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George R.R. Martin Finally Finishes Writing Sequel To ‘Erin Brockovich’ (theonion.com)

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

We hate how the two chuckle fucks executed the ending so they could go work on Star Wars. The bones were pretty good in bullet points form.

For me their mistake was

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wanting Danaerys' downfall to be a huge internet-breaking shock moment, that people would react to the way they did to Ned Stark's death or the Red Wedding. In their desperation to avoid spoiling the surprise, instead of a compelling 8-season study of her descent from idealism into madness we got Saviour Dany for six seasons followed by a small handful of half-assed "look, the clues were all there!" moments where she was put in a difficult position and chose the "I'm in charge, don't mess with me" option, followed by one of the most abrupt clumsy heel turns outside of pro wrestling.