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Originally Posted by rubecube
I thought last year was a bit of a mess, but I've mostly enjoyed this season. That said, I can't say the criticism of this season has been unwarranted.
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Agreed.
I’ll admit I’m surprised though. After the first few episodes I thought we’d see way, way more criticism and most reactions were quite positive. It’s only been the last couple days I’ve noticed a lot people are really starting to express concerns.
For me I’ve enjoyed my first watch of every episode, this season and last. It’s only once I rewatch, read online criticism or really start to deconstruct the story (which I’ve tried to avoid doing) that the holes start to jump out at me. I’ve always struggled with the “turn you brain off and just enjoy the show” mentality but it does seem to work for his show.
One thing that’s helped a lot is that I try and avoid looking at it from the outside. That is to say I’d much rather discuss “why did Sansa make that stupid decision?” Than I would “why did the writers make Sansa so stupid?”
When I stick to in world discussions it feels more immersive. When I discuss the show from the outside I find I enjoy the discussion and the show much less. I agreed with most of that Esquire article but I’ve been trying to avoid that kind of stuff.