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Did showrunners David Benioff and D.B.
Or was this development merely telegraphed without the necessary buildup to make it ring true?
Look, The Bells didnt always make a ton of sense.
(Remind me againhow dragons are supposed to work?)
And for this we have the actors and the episodes director, Miguel Sapochnik, to thank.
And thats part of the fun of the show!
This is a story about stories and texts and the interpretation of those stories and texts!
Was she driven to it by romantic rejection, hereditary madness, or simply the heat of battle?
But in the moment of that horror, the importance of that rhetorical analysis fell away.
In the earliest moments, I stumbled to follow along.Wait why is Cersei so sure of her armys strength?
Look at me, Jaime soothes his sister.
Look at me, Sandor Clegane too exhorts Arya.
Arya was our focal point through the harrowingChildren of Menstyle tracking shots through the streets of Kings Landing.
They echoplaster casts of Pompeiis victims a glimpse of ancient history at the moment of its terrible preservation.
The same story can be written many different ways.
Look at me, they say.
