The plot is not enough, the brain hole comes together - comment on the fifth season of "Game of Thrones"

Jaylen 2022-03-07 08:01:32



sn=d2f15a57fe3ed37bdb060dcdb5f5d683#rdThe fifth season of Game of Thrones has come to an end, and in stark contrast to the much-anticipated pre-launch, his end has been controversial. The focus of the controversy is the "bold" adaptation of the series, which almost spawned a parallel world that is completely different from the original, causing dissatisfaction among many fans of the original. The adaptation of the series is unavoidable, because TV series and books are two different carriers after all, and it does require a lot of deletions and changes. The problem is that the changes in this season seem very arrogant and unreasonable.

When we analyzed the trailer, we had predicted some changes in this season, but after watching it, I realized that I had underestimated the screenwriter's brain hole, and my ice and fire were not so abhorrent. And we can clearly see that the screenwriter's adaptation is largely not for the logic of the plot, but only for the sake of being more curious, more bloody, more unpredictable, and more attractive to the audience. After taking a little inventory of a few major changes, we can find that this kind of plot is not enough, and we need to adapt it with our brains.

Like the Sansa line. In the episode, Sansa Stark, at the instigation of Littlefinger Belish, sets out to the North, and actually wants to marry Rams. The adaptation here is almost unreasonable. Littlefinger is so sure that after marrying Rams, Sansa will be able to use the flayer to seize the north. You must know that Stannis in the north is waiting for an opportunity to go south, and the outcome is unknown. Sansa had previously The identity of the murderer who killed the king, appeared so openly, isn't Littlefinger afraid of doubts in the palace? In the original book, Sansa is still in the valley, learning machinations and domination with Littlefinger. The valley was unscathed in the Battle of the Five Kings, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was rich in products. This was the biggest capital Sansa had to play the game of power, rather than going deep into the tiger's den alone. By the way, in the original book, there is also a person married to Rams, a fake "Arya", Jenny Poole, Jenny has been enduring Rams' abuse, life is better than death. In the episode, Sansa is raped by her husband on her wedding night, and the writers apparently think that if raped, the heroine will suddenly wake up, burst out, "indomitable", and Jane Poole, just "Winterfell crying" "The woman" that's all, it's not a screenwriter's eye.

Another previously unexpected adaptation is Stannis. There are a lot of Erlu fans among the fans of the original book, but in the episode, Stannis almost becomes a ruthless, cold-blooded, superstitious tyrant of black magic, especially after he burns his own daughter to death (the reason is only to open the way), he almost became the most hated character in the entire show. In the original book, Stannis is a responsible, family and affectionate person. Onion's evaluation of him may be the most general: the rewards and punishments are fair, so he is not popular with the nobles, and the nobles serve him only because he is their own monarch. But that's also what makes him attractive. Stannis is also the only king who chose to abandon the South to fight the Dark King when the wildlings invaded, which is undoubtedly a beacon when the entire continent is caught in the machinations. He said, "Yes, I should have been there, but I might not have come at all if it wasn't for my Prime Minister's reminder. Lord Seaworth came from a humble background, but he reminded me of my duties, when all I could think about was power and position. Davos said, I put the carriage in front of the horse, yeah, saving the country by winning the throne is putting the cart before the horse, I should save the country, and thus win the throne."

Another major mention in the trailer The adaptation is the Dorne line. In the episode, Jaime Lannister himself travels to Dorne to rescue his daughter. The show portrays the women of Dorne as a bunch of promiscuous, vicious women, in fact the women tend to be masked throughout the show, the ardent Katherine, the vicious Cersei, and the powerful Brienne , these images are often very thin, with the exception of Arya and Daenerys, the women in Game of Thrones often either sabotage the plan or act as a meat dew point. The same goes for the women of Dorne, the Sand Snakes are B-movie bad girls. However, although the plot of James saving his daughter by himself is very contradictory (in the original book, James swept away the remaining forces of the Northern Army in the river, and was finally called away by Brienne, whereabouts unknown), but at least it was Dorne's The face was clearly shown for the first time, and it also paved the way for Dorn to compete in the Central Plains. Because the Dorne line will be a very important line, but the plot needs someone to unfold it. This person must have a certain reputation, and he is the one among the protagonists, who must show both Dorne's style and Dorne's style. High-level political struggle, James has become the obvious choice. Unlike some, I understand this adaptation.

As for the Great Wall Line, the Black and White House, and the Dragon Girl Line, these adaptations are all within the acceptable range. Here I will focus on the Dragon Girl line. It may be a matter of funding. The addition of the little devils in the Dragon Girl line has been brought forward for a very long time. From the perspective of the little devil, the unique politics, history, and common people of the Eastern Continent are basically ignored. Well, these show us a strange and interesting new world in the novel, and the series has no choice but to give up for many reasons. And the very important Dragon Prince Aegon also partially overlaps with the bear's plot, and may appear alone in the sixth season, but if the sixth season has both Aegon and a pirate line, there will be two important new characters. , is it too much? In the same way, the struggle in Meereen is mainly about the geopolitics of the entire Slaver Bay. Due to the liberation of the slaves by the Dragon Girl, the economy of the entire Slaver Bay was cut off, so it was besieged by various city-states, and the war was imminent. Meereen's economy was also in recession. The drama mainly shows the struggle between conservatives and radicals in Meereen City, showing the Dragon Girl's means of "maintaining stability".

All in all, Game of Thrones season 5 saw several unacceptable adaptations that took the story in illogical directions and completely turned the good impression it had on it. It's not worth the wait every week.

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  • Colleen 2022-03-31 09:01:09

    If rape can make characters grow, screenwriters can improve their professional skills by being raped

  • Winona 2022-04-01 09:01:16

    I was disgusted by the rape scene in episode 6, these screenwriters really can have no lower limit for the ratings

The Wars to Come quotes

  • Margaery Tyrell: [pouts as she walks in on her brother on bed with his male lover] We're late for dinner as it is.

    Loras Tyrell: You're very respectful.

    Margaery Tyrell: I'm very hungry.

    [closes door, casually eats fruit, then bothers to address the newcomer:]

    Margaery Tyrell: What's your name?

    Olyvar: Olyvar, my lady.

    Margaery Tyrell: I'm afraid my brother is keeping the king waiting... Olyvar.

    Olyvar: [kisses his paramour one last time, then acknowledges:] My lady.

    Margaery Tyrell: [regards his naked body in a bemused way as he walks towards door, opens it and leaves, then looks at her brother:] Perhaps you might consider being a bit discreet?

    Loras Tyrell: Why? They all know about me anyway. Everybody knows everything about everyone. What's the point of trying to keep a secret in a place like this?

    Margaery Tyrell: In any event, you shouldn't keep your intended waiting.

    Loras Tyrell: My intended? Please! Tywin's dead. That means no one can force Cercei to marry me.

    Margaery Tyrell: Lucky you.

    Loras Tyrell: Unlucky you.

    Margaery Tyrell: You think I want that woman to marry my brother?

    Loras Tyrell: If she doesn't marry me, she doesn't go to Highgarden. Which means she stays in King's Landing. Which means you're trapped here with Cercei Lannister as your mother by law.

    Margaery Tyrell: Perhaps.

    Loras Tyrell: Perhaps?

    Margaery Tyrell: Perhaps.

  • Hizdahr zo Loraq: [after Queen Daenerys distances herself from being a politician] Forgive me. You're right, of course. Still... it's easier to rule happy subjects than angry ones.

    Daenerys Targaryen: I don't expect the Wise Masters of Yunkai to be happy. Slavery made them rich. I ended slavery.

    Hizdahr zo Loraq: They do not ask for the return of slavery. They ask for the reopening of the fighting pits.

    Daenerys Targaryen: The fighting pits? Where slaves fought slaves to the death?

    Hizdahr zo Loraq: In the new world that you've brought to us, free men would fight free men. The pit fighters you liberated plead for this opportunity. Bring some here and ask them yourself.

    Daenerys Targaryen: [adamant] No fighting pits.

    Hizdahr zo Loraq: Opening them would show the people of Yunkai and Meereen that you respect their traditions.

    Daenerys Targaryen: I do not respect the tradition of human cockfighting.

    Hizdahr zo Loraq: If you could...

    Daenerys Targaryen: [angrily] How many times must I say no before you understand?