Re: A Game of Thrones (HBO Series)
So far this season has been pretty good, but one of my least favorites. A Feast for Crows was not a big lag, it was mainly politics and A Dance with Dragons is mostly action. I think the issue with the show is that they are running out of book material and they aren't making quality "filler" or side stories. In the past seasons, all of the little details are nods to the book and the readers get them and its just quality. Now that they know the main plot but don't have any little details to work with, I think they are forced to stray from the book canon's "journey" and make their own way to the end of the story. As a result, they are already deviating from the little details now and it is becoming of a slightly lower quality. The Sand Snakes/Dorne intro was by far the weakest character intro in the series (just look at Tywin's; skinning/butchering an elk while talking to Jaime) and there were many unnecessary changes (Sansa's/Winterfell's story, Dany's story in Meeren rushed and important details changed, Tyrion's journey rushed, Griff/Young Griff being cut completely, Iron Born story missing/pushed back and altered). These are just my thoughts, but after this season the show is fair game for spoilers for Show and Book people alike.
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