ASOIAF / Game of Thrones (SPOILERS INSIDE)

[holahouze]

Originally Posted by Sirken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the adaptation work is and always has been fine. my statement (and most of my complaints this season) is directed their original material, the 'non' adaptation work. they simply are not as good of storytellers as GRRM. most of the acting has been fine, but the actual weight of the dialog has been lacking in substance. characters do things that are completely out of character or make no actual sense for that person to be doing. there has been literally no background scheming or plotting by any of the characters. they have been holding our hands and everything has been exactly what it seems on the surface, and it's getting boring. i understood why nothing surprised me before, but seeing as how we are past the books now, there's no reason for me to see everything coming anymore, other than poor storytelling and/or story crafting.

Excellent post!