Yes, but winning an award doesn't mean the show got better. In many ways those votes were there because OF the preceding seasons, which in their infancy were going up against eh likes of Breaking Bad, the darling of the time.
Stupid would be like... predicting the Capitals would miss the playoffs this year.
I know, and I don't fault anyone for enjoying it (I still enjoy it), but while we can subjectively disagree about wether the show is better now or worse, I dont see how one can deny the quality of the writing has suffered.
See, I am the inverse. To me, seasons 1-4 are nearly flawless television, and brilliant adaptation. Season 5 was good (just not great) 6 was mediocre and 7 legitimately bad. But again that's my opinion, as you said.
Well, it's two fold. They ran out of source material, and the show writers are not the genius that Martin is...hence why plots became far simpler, character motivations were erratic or even outright out of character, there were glaring plot inconsistencies, etc. Also, there was a falling out between Martin and D&D, and a few examples of the bad were literal show sabotage in a sense. D&D also do far far more fan service and shock moments for the casual fan. Hence why Jon gets the hero moments, Tyrion is innately good, and a "major character" dies every episode.
I concur.
i do what i can, which isn't much
Robb's biggest mistake was allowing Theon to return to Pyke. It had a domino effect that led to all his other woes. His weakness was trust, same as his father.
