I agree that the transformation of Daenerys from good to evil was obvious. There was enough foreshadowing throughout the entire series to suggest that it was a possibility. However, the issue for fans in my opinion was not with the outcome but with the fact that her actual transformation in season 8 wasnt believable. A lack of character development essentially became the theme of season 8 which amounted to mashing together of nonsensical storylines to wrap up the series. Tyrion went from strategic genius to strategic imbicile. Jaime slept with Brienne of Tarth out of love and then crawled back to Cersei within a matter of hours (was that scene meant to represent a conflict of self - a struggle between who he was and who he wished he could be? Or was it simply a one night stand? It started out as the former then basically developed into the latter). Basically, foreshadowing should not replace character development unless the goal is cheap mindless entertainment. Then theres Brandon Stark, the attempted plot twist that amounted to a joke. With the amount of mistakes and nonsense put in, there is no amount of charity or benefit of the doubt that could possibly save that season.
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It also bothers me a lot that the character development did not proceed as usual. Also that the events just jumped back and forth without really explaining why it happened the way it did. They did it too fast...
Yeah I agree. The show went from a focus on the dialogue between characters to a straight up action flick.
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