thread: 2011-06-19 : Previously on Game of Thrones
On 2011-06-19, Chiaroscuro wrote:
I haven't read the books either and I certainly can't read the books now.. 'as seen on tv' ! ;-) I was wondering if what you didn't like was an artefact of the tv show, but after your explanation I guess it must just be G.Martin's style.
I find interesting that what you don't like is what I find interesting in the show.
It is exactly how you say: you feel like all pieces has been put in place for the obvious next step that will make a character shine and BAM, the fate hits hard, or just ignores him.
It seems to me that many of the standard tropes just break down in GoT and that keeps me engaged and on the edge.
Characters that seem big are never assured to be protagonists and secondary characters can suddenly get the limelight. It just feels like the underlying narrative logic does not care so much about the characters as long as it can keep strife and conflict and setting exploration going.
I keep observing myself thinking "oh so the show is not about John Snow, it's about the little boy", then "oh it's not about the boy.. it's a Stark family saga".. "hey no wait it is really about the Lannister" and every time I build an after-the-fact explanation on what the show is about, but I can never second guess it.
