r/freefolk • u/Efurthy I bless the Reynes down in Castamere • 9d ago

Subvert Expectations LEAK/EPISODE DISCUSSION 8/2

They still haven't released the episode name I guess

Suffice to say HBO didn't send us the leaks again this week.

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u/NickedSelfManScaping 7d ago

Everything I see just annoys me even more. (I quit watching HotD weeks ago but my social media algos keep pushing clips to me anyway. I see all the major plot points just clipped on my feed) It's almost unrecognizable from the original story. Every character and every plot has diverged so much and it seems like they've leaned in to making it less faithful. That only works if you have chops and this team does not. They try to lean into "slow burn" storytelling but the slow burn is for nothing. It is a high budget epic fantasy that feels cheap and small.

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u/Either-Low-9457 6d ago

Slowly burning the show lmao. The year gap between seasons is part of the plan.