I've been a big fan of HBO's Game of Thrones (GoT) since its inception. When I heard that HBO had picked up George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series, I immediately read all the books. Thoroughly enjoyed them.
This season has certainly been fun; however, I'm disappointed about the rapidity of the whole thing. Last year, the showrunners announced that there would only be two seasons remaining with limited episodes per season. And it sure looks like they are speeding things along.
What I admire about GoT is its almost leisurely pace unfolding the epic. This allows for complex character interactions and political intrigue. When a character went from, say Winterfell to King's Landing, it would take several episodes to get there, with lots of adventures and intrigue along the way. This season, Tyrion went from Dargonstone to King's Landing and back in the same episode!
In addition, some of the decisions made by the characters are a bit sketchy, and there are a few plot holes that might have been addressed if there were more time (I'm looking at you, White Walkers with the chains...).
I understand the sacrifice of time to get to the nitty-gritty plot developments what with the climax looming, but it just seems we're losing a lot of fun along the way.
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