The Finale was okay for me overall until the Dragonpit scene where they pick a new king. It was a massive tonal shift with too much speechifying from Tyrion and self-aware humor (democracy? Hahaha!).
I bought the episode on iTunes and played with the scene a little bit. I’m curious to see if anyone thinks this is an improvement or not.
https://vimeo.com/338291512
pw: fanedit
Here’s a general list of changes:
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trimmed Edmure Tulley’s awkward moment slightly, particularly the weird reaction shots and him accidentally clanging his sword. I kept the rest of the moment in, however, because I think his character would actually do that.
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Removed Grey Worm snapping at Tyrion about not speaking. It makes him look silly when Tyrion then speaks for the next ten minutes. As a note, Grey Worm is one of the big writing letdowns of the past few episodes. He went straight villain without any remorse over what happened, and unfortunately this scene didn’t help. Can’t really fix that, unfortunately.
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Removed Sam’s suggestion of democracy. It was too on the nose and self-aware. Also, I don’t like the execution when dead silence goes to huge laughter suddenly. It felt unnatural.
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Trimmed Tyrion’s speech, specifically removing the idea that stories are what unites people and makes a good king.
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Sansa declaring independence is not just a side moment, it’s the climax of the scene where the Stark theme swells. That way it’s as much a triumph for Sansa (who we’re more invested in) as for Bran.
EDIT:
6) Made an update and removed Tyrion saying, “Jon committed his crime here.” Is he really making a claim about jurisdiction?