Well I definitely agree with most of what you're saying. I definitely hate a bunch of things in the show, but yeah, just this part in particular confused me how much it was brought up. Even though they got repetitive, bad pussy and 20 good men I understood. But I a little understand better now, so thanks for that
The line 'works' on the show, only in the sense that it's a shit line spoken by a shit character, so it makes sense that he's say it at that point.
I don't think he's quite reached shit character level. The actor is doing a lot of work to stop it, but they do have opportunities to make it better.
You mean like 2 of the last 3 episodes? What the hell have you been watching?
The Ironborn chapters, along with Dorne, Quentin and the 'Queenmaker' arcs were my least favourite parts of the book, so I wasn't expecting to love them in the show. I disliked the Ironborn mostly for the reasons others have covered above; they're a stupid people. An island full of copy and paste assholes who just weren't very interesting. That was until Euron came along, and he at least seemed like a very different kind of asshole. I enjoyed his pompousness and the mystery he's shrouded in with his creepy crew of mutes and warlocks. I also loved the dynamic between him and Victarion too, who seemed to embody all of the worst Ironborn traits turned up to 11. In fact, the two characters complement each other in a way that seems almost pointless to adapt one and not the other. In any case, the character at least got me more invested in the Ironborn chapters and interested to see were it's all heading.
It's like seriously we got the origin of the white walkers, the Hodor mystery solved, and the reappearance of a long missing character.
He's probably closer to a White Walker than a Wight at this point. The Children stopped him from dying and turning outright by shoving dragonglass in his heart, but he's still been mortally wounded. Considering the White Walkers don't appear to age, Benjen might be experiencing something similar.
I think it makes a lot of sense, arya is simply not someone who kills everyone. the show has established that, she asked the hound to not kill people when not necessary. her list makes it clear that she only kills people who deserve it. hiding needle and the play made it obvious that she will never be "no one". she will find a way to get the ability to use the faces but that's it.
No, in the show one season equals one year, so Benjen has been missing for six years now, which is plenty of time for someone to go from a little boy to a teen. It would be weird if Benjen said that same line in the books.
About 4-5 years have passed since season 1.
The writers have said it many times.
It makes perfect sense. That you would say it doesn't is kind of baffling. Do you know what "sense" means in this context? Or what an arc is?
Feels like you just don't understand stuff. Which is fine. Her decision makes perfect sense in the context of her character (she doesn't like killing innocent people), it's consistent with the trajectory has character has been in (she has only killed those she felt were evil, or killed in self-defense, and was consistent with this as of last season), and works as a catalyst for her plot in Braavos (despite already being reprimanded and threatened, will our hero compromise her values in order to complete her training?). Like I said, I find your complaints kind of baffling. It's a sensible arc so far.
Because vows in the show are not something people take seriously, which annoys me since attempting to honour vows is a major theme in the books, and a source of dramatic tension.
