I think this was truly the first bewildering episode of GoT to me.
I can take some pretty ridiculous plot points. I can accept quick transportation now. I can accept a ridiculous and useless adventure beyond the wall to capture a White Walker to try and convince Cersei to help in the battle against the Night King.
This episode had those same faults, but in addition were some faults that are truly heinous. They've completely broken character arcs and are making some characters act the complete opposite of how they should.
Why would Tyrion think he could convince Cersei to surrender? "You are not a monster"????? Nobody in the Seven Kingdoms should know that Cersei is a monster better than Tyrion. I feel like we had this exact same exchange back in season 4. This made no sense.
And then Dany. We had six seasons of Dany on the other side of the narrow sea, starting from rags to eventually becoming the Queen of Meereen. She was impatient at times, and ruthless as she should be, but she learned from her mistakes. She listened to her advisors. She learned how to rule. She learned to be patient.
And now she can't wait a few days to allow her army to rest? She doesn't scout ahead, and instead allows her dragon to take three direct ballista hits?
I feel like these aren't even the same characters. It's so unsatisfying.
Truly, it would have been better if they were killed. At least when people died in this series prior, the characters never strayed from who they were. For better or for worse, dead or alive, the characters felt real.
These characters don't.
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