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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
a lot of the predictability comes from us being on here and on the internet in general talking so much about it. if we were just watching this in isolation like the old days, restricted to talking with our co-workers by the water cooler, I doubt we would have so much of it figured out. but being connected to the world hive mind (that also includes paparazzi snapping pics of dead Jon filming new scenes and similar stuff) that element of surprise is just not going to happen much.
and that makes me sad a bit, cause even though this season was awesome and clearly best of the 6, I would have loved to be a dumb viewer all on my own and be shocked by things like Jon's true parents or Cersei's nuclear takeover.
then again, maybe shock and unpredictability are overrated, because those elements are only in play the very first time you watch. after that, they're gone and it's all the other components of good TV that have to be there to enjoy it the next viewing.
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To me they over foreshadowed the sept blowing up by including it in Brans vision and Tyrion/ Varyius talking. Just Cersai's comments to her Maester should have been sufficient. And Johns not being just a ####### has been pretty clear for a while and given that there are extra dragons around it just made sense. So I disagree it was the Internet or discussion here that made those two predictable.
I think it's that to conclude arcs the pieces need to move to certain places so plots become obvious as there aren't very many ways out that are satisfying this late in the game.
I don't want this to come of as criticism to what is a great show that i really like but you compare this to say the red wedding where you knew something bad was going to happen but not what. Where here you knew everything but how Tommen would be resolved.