Re-ports showin'
Seas are risin'
Temp is turnin'
Turmoil's wellin'
Reports show win
Sees a rise in
Tempest earnin'
Term oil swellin'
At the beginning of the series, Westeros is a world where magic is all but extinct. Dragons have been extinct for centuries, White Walkers are considered to be a myth, and to most people in Westeros, magic is something relegated to stories of times long since past. Then, suddenly, dragons, direwolves, white walkers, the Lord of Light, it all is gradually re-introduced. To me, the whole point of the series is magic slowly re-entering the world over time, and the evolution of Game of Thrones from a political drama with intrigue, plotting and backstabbing to a full on war between dragons and ice zombies is the trajectory the series was always heading in. The struggle for control over the iron throne was always going to take a back seat to the war between the living and the dead.
I just see a lot of people lamenting the loss of the intrigue and drama of King's Landing, but when you've literally got an army of ice creatures and their zombie horde marching across the continent, what point does it truly serve? The War of the Five Kings was an elaborate positioning of the chess pieces for the overarching conflict in the series. It served as a vehicle to slowly reveal Jon as the main character. Now, obviously this does not excuse the sloppy pacing or awful plots like Dorne or the Wight Hunt, but the final seasons were never going to be about Littlefinger and Varys slinking around in the shadows, pulling the strings.
I think this is why GRRM is having a tough time finishing the story, as he is unable to to bridge his complex political story with the more simplistic battle between the White Walkers and men. I also think that is why some characters who worked better within the political environment, such as Varys, Tyrion and Littlefinger, felt more shallow and overlooked in Season 7. Because, ultimately, the story was never about them, and their purpose in the story has kind of come to an end.
A bit late on posting this series of episodes for discussion! My apologies. There's a lot to cover!
This series is all about politics: Senators, negotiations, bills, debates, clandestine missions, and more. These episodes call back to an aspect of the prequels many tend to dismiss as stale or boring, but I think The Clone Wars helped show just how interesting political drama can be.
I've arranged the episodes for discussion in chronological order below:
I've watched this show for at least 10 years. Ever since it debuted on Nick at Nite (remember that?). I've seen every episode at least 3 times. It is my favorite sitcom. But one thing i appreciate was that it doesn't have any overt political messages. Like other series. The whole of Family Guy, King of the Hill, Modern Family, Rosanne, The Simpsons, SOuth Park.
That's one thing i like, it's never really revealed how the family votes or any sort of relgious views. Except in the Daycare episode or the "Malcolm Dates a Family" episode.
But, most reviews i have seen say they love the social commentary. I also saw an article on Reddit that the series is very left leaning (https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/5ohzri/why_malcolm_in_the_middle_is_actually_a_socialist/)
But, it does a ton of mental gymnastics. I always thought it was a hilarious series, that's actually secretly genius about a very rambunctious family. I never noticed ANY political commentary or social commentary.
The closest was the Standee episode.
But did you notice anything of the sort? The series doesn't take any stances as far as i could tell. Did you notice any?
Sorry, not many of my friends reads a lot of comic books and the vast majority of the very few people I know who have watched the movie think of it as just another superheroe movie (which it is, in a sense), so it is baffling for me to learn that there are actually people who not only saw that film but also read the entire series missing one of the key elements of the narrative, like they just saw a bunch of cool coloured pictures and people in disguises talking deep shit until the next punching and explosion panel, totally missing the point of it all (point being, exactly, the politics in super heroes archetypes, of good and wrong, of media and power).
-Knock, knock -Who's there? -Watchmen never meant to be about superhero action (damn you, Zack Snyder!)
(Also, don't worship Rorschach, pls, just don't, don't be that guy)
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