We actually rewatched the whole series, since my daughter wanted to watch it too. The 7th season felt kind of short, though (I mean it is shorter, episode wise), but you see things starting to come together, too, so it felt pretty satisfying in that way.
But yeah, lighter fare mixed in with GoT is a great idea! Although, I kind of want to rewatch the whole thing again before the new season next year! I found rewatching it this go round I picked up on a number of subtleties that I missed first time round. I re-read the books pretty recently, too. I wonder when The Winds in Winter will be out? Hopefully, by early next year.
Mrs Cynical has never seen Lost and itās just appeared on Netflix, so we are currently binge-watching it. I really enjoyed it the first time I saw it (weekly, as it was broadcast) and, even knowing the ending is a bit of a cop out, it holds up remarkably well on a second viewing, years later.
There are a lot of quite subtle things that hint at the ultimate conclusion all the way from the first episode. Mrs Cynical has put me on notice that if I cackle about any more foreshadowing, sheās going to stop watching it, thoughā¦
We went to see A Wrinkle In Time last night. Not perfect, with a couple of changes that didnāt really contribute anything, a missing favorite character, and a couple of pacing oddities, but much better than the best forgotten 2003 garbage fire adaptation. Squarely aimed more for kids/YA rather than a nostalgia thing for people who read it decades ago, but thatās probably a good thing.
I kind of forgot just how ridiculously trippy the entire thing was. In my imagination, alien witch-angels traveling at will through the spacetime continuum and planets where individuality is destroyed by a tyrannical giant brain are de rigeur, I guess
When I saw the trailer I worried about the over-the-top visuals, especially at Oprah with a pound of costume jewelry glued to her face ā but in the context of the movie it totally worked.
I also kind of hope, if there must be sequels, they donāt try too closely to follow the plots of the other books. Iād love to see Proginoskes and Louise the Larger on the silver screen but maybe not so much the dancing with midichlorians mitochondria or the heavy-handed Christian messaging and problematic depictions of other human cultures.
Right? I read one review complaining everyone just accepts the Mrs. Ws, and basically everyone is either a kid (for whom the universe is kind of arbitrary anyhow) or an adult whoās already seen plenty of weird stuff.
I watched it with my nieces, aged 7 and 9, and they were glued to the screen the whole time. The 9yo later said she thought the beginning part was too slow, but then it picked up. (She loved Veronica getting a basketball to the face though.)
ETA: the kid who played Charles Wallace impressed the hell out of me. As did the other kid actors, but he had to deliver all those lines, and he totally nailed them.
3 characters whose imminent demises Iāve never been overly worried about in the very short time Iāve been watching:
Jon, Dany, and Tyrion.
(Admittedly, the writers may choose to sacrifice one of these three in s8, for that extra ātwist.ā)
Iād add to that at least two of the Starks will still be around - Bran, as heās the 3 eyed raven (though the end of the White Walkers could be the end of the 3 Eyed Raven, too, and Sansa, since sheās shown some major development as character and is doing a good job as Lady of Winterfell. I think Arya might end up dead due to pure overestimation of her abilities on her part. I also think Yara will end up ruling in the iron Islands.
Maybe, maybe not; especially given the horrible luck the Stark offspring have had ever since the beginning of the series.
Branās role as the 3-eyed raven seems more like an exposition device rather than anything truly pivotal to the narrative, so I could easily see him being killed off at the height of the conflict.
I agree about Arya, and have been utterly underwhelmed by Sansa, character growth notwithstanding.
I also agree about Yara if she survives. Remember, Euron is supposed to be even worse than Ramseyās bitch ass.
ETA: No idea why the spoiler tags are not working for me.
Could be, although Iād be inclined to think that the fortunes are turning around now? But maybe not. They are on the front line of the great war that actually matters. As for Bran, heās the one who can reveal Jonās true parentage and along with Sam, can show that heās the true heir, not Dany. And yeah, Euron could be worse than Ramsey, but he hasnāt seemed that bad yet - just a typical reaver.
