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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
Can we please discuss military strategy a bit more? Jon knows nothing about military strategy and Dany is pretty weak herself but couldn't someone at Winterfell have come up with a better plan? Jamie, Tyrion, and Grey Worm were all there. Not to mention you'd think Sam would have read at least one book or two on military strategy.
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Military strategy was pretty abandoned as a thing in GoT somewhere in the 4th or 5th season. I know people here hate it when GRRM is brought up, but the guy read ####loads of history and historical fiction, and depicted somewhat sensible strategies in the books, that made it into the early seasons. Once the show-runners took over the story, real-world military considerations were abandoned entirely in favour of spectacle.
I mean Brienne, whose experience in command consists of leading a single squire for a couple years, was given commend of the left wing at Winterfell. Many thousands of soldiers, none of whom she had ever commanded or even met. Why? Because she's a main character. Everything in the show at this point, every action, strategy, and event, serves only on-screen spectacle and emotional payoff.