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it's terrible story telling because it's been 3 goddamn years without a hint of it happening, no breadcrumbs or foundation laid for it to occur. All they really would of needed is just a bit of dialogue mentioning the BWOB, that they thought they broke up? oh I heard they finally killed the lightning knight (Beric). Yeah, they're being lead by a woman now. etc.
They could of done stuff like that to set themselves up if, and left it opened ended, if they decided to use LSH or not. But they chose not to, so it's stupid now.
All that stuff started 3 days after the red wedding (in the books) starting with Arya pulling her body out of the river via Nymeria. And the "twist" comes 1/3 of a book later, when it's revealed who it is. There's been nothing in the TV show. What the fuck has she been doing for 3 years? did they dig her skeletal remains up and res her just now? seriously?
more goddamn work was done having benjen come back and even that seemed out of left field, and he's literally just a McGuffin who serves no purpose other than advancing plot. Show has referenced benjen, having the night's watch commander lead an expedition to find benjen, bringing him back up again as a means of tricking jon snow, etc, over the various seasons. If they were going to do LSH they should of did it right, doing it now is jumping the shark for no reason other than book purist fan service.
It's TV guys. You do it once with an insignificant character (Beric), just to show that it's possible, so that later you can use it on an important character (jon snow). they're bringing the hound back probably next episode, though he was only "left for dead". if they introduce LSH this late in the game it's just shit TV, viewers will expect them to res every character that ever died and death has no meaning.
They could of done stuff like that to set themselves up if, and left it opened ended, if they decided to use LSH or not. But they chose not to, so it's stupid now.
All that stuff started 3 days after the red wedding (in the books) starting with Arya pulling her body out of the river via Nymeria. And the "twist" comes 1/3 of a book later, when it's revealed who it is. There's been nothing in the TV show. What the fuck has she been doing for 3 years? did they dig her skeletal remains up and res her just now? seriously?
more goddamn work was done having benjen come back and even that seemed out of left field, and he's literally just a McGuffin who serves no purpose other than advancing plot. Show has referenced benjen, having the night's watch commander lead an expedition to find benjen, bringing him back up again as a means of tricking jon snow, etc, over the various seasons. If they were going to do LSH they should of did it right, doing it now is jumping the shark for no reason other than book purist fan service.
It's TV guys. You do it once with an insignificant character (Beric), just to show that it's possible, so that later you can use it on an important character (jon snow). they're bringing the hound back probably next episode, though he was only "left for dead". if they introduce LSH this late in the game it's just shit TV, viewers will expect them to res every character that ever died and death has no meaning.
