As a person who did not watch it, asking honestly, was “Game of Thrones” a good show, or a shared experience? No one seems to talk about it now, or want to rewatch it. Is it fair to put it in the “Lost” bin and not bother or should I consider it?
@agiletortoise I noped out when the kid was pushed out the window, so I’m not a good judge, but GRR Martin will never finish the books. If you want a “completed” version of Game of Thrones the TV show is your only option.
@agiletortoise It was good, until it wasn't. You can tell seasons 7 and 8 were VERY rushed because the directors wanted to move onto their next project which ended up cancelled before it was Even in production. The show is still a stand out in my opinion, but knowing the history of how it all unfolded doesn't make a lot of people want to rewatch it. I only watched it at release but have been meaning to revisit it as it was a very good drama.
@agiletortoise As a fantasy/scifi nerd in general, I loved it, though it did kinda jump the shark in the last two seasons, as they ran out of book content and had to improvise a bit…
@agiletortoise it's a little bit of both. Most of the run is pretty good fantasy prestige TV. (They eventually overtook the books and thus had to write their own ending, which went badly.)
But, it was also helped that it was THE SHOW for so long. Could always watch with friends on Sunday and talk about it Monday at work, and that was fun.
Would I start it today? Probably; it was genuinely good for a while! And there's some cultural context you'll have afterwards.
@agiletortoise I would say it's good, certainly the first half. I probably will go back to it but feels like it would get ruined going back too early.
I did that with Breaking bad as part of sharing it with people who never saw it. I've seen it too often and while it's easily one of my top shows, it's gonna be ages until I go back to it now.
The show is a bit extra everything, but probably easier to watch now that it's bingeable. Waiting for the next season, it is easy to forget who did what...
That said, I must admit that I really loved the ending...
@agiletortoise I genuinely like the series and did rewatch it when my wife wanted to watch it, and I enjoyed it on rewatch. The ending isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it also had super high expectations on it so... 🤷♂️
I think you can know what to expect from the series if you enjoy the first 3 or 4 episodes of season 1.
@agiletortoise I often see TikToks with clips of the earlier seasons of the show, and it reminds me just how good it was before they rushed it over the finish line
@agiletortoise I agree with @stroughtonsmith. I decided to rewatch the first season recently and it was great. I remember the ending being very disappointing though.
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