Summary: In this episode, we comment on the writing of Benioff and Weiss, some differences from Game of Thrones to the books A Song of Ice and Fire, and what went wrong with season 8. We comment how some character arcs suffered since D&D no longer had material from George RR Martin to adapt, and how some choices culminated in this last season of GOT. Contents: 00:00 Intro and comments on writing, D&D, and more. 4:20 Jaime Lannister: The former villain we came to love and his abrupt arc conclusion. 14:00 Arya: Differences from the books and her ending as Arya the Explorer 16:50 The killing of the Night King: What's wrong with Arya doing it? 18:15 More on Arya Stark 20:30 On Ned Stark's death and how it's different from some shocks in the series since season 5. 23:25 Jon Snow: Our beloved knows-nothing hero and what happened to his arc. From Night's Watch youngest commander to "she's my queen" sayer. 30:10 Tyrion Lannister: The awesome, smart, and witty Lannister. Or is he still? 34:40 Sansa Stark: how her arc differs from GRRM's work and more comments on the character 40:00 Dany, or Daenerys Targaryen: how she went mad in a snap, comments on her arc, the idea of white saviour, and comments on the choices in the series. 50:15 More issues with the killing of the Night King. How the ASOIAF and GOT lore wasn't used, how Bran's arc and his connection with the three-eyed raven didn't come to its full potential, and more. 56:36 Things we Liked in Game of Thrones. Yes! Gasp, they exist. Lots of really cool stuff. 59:30 More comments lore, Jon's Targaryen heritage not being relevant, D&D and how we admire them as producers and directors but not as writers, and what we hope for Star Wars. Matt Bird's book including thoughts on subversion of expectations: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Story-Innovative-Perfecting-Captivating-ebook/dp/B01N7HV0CT His article about expectations: http://www.secretsofstory.com/2010/05/storytellers-rulebook-15-defying.html All memes and tweets belong to their original creators. SPEAKERS: Denise and Lee AUDIO AND VIDEO EDITING: Denise MUSIC: Intro: Loyalty Freak music - Extra Metal http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/HYPER_METAL_ Outro: Stellardrone - Fermi Paradox https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/track/fermi-paradox CONTACT: EMAIL: lordsofthesith.podcast@gmail.com TUMBLR: https://lordsofthesithpodcast.tumblr.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LordSithPodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LordSithPodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lordsofthesith.podcast/ You can listen to our episodes at: SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/lordsofthesithpodcast ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lords-of-the-sith-podcast/id1419179407
