WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BY SHOLA ABODUNRIN

GOT SEASON 8: What The Crap?

Game Of Thrones stopped using its original literary source material in Season 6, that is George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Fire And Ice series, leading to a range of odd plot points and character behaviors, some so baffling that you may ask: Why bother with the show anymore?

But some of us have invested too many hours and sleepless nights in the show to stop now, we have to see it through to the end. But as the series tries to wrap everything up (we only have two episodes left!), the ridiculousness has been amped up, and we're not even putting into consideration the stupid coffee cup scene. Several actions the characters took or failed to take, as well as how Westeros has been presented to viewers, were especially annoying on Sunday's episode.

Maybe Dany just doesn't know much about dragons like we thought she did

We know the dragons are vulnerable at this point. And so should Daenerys, but she doesn't show any indication that she understands this. She witnessed the Night King killing Viserion by chucking an ice spear. She saw when the Sons of the Harpy spears injured Drogon. And she was on top of Drogon last season when Bronn pierced it with the massive Scorpion weapon, temporarily grounding the dragon.

Seeing last season that the Lannister force had this giant crossbow, wouldn't she think, you know, maybe Cersei has some more of these lying around? At the very least, look into some armor for these beasts. They are your children, after all.

Where's the Varys we know?

Varys: Do. Your. Job. What happened to all of your little birds? Daenerys and her sea-bound crew sailed right into an ambush, which seemed like it could have been very preventable with some basic intel. And we're not even placing all the blame at the feet of the Dragon Queen's advisers, because she has the tactical advantage of flying on a dragon. From previous episodes, the cruising altitude of a dragon seems quite high; why not max it out to scope the scene from a far away distance? Just rolling up on King's Landing with ships and a dragon but with little sense of what awaits seemed foolish.

Jon Snow lost his king candidature for leaving Ghost just like that without a hug

Yes I said it, he doesn't deserve to be king in the north or king of anywhere anymore for leaving his beloved direwolf just like that.

Some of us hold the controversial opinion that dogs are not people. However, Jon Snow, show some respect to your direwolf because he is a very good boy. This creature stood by your side when you were dead, saved your life by warning you of a wight, kept you company at Castle Black and emerged bloody and bruised after fighting the army of the dead. We'll give you that it's honorable to let your direwolf go live in the north rather than schlep him to the south (balmy weather and that fur coat? No, thank you). But at least give the creature the goodbye it deserves.

You know nothing, Jon Snow sorry Tyrion Lannister

Tyrion is supposed to be among the most clever and witty characters on Game of Thrones. But most of his jokes lately have to do with Varys's lack of testicles (har har har), and he keeps underestimating Cersei. He knows what his sister is capable of, and yet he believed her pledge to fight the army of the dead. Welp, that was a lie. Lesson learned, right? Except now he thinks there's a small chance he can talk her into some kind of truce? He should have walked up to the wall on Sunday's episode, pulled out a crossbow and shot Cersei, then and there.

Does Cersei really abide by any kind of war decorum?

Game Of Thrones would have you believe that Cersei is ruthless and would stop at nothing to hold onto the throne, including exacting revenge on her brothers. Most of all, she loathes Tyrion for existing (their mother died in childbirth), and then for unceremoniously killing their dad as he sat on a toilet (rough way to go).

So it makes little sense as to why Cersei wouldn't just kill Tyrion as soon as he approached her at the wall outside of King's Landing. For that matter, just look at how diminished Daenerys' forces are, so why not just kill them all right then and there? We know why - because then the entire series would end - but at least make us believe that this whole setup is plausible, given what we know about Cersei.

Is there a shortcut between Winterfell and King's Landing now?

This became a glaring issue in Season 7, but it's become laughable now. Remember when Arya and the Hound wandered about for a season or two? Now these characters can just zip around Westeros. Daenerys, Grey Worm and crew rolled up on King's Landing via ships in Sunday's episode, and it apparently will only take Jon Snow and an entire army traveling over land an additional fortnight to get there.

Those meandering journeys added additional drama, peril and high jinks, too. Now, we can't help but feel the show's writers are just trying to barrel toward the finish line.

Bran is human Google but he's not googling anything

The good ol' Three Eyed Raven isn't doing much three eyed ravening anymore. He's still dishing about Jon's parentage, but like any good gossip, he needs to offer more than the same story over and over. Bran says he now lives in the past, but we've also seen evidence of him peering into the future. Regardless, why these characters aren't running every single plan by him is beyond us.

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Olushola Abodunrin is a graduate of Philosophy from the University of Ado-Ekiti. He is a professional writer, he writes articles for publication and he anchors – ‘What You Should Know’ on SHEGZSABLEZS’ blog.

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