from Warren Buffet
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