I’m surprised at your surprise over characters doing dumb things, like Lord and Lady Stark trusting Lord Baelish, or the king insulting the Lannisters. All drama is about people doing the exact wrong thing; if they didn’t, there wouldn’t be a story. As for the forays north of the Wall, isn’t it because wildlings periodically come south to raid villages, and because of the reports of the wildlings gathering under a king and preparing for an invasion?
I can understand Catelyn trusting him since she knew him as a kid, but Ned already doesn't trust him so it doesn't make sense when he begins trusting him later. King insulting Lannisters is amusing, and it's not a critique but more an observation as to how he created a situation for himself that wouldn't end well. I strongly disagree that drama is about people doing the wrong things. Drama is derived from conflict of interest, whether that's internal or external. People making the right decisions can create drama, people struggling between two very difficult choices can create drama, etc, but when people are consistently doing illogical things to cause drama, it results in an inorganic and contrived plot. There are plenty of shows and movies where drama isn't derived by the writers forcing characters to do things their character as established wouldn't do. I wasn't sure about the structure of civilization outside the wall or how wildlings would even get through the wall. The reports of the wildling king are more recent but I'm talking more generally throughout the thousand years.
@@TrashTalkReverse I'm delighted that you took the time to respond to all my ramblings. Looking forward to more episodes. Maybe I have confirmation bias about drama; I'll give it some thought
Of course! I love encouraging discussion about these things, I think it helps us all better understand what we watch. I enjoyed your comments and look forward to hearing from you under future episodes (I'm definitely doing all 8 seasons).
