09-20-2022, 11:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-20-2022, 11:11 PM by Drunk Monk.)
Ya know, as I was tuning in I was thinking of snide comments and figured some snarky mention of a black Targaryen with platinum locks. And then...well... near etnough.
This hit a lot of the right buttons for GoT (the series) fans - sex, politrix, and brutal ultravi - like real horrorshow ultravi. The juxtaposition of the Caesarean with the tilting sanguinousity was on point. It had that regal pretentiousness and viceral bloodshed, all condensed into an ep a little more than an hour. Tight work and I was engaged.
The fight choreo has improved. I disdained most of the choreo in GoT until the Battle of the Bastards, which is so redeeming, a masterpiece of battlefield choreo. This choreo is more shaky cam, one action = one cut, but it's done well and tells a coherent battle story. The tilting was good with that tilter's eye view.
HotD does for GoT fans what RoP wished it had done for LotR fans. I see why there's more engagement with HotD than RoP. That's a solid win for HBO over Prime. I'll continue to watch both to see how it plays out but HotD was a slam dunk for GoT fans.
D00M recommended (but only after watching all of GoT).
Actually I should reread my GoT notes so I can remember it better myself.
This hit a lot of the right buttons for GoT (the series) fans - sex, politrix, and brutal ultravi - like real horrorshow ultravi. The juxtaposition of the Caesarean with the tilting sanguinousity was on point. It had that regal pretentiousness and viceral bloodshed, all condensed into an ep a little more than an hour. Tight work and I was engaged.
The fight choreo has improved. I disdained most of the choreo in GoT until the Battle of the Bastards, which is so redeeming, a masterpiece of battlefield choreo. This choreo is more shaky cam, one action = one cut, but it's done well and tells a coherent battle story. The tilting was good with that tilter's eye view.
HotD does for GoT fans what RoP wished it had done for LotR fans. I see why there's more engagement with HotD than RoP. That's a solid win for HBO over Prime. I'll continue to watch both to see how it plays out but HotD was a slam dunk for GoT fans.
D00M recommended (but only after watching all of GoT).
Actually I should reread my GoT notes so I can remember it better myself.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse