Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-5014364-20160509184448/@comment-5014364-20160627223822

Reddyredcp wrote: What did you think of the finale, Dragon? Vastly superior to episode 9 and the Battle of the Bastards. I'm stunned that the showrunners considered the Battle of the Bastards to be their "Best Writing Emmy" nomination, instead of the Hodor stuff in "The Door" or the Cersei stuff in the season finale.

Kind of shows their priorities; it's like the god damned Star Wars Prequels: "ignore the plot and focus on the massively expensive battle sequence!"

Did not expect Margaery Tyrell to die, though I get the feeling they wouldn't just make up her death in the show, it must be from the books.

Funny that Marei is still alive.

Overall I'm annoyed that they never had the Northern vassal Houses turn against Ramsay Bolton - that's a major thematic point.

Instead ....did they focus it all on a speech by Lyanna Mormont? And I love Lyanna Mormont but....why is she the only female leader? The new head of House Cerwyn is a woman in the novels. What is this, the Smurfette principle?