Talk:Alex Graves

That whole new section is utterly disingenuous.

"Graves's handling of the Season 4 finale omitted any mention of Tysha" implies that was his fault or responsibility, which is utterly ridiculous. He didn't write the script, and this following sentence, which tries to justify it, is simply false: "It was actually Alex Graves himself who actively pushed to remove any mention of Tysha in the Season 4 finale, and he was the driving force behind removing any mention of Tysha as the main reason why Tyrion kills his father." He simply does not say that in the commentary track. He basically says he's a fan of the change and reacted positively to it. He certainly wasn't the "driving force" behind it. Also, if Tysha was going to be included and have the intended emotional effect, she shoud've been mentioned and DISCUSSED way more than she was, which obviously also was out of Graves's hands.

Oh, and come on, the placement of the fact that he is not returning, just after all the "controversy" is explained in detail? And it's not just placement: "Alex Graves was not asked to return as a director in Season 5, for reasons not overtly stated." Again, FALSE. False in so many ways. We don't know if he was asked to return, and he DID give reasons for his decision not to return: burnout. Which is understandable, after directing almost half the season, and 2 episodes in season 3. That statement is plainly false, and particularly egregious in its placement and implication.

And we're quoting reviewers, now? How about those who do not find this whole thing a "controversy", of which there are many? But of course, they don't agree with The Dragon Demands on this. I know you're an administrator, but please don't editorialize so much. Most of Graves's comments were taken out of context by you and other book readers. And it also comes from a severe misunderstanding of the role of a director in a TV show such as Game of Thrones, in which there are many directors per season and the showrunners (the executive producers) are the writers themselves. Graves is a director, not a writer. He doesn’t have to know the detailed background of the characters. There’s no problem with him thinking Tysha is dead, or that for some reason Tyrion knew the Red Keep since he was a child. And anyway, he might not have “grown up” there, but he’s spent many years living in the capital. This is all a false controversy, unlike the Sept rape scene controversy which is very much real. —ArticXiongmao (talk) 12:21, February 28, 2015 (UTC)