Butcher Scenes: Man, I've lived a fucked up life and I regret so much...
Frenchie and Kimiko scenes:UwU I want to be on radioactive drugs again
MM Scenes: DAAAAD FIGGGHT!!!!!!
Homelander Scenes: Mommy Milky I just want boobie juice and a son.... ;_;
Noire scenes: O_O
Hughie scenes: IGNORE MY COCK! Help me and I'll help you.
Soldier Boy scenes: Sex with old ladies, Drugs, and killing people for fun :D
Starlight Scenes: Doing some dumb social media bullshit and walking away unscathed somehow
Fantastic episode.
Pros
+Delicate handling of the "preferences" of both Laenor and Rhaenyra was quick, realistic, and tasteful
++++++++++Rhaenyra and Criston's conversation on the boat was fantastically acted and the dialogue was perfect. Again, this fantasy show feels almost too real in how it portrays their interactions
++++++++ Criston admitting what happened to the Green Queen was perfectly done where the dialogue had her suspecting Daemon right up until Criston says he participated And the Green Queen's entrance was powerful as well both her entrance to the wedding and to the Godswood after...
+Funny moment with the Lannister telling that sexist joke and neither Viserys or Rhaenyra reacting
Neutral
*They keep on doing Viserys dirty and I get why but he looks like a total wimp here
*Daemon showing up to the wedding and just being allowed there was weird and kind of out of place considering Viserys literally just exiled him from the Crownlands
*Mushroom looks like he's relegated to Bongo player instead of core story teller unfortunately lol
Cons
-They should have had the tournament Criston raging and BTFOing everyone in the tournament while smashing Laenor's love all in one fell swoop is more appropriate than raging and smashing his face in the middle of the wedding
-Daemon killing his wife and then implying he smashed her head in with a rock is comically stupid since anyone could have seen that it wouldn't have been caused by the fall
Starts out as a high quality romantic adventure show, slowly degenerates into soft core porn, then into torture porn, then gay torture porn, and that's when I stopped watching
They did the God Emperor ending hahahahahahaha I was fucking right the entire time. Suck my omniscient cock. In case you are unfamiliar, there is a book series called "Dune" that George RR Martin is a huge fan of. In the later books the main character is Leto Atreides II and Bran's story very much mirrors his own. They're born into noble families, are forced to journey out at a very young age because of the politics around them, they both have a sort of transformation that happens to them that makes them lose their humanity but grants them certain power, etc. Long story short, he is essentially this omniscient being that ascends to being "God Emperor of Dune" and his main purpose is to teach the human race not to rely on political systems and higher echelons of society to determine their fate. Now put this into the context of Game of Thrones, both in the show and in the book the first true point where we see an injustice happen to protect the power structure is Bran being thrown out of the Window and crippled, then throughout the rest of the story we see this boy who should be dead become the most powerful living being in the world, capable of taking control of even other humans. Now to have this first victim of politicking to be the savior against those very schemes is hugely symbolic, especially because he can force people to do what he wants but chooses not to. As Tyrion says he has an incredible story (which may be referencing the fact George took much of it from another book) and his position essentially "Breaks the Wheel".
Now that I have that out of the way.
Pros
+The aftermath of the battle was AMAZINGLY shot, one of the best sequences in all of GOT if not THE best
+Tyrion and Jon's conversation was great
+Dany's final scene was amazing and I love that Drogon melted the throne as if saying "If she can't have it no one can" and simultaneously symbolizing the end for the rat race for who would claim it (although the way he took off with her body was a little weird)
+The meeting of the lords was well done for the most part, particularly with Tyrion's proposal
+ending sequence regarding the different paths of the remaining "Starks" where each seemed to perfectly fit all of them
+Brienne's entry into the Book of the Kingsguard regarding Jaime
Neutral
*I actually loved the pace of this last season but the assassination of Dany did happen REALLY fast. I'm not sure if that was a bad thing though. I think I just expected Jon to go along with her for a little bit longer
Cons
-Grey Worm was annoying. They could have done a better job with his writing
-Not gonna lie, I enjoyed a lot of the scenes but they could've been shorter and spent more time on the assassination of Dany and/or immediate implications of it whereas they chose to skip ahead a bit after that
Not gonna lie, I have had my ups and downs with the show. I have seen them leave out the most important scene in the entire book with the House of the Undying, I've seen Dany be a merciless power hungry bitch and have the fans cheer her and then her continue to do so and fans claim it's inconsistent writing, I've seen the poetic beauty of the Hold the Door scene and the hack job that somehow decided that Littlefinger marrying Sansa to Ramsay made any sense, but I must say... This season has saved the show. Them retroactively making Dany's idiotic writing make sense because it turns out she was fucking crazy, saved that character. Having Jon fulfill the Azhor Ahai prophecy by stabbing his lover through her heart and seeing Kit Harrington grow into the role and turn into a great actor after being very weak at the start was amazing. Seeing Arya finally put the assassin skills to the test with the Night King, Sansa becoming Queen of the North, Davos keeping everyone straight on the moral path, Tyrion becoming hand, the Cleganebowl, all of it.... It was unexpected how good this season was.
Honestly the best series of all time. I have yet to watch the Sopranos so this may be premature but it is absolutely better than all of the other shows that people say are GOAT. It's better than The Wire, Breaking Bad, House of Cards, and Mad Men combined. The acting, writing, directing, thematic value, sound editing, and historical relevance (as well as modern relevance) are strung together impossibly well in this masterpiece of a show. The only way I can see someone not liking this show is either if they have no understanding of film techniques or they just do not pay attention. Word to the wise though, pay VERY CLOSE ATTENTION to the first episode if you just begin watching it. The first episode is the most complicated episode of all time, it's practically its own movie, literally every single scene has relevance to the larger story.
Why are you rating movies that haven't even been made yet?
Pros
+Acting all around. I am not a huge fan of Cillian Murphy but he delivered big time, Downey Jr of course did his thing, Damon was great, Safdie was the surprise hit imo, Florence didn't even have much screen time and she made a big impression, Blunt was good (her character is a terrible bitch but she filled the role well). And these are only a fraction of the main cast, but then every other scene has a major actor filling in a minor role, with of course Gary Oldman's Truman being the most notable.
+Sound design was phenomenal with the train going off it's tracks as both a fitting metaphor and a believable match for so many different scenes/sounds
+cinematography was excellent, the way it tied the sound with the events being a highlight as well as the visions where the moral self analysis of Oppenheimer was substituting reality with his mental state (the naked section of the interrogation, skin peeling off a cheering crowd, the missiles flying past his car). The visuals at the beginning are also wonderful, the moving electrons Oppenheimer visualizes to make his theories make sense were gorgeous. Lighting was great as well
+This movie nailed the tension maybe better than any other movie I've seen. This was something that made me concerned before watching because 3+ hours seems too long to maintain tension while also creating interesting events surrounding a science project in the desert but the early life, days as a professor, start of the Manhattan project, and the finale all bleed into each other incredibly well while mostly using metaphor and recurring themes to convey how Oppenheimer views his responsibilities, how others react to them out of his control, etc. in a way that makes a movie about the creation of a bomb complex but entirely worth every scene it contains. The bomb is NOT the only thing this movie is talking about and in my opinion that makes this so much more profound. Everything being interrupted by the "trials" of Oppenheimer and Strauss breaking down the complex questions for both the characters speaking and for the audience, both allowing anyone to be able to understand a very complex series of events but also using that time not to explain but to expand the characters and force them to address their actions which is the core of what this movie is about.
+It was never preachy, which is extremely hard for a movie about a highly political series of events. They address very interesting involvements Oppenheimer has with the Communist party but are sure to accurately portray them as more tangential than defining his beliefs and to address his continued work on a weapon he knew could destroy the world and the pride he takes in that work while also making it clear he is not a chud robot trying to blow up every enemy the US has. They had an excellent metaphor near the start where he explains how light is both a wave and a particle and it is contradictory but it still is the truth. People change their minds, you can associate with those without believing the same things as them, your work is not an encapsulation of your entire being, etc.
+Set/costume design was great, I'm not going to pretend like the 1930s/40s are the hardest era to replicate but they did their job
+Dialogue was above average but there were a number of weird bits
Neutral
*Kind of mis-portrayed Truman considering he literally almost ended his presidency to stop MacArthur from glassing China/Korea with nukes but the scene was fucking hilarious so it gets a pass lol
*You could put this in the negative section but it's more of an interpretation I have than necessarily a fault in the movie itself. The conversations this story had where phenomenal and they way they drove home the themes about the consequences of our actions is done in an exceptional way however one thing that rubbed me personally the wrong way was the entire time Oppenheimer (and his cunt wife) are continually placing the entire blame on him but that kind of goes against the story because he is just the catalyst and there are so many competing/cooperating forces that are determining the creation, use, and further development of the bomb. It feels like the last scene with Einstein is starting to get to this solution with all of these people praising him/Einstein to attempt to forgive themselves but the very end is just Wide eyed Cillian Murphy being like "Nah bro I set off a chain reaction that's going to destroy the world" so it works against itself. No of course you can interpret this multiple ways and maybe I'm reading this scene against its intention but it does really come off that way to me and with the friend I saw it with
*Midwit Nolan fans are going to bitch about this movie not being eventful because they can't appreciate an actually good film
Cons
-Smooth brains will think it's too long (this is not an actual criticism)
-Smooth brains also will not like that they don't show the use of the bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (This is also not an actual criticism)
-The big twist in the trials is extremely predictable and almost everyone could see it coming from a mile away (The good thing is that it isn't really a major linchpin, at least in terms of you needing to be surprised for it to affect the viewing experience
-I think there is a fair argument against the use of black and white in the Strauss hearings. Yes, it kind of makes it look like a 1950s news story but it goes against the traditional psychology of film that says "Black and White=Older, Color=Newer" Since it is some of the last stuff to happen chronologically in the story
Wait... People actually didn't like this episode? It's literally the best episode of any show put out this year.
Pros
+Fight scenes were pretty intense and not as hammy as they have been in other episodes with The Others and Wights
+Melisandre returning was good
+Dragon fighting was great and properly brutal
+The Night's King's assassination was pretty great, I liked how they led us on twice with Dany trying to kill him with dragonfire and Jon trying to duel him fairly and both failing before Arya got him
+Theon's redemption was godly and I can already tell people are going to be overlooking it in favor of other scenes unfortunately
+Beric Dondarrion getting brutally stabbed in the hallway was pure cinema, great cinematography
+Brienne and Jaime's unbeatable tag team fighting was great
+Acting was noticeably solid this episode, even actors I don't exactly like did well here, the writing being more competent than most episodes definitely helped
Neutral
* the Dothraki getting all hyped only to do literally fucking nothing was actually hilarious
*Lyanna Mormont bit was the only really cheesy part but it was kind of fun
*Arya chase bit was a lot longer than it needed to be
*Sam just lying down on a pile of bodies doing nothing for the last half of the battle was kind of hilarious too
*Crypt parts broke up the action a bit and served their purpose but also didn't bring that much to the table
Cons
-There were a number of scenes that tried to create tension by prolonging whatever action was happening (like the absurdly long wait at the start, or when Melisandre set the fire to the moat, etc.) and I don't feel like most of it was necessary or added anything but time to the scene
-Not enough important people died for a show that made it's name for not giving plot armor to main characters, there were a few too many scenes where one should've died and was saved at the last second by another character that had no business being at that part of the battlefield (I'm looking at you Jorah! fucking teleporting outside of the castle to save Dany. I'm onto your sorcery)
-Too Dark, hahaha I know dumb complaint but it was noticeably annoying at points
-Didn't really explain why Bran just decided to control the ravens for a bit (I'm also secretly disappointed he didn't steal the Night's King's dragon)
-No giant ice spiders
-Tactics made no sense as usual but magic zombie fighting wouldn't anyway so that's not completely unforgivable.
yeah I know I put a lot of critical points here but the critical parts were all minor to me and the good parts wayyyyy outweigh them. It was a great episode, it sets up an interesting ending to the series. Never thought Cersei would actually be the big baddie at the very end when they could have the Night's King but I'm not against it either. Can't wait to see Jaime stab her and pull out a flaming sword :smirk:. also the Cleganebowl/Trial of the Seven/whatever shit they set up for the final encounter will be wonderful
The beginning fight is one of the best in the series (one small step behind the fights with Thousand Eyes and Jia Sidao last season) and the rest of the episode isn't bad, it's just not as spectacular as many of the other episodes in this season.
Twin Peaks is indisputably one o the greatest shows ever, however you have to watch it at the right time and recognize a few things.
First off, if you get to the end of the 3rd episode and you still don't like it, then it may not be your type of a show. That third episode is really the point where you find out if you'll like the rest or not.
Secondly, if you watch it and don't like it, then wait a couple years then come back. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have liked it if I watched it a few years ago.
Thirdly there is a noticeable drop in quality about halfway through the second season. Hammer your way through these episodes, do not skip them. I know they are painful to watch but the payoff is worth it. The show eventually does get itself back on track just in time for the final episode to be the greatest episode of any television show ever.
I recommend this show to everyone but that doesn't mean it's for everyone. Give it a shot though, it's really fucking good
Pros
+Dragon pit scene as well as the scene with Helaena were very good
+Training scene was great at showing the animosity between the two opposing sides
+Daemon and Laena's family are good enough and the whole pentoshi deal is interesting the death was clearly an attempt to add drama but honestly I didn't give a shit
+Larys being crazy was fun
Cons
------The amount of favoritism showed to Rhaenyra is super annoying. Alicent is now just a huge cunt for no reason, it's not even disguised under the pretense of wanting her children to be the successors at this point. Criston Cole's transition to enemy is too complete and the writing makes him seem purely spiteful. Rhaenyra is portrayed as having this loving relationship hidden under her marriage rather than an absolutely unacceptable behavior that threatens not only her sons' legitimacy but also their relations with the Velaryons (who should be fucking pissed about the kids clearly not being their blood), and leaves opening for Daemon to come back and start shit as well. Rhaenyra does whatever the fuck she wants in every single episode, gets no push back from her father and it's portrayed as her being persecuted when it's really her just being an irresponsible, spoiled brat. Harwyn isn't her secret boyfriend, he's just the best looking knight around who has no honor. It's crucial to the Dance of Dragons being interesting that both sides are legitimate, coming at it like one side is just a bunch of assholes trying to steal poor little Rhaenyra's crown is stupid and destroys everything interesting about the politics.
-New actresses haven't really impressed me yet. The jury is still out obviously, but they're both immediately unlikable and cold.
Pros
+Dragons doing dragon things
+The silent emotions of Rhaenyra (regarding her fear of Aegon replacing her and her marital status), Viserys (regarding his declining health and politicians trying to force his hand), and Daemon (with his failing campaign against the Triarchy) bled through every scene with them
+Clever groundwork for the next stage with Laenor/Seasmoke's intro, the reconfirmation of Rhaenyra's status as heir to the Iron throne, and Criston Cole's presence
+The action was a bit cheesy but it was entertaining
+Couple of standout scenes: Caraxes landing, Boar killing, Viserys talking about his dreams, and Daemon being angry
Neutral
*Stag scene is kinda exposing that this show is going to be extremely bias in Rhaenyra's favor which considering the Dance of Dragons is not really a good guy vs bad guy kind of conflict is a little unfortunate
*Alicent- I like the actress and she hasn't done anything unreasonable of stupid or anything but she hasn't really been enabled yet either. I know they are building up for later though so I'm not too worried.
*Crabfeeder was kinda wasted, I don't really care about him as a character but they kinda made him sound super cool and gave him a cool design and I thought it would've been fun if he had a few more feats before being disposed of
Negative
-Otto Hightower comes off even more like a creep rather than one of the keenest men in the 7 Kingdoms. I don't disagree that with him saying what he did but we have really only seen him trying to hook up kids with older people so far outside of the meeting with Daemon last episode which Rhaenyra salvaged so he feels kinda one dimensional
-Feels like many of the ancillary figures are also just boilerplate, generic GOT characters. I just know the Arbor lady likes to plot while walking through her gardens and the cocky Lannister likes to drink wine, say "fuck" a lot, and make suggestive slander more than any real human being would. Definitely one of the parts of the original show I wished they'd left behind.
Pros
+Daenerys feeling betrayed and the talk with Jon about how she doesn't inspire love in the Seven Kingdoms so she has to resort to fear. fucking excellent dialogue.
+Jaime once again being chained to a pole and Tyrion returning the favor to him
+Cleganebowl was good, maybe not as amazing as it could've been but it was more that satisfying
+Euron fighting Jaime
+Stalemate in the city
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dany's fury Particularly from Jon and Arya's viewpoints, was amazing
+Acting was WAAAAAAAY stronger than normal
Neutral
*Varys' death was kinda fast but it had to be
*First part of the battle was fine, nice of the writers to take the heat seeking missiles off of the ballistae
*Not crazy about Jaime returning to save Cersei as a storyline but it does make sense
Cons
-Golden Company had no point
Fuck any of the brainlets who say Dany is acting against character. Remember that part about her being raised by her psychotic brother, or when she walked into a big ass fire expecting to die, or when she threatened to burn down Qarth moments after arriving there while her dragons were still babies, or when she just gave all of slavers bay to a mercenary because she broke up with him, or how she has a savior complex and resents anyone who doesn’t immediately accept her as queen, or how she’s gradually becoming less and less accepting of criticism while being more sure of her “destiny” to rule, or when she killed Sam's family instead of imprisoning/ransoming them or how she continues to try to bang her nephew. Yeah, this came out of nowhere though lmao. She's always had that edge, seems fair that watching her best friend get her head chopped off set her just over. This isn't to say she's completely crazy either, she very well could justify making an example of King's Landing in order to inspire fear in the rest of the Realm. Remember, just because a show doesn't do what you want it to do doesn't make it bad or not make sense.
Pros
++++++++++ Best writing in a GOT episode since Hold the Door
+Suitable mourning for the lost that didn't eat up too much time
+Interesting party with all sorts of positive and negative interactions going on between characters (San-San is looking like it has potential, The whole Jaime-Brienne stuff was good, Jon being cheered as king while Dany uncomfortably looks at them, etc.)
+Debate about who the best ruler would be was AMAZING
+ Rhaegal getting killed was genuinely shocking
+Cleganebowl is all but confirmed
+ Jamie returning should have been more about how Cersei is pregnant with his child but the route they went with had excellent dialogue so it's still a great part
+Dany being a bitch to Jon about letting her be the supreme ruler and Jon submitting fit soooooo well into the episode
Neutral
*Jon picked a really shitty time to tell his family about his parentage and yeah, I get that was sort of the point but he obviously could've put it off until after the war so it still doesn't sit the right way. It was crucial to the episode being so good though so I'm torn on whether it's actually a negative
*The show is finally going to have to deal with the consequences of the Unsullied not being emotionless robots like they are in the books. It'll be interesting to see how it shakes out
*Ballista cannot sink seaworthy vessels and the alliance splitting their army when they aren't sure they could even win against Cersei in an even fight was not a smart decision
Cons
-the Bronn scene was kind of dumb and he has no way of ensuring that they follow through on their agreement. Honestly, he would've had a better chance of success if he actually joined them.
Fantastic episode and honestly, if the internal divisions about Jon or Dany allow Cersei to come out on top it would be fucking genius
I loved how this episode was all about repeated history with a twist
Pros
+Cersei doing her best impression of the Mad King
+Jaime being forcibly compared to the Freys as Kingslayers with the beautifully written line where Walder Frey says he loves that people hate him and Jaime clearly despises it. Also Jaime looking on during Cersei's coronation and just being absolutely horrified was an excellent moment
+Jon doing his impression of Rob
+Sam gets to Oldtown and it is a city I have been waiting to see and it looks beautiful It is going to make for a wonderful contrast when the Ironborn assault takes place and this pillar of scholarly learning is trashed I like how they mention that the leadership in the Night's Watch has changed drastically, clearly a point emphasizing the changes that happen throughout this episode
+Bran seeing the rest of the Tower of Joy and saying goodbye to Benjen
Neutral
*Arya killing the Freys after feeding him the pie was okay. Not as satisfying as Manderly doing it, while having the musicians play a song about it over and over, and hooting and hollering before probably betraying them in the 1st Battle of Winterfell. It'll be interesting to see who she goes after in the future but there really isn't a whole lot of things that impressed me about this. Again cool that it's a twist on the Red Wedding with Walder as the victim when he least expected it.
Cons
-Dorne apparently is now run by the fucking idiots who kinslayed the former prince and his son for literally no reason and the dumb fucks have a typical conversation with Olenna Tyrell where she talks shit about them and then they convince her to join the Dany camp
-Littlefinger talks with Sansa about wanting to bang her and then pouts for the rest of the episode because she turns him down
-Dany's weird breakup where she gives the dude Slavers Bay as compensation for being a good fuck and killing some people for money
Action-9/10, having a logical plot- 5/10. Literally "Fan Service the Episode"
Pros
+Really cool battle scenes in the North
+Negotiations and planning in the North
+Dragons burning the slave fleet
+Satisfying ending
Okay
*Negotiations with Asha and Theon. Interesting in some aspects, though it really went against the flow of the episode.
Cons
-Meereen story tried to make it seem like it isn't an obvious choice to burn the fleet but not entire cities. also the Dothraki action was really fucking retarded looking and the way Emilia Clarke portrays Dany continues to make her look like a total condescending bitch. It's going to be hilarious when Euron steals her dragons and sinks her fleet.
-The way the battle started off in the North was idiotic. Sansa told Jon already that he was going to kill Rickon and Jon isn't a retard. Also the general disregard for tactics throughout a majority of the fight was dumb.
In my opinion this show is better than the original Avatar. You will notice that it is supposed to act as a sort of opposite to the original in many ways. Instead of a pussy vegan hippy boy who always stays positive as the Avatar we get a fiery, angry, and disobedient teenage girl (which sounds bad when I say it here but she's actually pretty great). Where the original starts out with the whole world closing in around the avatar, LoK begins peaceful and these smaller, more focused plots come into the fold as it progresses. The show is deeper and stays more focused to the central plot than TLA which could be a positive or a negative thing depending on how you like your shows. The only big problems I have are the shameless fan pandering that goes on every once in a while but that can easily be ignored.
Season rankings: 3>2>1>4
Pros
+ Tyrion Getting kidnapped by Jorah
+ Jon and Stannis material
+ Cersei, High Septon, and Margaery stuff
Cons
-- Littlefinger's plan is the dumbest thing they could have come up with
- Arya's training is feeling rushed already
-- Very little actually happens in this episode
What a terrible episode. There was really no point in watching this. No real action, the shots were bland and had no artistic value, and practically no political value apart from what was already known. You really might as well skip this one.
Pros
+Looks Beautiful and Ugly at the same time (Ugly as in portraying the ugly circumstances of the war)
+The way it is shot is incredibly fluid, it's very much a long shot movie but there are maybe 5 actual like hard cuts in this and the hidden transitions are seamless. It really feels like you're walking alongside these messengers while still also giving the viewer an impression for how much time is passing in the story.
+Characters were all believable and likeable. There's some funny banter, there's some emotional release, a bit of fear, some kindness, and it's well acted so it gives the viewer a good impression of who these men are and it makes you want to care.
+Music and general sound design was nearly perfect
+ The story in general is solid. There are some things that I feel won't please everyone (which I'll mention) but I think overall it's a good story. The beauty is kind of in the simplicity. It's all about getting from point A to point B, but having it be that simple it makes room for the viewer to appreciate everything that happens in the journey.
+ You've probably guessed it from the things I've already said but the overall atmosphere is great without feeling like it's up it's own ass
+Very purposeful film. Lots of efficient scenes which seem disconnected at first but end up communicating an aspect of why the messengers are doing what they are and reflect the importance of this mission and/or increase the urgency of what is happening.
Neutral
*The movie is partially about will power and the main character's name is Will lmao
Cons
-I think Tommy's death happened too soon I understand not wanting to waste too much time but I feel like just a few more scenes would have done a lot for that part of the movie. (FYI this is not a big criticism I kinda knew it was going to happen since the trailer had so many scenes where Will was alone but it didn't quite mean as much as I would have liked)
-Predictable. This isn't honestly a criticism for people like me who don't really need any twists but I feel like some people would be bored with how straight forward and unapologetically predictable it is.
- in the German trench it says on one of the rafters "I <3 Elsa" a clear anachronism since Disney's Frozen (tm) had not come out in time for WWI soldiers to be fanboying Elsa smh btw I'm joking lol but I did see that in the trench
Definitely worth a watch
Pros
+Effects looked great
+Action sequences were decent
+Outstanding costume design and visuals in general
+The moment with the surprise lightning was neat
+I like the general idea behind Ben Solo's redemption
+The acting was good enough
+Cone Head droid was BASED
Cons
------------- The main story line was absolutely moronic Even if we suspend the disbelief in that There's this massive sith fleet of planet destroying ships. Why the fuck are they waiting to do anything? They're literally just asking to be destroyed. Even if Sidious wants to wait for Rey to claim the throne he could have facilitated her arrival in so many ways. Waiting for Kylo Ren to provoke her into coming was awful, lazy writing
-There is almost no connection to any of the previous movies' plot line. It felt like they just decided that they should forget all of the build up done in the past two movies and said "Fuck it, we'll just do episode 6 again."
-Dumb revisionist bullshit with 0 actual explanation literally all they had to do to justify the Emperor was say that his force spirit possessed a clone he had. Him surviving his fall is just as idiotic as Darth Maul's resurrection. Sidious is an awesome villain but his inclusion doesn't strengthen this film, it just cheapens the others. The backtracking on the Last Jedi telling us Rey was just a normal person was absolute dog shit too. It was JJ completely caving into moronic fans who want the canon to match their fanfics. And then when push comes to shove.... THEY FUCKING GO BACK ON IT AND CLAIM IT WAS MEANINGLESS. Like bitch! You just unnecessarily brought it up and made the entire movie about this dumb shit, you clearly thought it mattered enough to write 90% of the dialogue about it
-They just copied episode 6 except woah get this!.... There is a whole fleet of OP megaweapons and they're all just waiting for the rebels to blow them up OMG! There's just a massive amount of "OH you've seen this before but now it's even stronger!" and it is just so uninspiring
-That backtracking on Chewy's death objectively made the movie worse considering Chewy did literally nothing in the movie anyway after that bit. It's just another example of this movie being completely sackless
-the spy gag did not hit and served no purpose
-The execution of all the subplots was really rushed, nothing they did had any weight to it until the final confrontation
-The last part is literally just Mass Effect 3's ending but with less weight because of the messy lead up
-The dialogue was kind of typical of Star Wars... which means bad... but it is what it is
-The world building was non-existent after that one festival bit. I want to know why it matters that the Sith fleet was destroyed. Are there not entire systems still loyal to the First Order? They give us nothing to go on. I mean even Episode 6 gave us little glimpses of other systems revolting after the destruction of the death star
It's sad that this is how the series will end, just trying to copy the earlier iterations with no respect for the new additions to the story or the backbone to defend decisions that were made that were good. Star Wars became huge and stayed huge because of the creativity. The fan response to the Last Jedi showed they couldn't try to be creative and tell the story in a unique way so they end up killing off the series with boredom. Rise of Skywalker isn't horrible but it is not worthy of being the big finale and it is easily the weakest in the series.
Since we can rate the whole bunch now here it goes
God Tier:
Last Jedi
Empire Strikes Back
Excellent Tier:
Revenge of the Sith
A New Hope
Good/Entertaining Tier:
Rogue One
Force Awakens
Attack of the Clones
Phantom Menace
Average Tier:
Return of the Jedi
Disappointing Tier:
Rise of Skywalker
Dog Shit Tier:
Solo
Pros
+The Expeditionary Force had some top notch dialogue and interesting interaction. The Hound, as always, shines with his blunt wit.
+Brisk pace
+WHAT A FUCKING THROW! Dragons BTFO, Night's King proves he's a better bully than the Dragon Queen.
+Tyrion parts were above average
Neutral
*Wasn't crazy about Arya being a total fucking asshole but it didn't take anything away from the show.
*Needs more Jaime and Euron
Cons
-Too much Walking Dead type action. Do any of the writers remember when you had to kill the Wights with fire? It's kind of a big reason why that army is such a pain in the ass to fight? Any normal army could beat an army of zombies if you just had to re-kill them normally.... you know... before the whole dragon thing...
Holy fuck this movie is awful, I don't get how anyone can praise it. The only parts that were good were the fight scenes and some of the training scenes. They did a pretty decent job putting you into the ring with the boxers but that's literally it. The story is complete nonsense, the acting was was below awful, and it was rife with random meaningless bullshit. Two scenes particularly stick in my mind in a way that is so awful that it becomes hilarious. One is a scene where Creed and his shoehorned love interest are about to have sex on a couch with Rocky in the other room and the girl says something about it being weird that Rocky was in the other room and Creed blurts out "He Old!" as justification to continue and then they just fuck. It's hilarious but what the hell were the writers thinking? Then near the end he's running down the street to train, a random kid on a dirt bike asks if he's Apollo Creed's son, he says yeah, the kid says cool, and then the kid just fucking wheelies down the street. What the hell is that supposed to mean? At the very end you get another random ass scene with these dirt bike kids doing wheelies down the street while he trains. This movie is just complete nonsense.
Am I supposed to think the White Queen is a total bitch who is unnecessarily disrespecting all of her husband's closest advisors and family members? It really feels like that's what they are trying to convince me.
Finally, a legitimately great episode. It has been too long.
Pros:
+At least Euron is here, we will still have to wait to see if Victarion will join as well but it is confirmed the Kingsmoot will take place (although they sapped some of the most important dialogue for Euron's final conversation with Balon and it sort of felt awkward in that context rather than in a speech to dozens of powerful Ironborn families, also not sure it was the best idea to do it when Asha was right there. This way we miss the importance of Euron sailing his ship into the harbor the morning after Balon falls, plopping his ass on the Seastone Chair, and then drowning the one dude telling him to get the fuck out while Asha and Victarion are away in the North unable to do anything about it) I'm nitpicking though, at this point I'm just excited that it's happening at all.
+The Revival Scene was actually great, truly suspenseful. Most people saw it coming but it still managed to make me hold my breath and the hair on my neck stand.
+Jaime's confrontation with the High Sparrow was good
+Tyrion freeing the dragons was good and his dialogue wasn't totally cringe worthy and repetitive
+Sansa and Theon separation scene was great
+oh yeah, Bran is back and well on his way to becoming God Emperor of Westeros
Okay
*Arya stuff is going somewhere but it hasn't really gotten interesting yet
*Tommen's shame and Cersei's reaction were nothing special but I still understand why they put it in there
*Ramsay killing his father, step mother, and step brother was shocking and disturbing as it should have been but it does seem a little bit too illogical considering the Karstark man was right fucking there and probably would not want to work for Ramsay over Roose along with Roose once again telling him exactly why his retarded rampaging wont work. At least it made sense in that it is a very illogical person doing these things and they're not going against character really. I do think it is a good way to provoke the Northern discord that will soon take place with the Manderlys and Umbers joining up with the Night's Watch and Wildlings. Basically, I'm not sure I agree with the means but I do like where it seems to lead to.
Cons
- Nothing really, I said some stuff I didn't really like in the okay part but there really wasn't anything truly bad this episode.
Pros
+Blind Arya was decent
+Brienne fight was pretty good
Ok Parts
*Meereen was okay, nothing that new but it didn't do anything wrong either
*the Cersei and Margaery scenes were just unnecessary, I guess the Margaery one might prove to be more meaningful as the season goes on but there really wasn't much there.
*The Melisandre "spoiler" isn't really a spoiler to book readers and really wouldn't be all that surprising even for those who didn't read. It doesn't change anything at all if you think about it. It just adds a bit of backstory to her.
*Other Night's Watch stuff was okay, Davos' actor takes a leading role as he should.
Cons
-Dorne went off the deep end, that part of the story is dead to me. They fucked it up beyond recognition.
-The Dothraki parts were just more surface level bullshit, it's not really surprising, we all know that it's not really going to result in her being in real danger and Danaerys is going to get freed by her dragon(s) it's just a bit of a time waster. The best we can hope for is that she is either humbled by the experience or driven off the edge of sanity like many of her ancestors and we get crazy Dany running around for a season or two before Bran pacifies her.
-This episode was supposed to be the Kingsmoot
to elaborate a bit more, the Sand Snakes would've been killed immediately when trying such an idiotic move and the confirmation that Quentyn does not exist in the show (nor does Doran's plan to bring back Dany with the Golden Company at her side) makes Doran a non-issue rather than a long game planner who legitimately has a chance at grabbing significant power. Why the fuck would they cut such an important player out of the game? it makes no sense. Using the Sand Snakes makes even less sense, you can't tell me that Dorne is going to even consider following them after the series of idiotic decisions they've made. The reason why it is frustrating that this episode was not "kingsmoot" is because the Kingsmoot was the best part of the books in my opinion. it holds the best in ASOIAF banter/dialogue, it holds political consequences that you really cannot accurately calculate at the time, and it is a huge turning point where we go from Lannister/Tyrells dominating with chaos in Dorne and the North to another big contender entering the competition. There's still some hope that Euron and Victarion will enter the series but it gets more and more doubtful the further they push them back and it's almost confirmed now that Quentyn, Aegon, and the Golden Company are cut from the show.
Interesting movie, there are a good amount of cheesy bits, as it is with most spaghetti westerns, but they are all good in that familiar campy way. It has a version of the High Noon plot, where a guy is supposed to save a town from a group of guys with a grudge. However it differs in a key aspect, the guy being hired also have a sort of grudge against most of the townsfolk. The action is good, the way they put the flashbacks in was well done, the acting was solid, and the villains are great.
You have to be a little careful with judging this season because the episodes are split up by character. So you'll get the GOB and Tobias episodes which are the best of the entire show and will have you on your side laughing the entire time, and then you'll get the Maeby and George Sr. episodes which are pretty bad.
This movie is so ham-fisted it hurts. The historical inaccuracy aside, this movie plays like an incredibly stupid person decided to write what he thought a smart person was like in the most generic way possible. "I-I'm a genius b-but I can't understand simple human interaction" real anti-social people aren't that way because they don't understand basic English vernacular. They should have done more research than watching the Big Bang Theory every night. It's not just Touring though, every character and plot point is simplified to an absurd level. The simplification doesn't even make sense sometimes, like when they had the main characters allow the one guy's brother's ship get blown up to hide the fact that they decoded Enigma. The reality of what happened was that the British Government decided to allow a town in France to get completely annihilated so the German's wouldn't know they had broken Enigma. Why the fuck would they change this? It seriously baffles me to think of what was going through the writer's brain. Also, it's complete bullshit that the Code Breakers won the war (which they will explicitly state numerous times throughout the movie) sure it made the Allies lose less men and helped them when planning attacks but the German's were not going to win just because the Allies couldn't break their codes.
In short it's a simplified and distorted version of events meant for people who do not know what really happened and who do not want to think very much while watching a movie about people breaking a complex code.
