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    speaking of 10/10 shows, any chance today's season premier will promise something better than the shitfest that was season 6?

    Game of Thrones is about character action, and telling a story without relying on formulas and cliches. Season 6 was the exact opposite of that--it used cliches in abundance, and was predictable as hell as it followed the "faux-GoT formula" adopted by other shows and movies hoping to ride GoT's coattails--false unpredictability. That is, the twisting of cliches found in other media, in the hopes of shocking or surprising, not in the hopes of telling a fantastic story. For example, the rule of 3 could be turned into the rule of 4, with dramatic music on the third action in order to communicate "you expected the rule of 3, eh? Nope! Dramatic music meant nothing, but to call attention to just how unpredictable we are! Look, here's a fourth action with no fanfare, and it hits the mark! Wowie!" That actually happened in the first season of faux GoT, in the worst episode in series history: The Battle of the Bastards.
    But few seem to care that Game of Thrones has abandoned smart writing and character action, instead rejoicing the Social Media Moments™, not written for the story, but for the fans to talk about on Twitter every Sunday.
    ... and like, why does a premium network series have filler content now?
    Game of Thrones seasons 1-5 were 10/10. Season 6 was 3/10 at best. It wasn't just bad for GoT, it was horrible television. Is the Game of Thrones team really this incompetent without the involvement of George R.R. Martin? I'm not sure I can get myself hopeful for season 7. Maybe if Martin returns, we'll be guaranteed 10/10 story again.
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    • Silent Gamer
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      Editing … Game of Thrones is boring and predictable in my opinion. I enjoyed it until series 3, then I got bored of the meandering plot and half-developed characters.
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    • Travis Green
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      Editing … I thought season 5 was quite a big drop from the previous four seasons, but then season 6 was a nice recovery and a big return to form, honestly. I'm a bit nervous about having a shorter season, but I'm still excited for it.
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      Editing … I don't fault anyone who thinks S5 is the point where it fell off. Just a difference in opinion, we all have them. But season 6 was just so shit
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      Editing … Like GoT though i only watched three episodes or so. Might purchase it later to see it from the beginning.
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