Chat of Ice and Fire: Season 8 Episode 5

Welcome to episode 5 of the podcast for this season. This week I was joined again by Jon 2. It was a lively discussion, mainly focused on the internet rage over Dani's turn to the darkside. Jon 2 and I came down on the side of basically feeling that although the plot may have demanded she go bad, the turn in the show was unearned. The fanbase for the show was so incensed by this that they  have actually put out a petition to redo the entire season. At last count it had over 800,000 signatures. Personally Jon 2 and I feel this is a bit of an extreme response and feel that people need to just sit back and enjoy the ride for what it is.

That being said, I was not immune to feeling betrayed by the show and even went so far as to leave this episode a 2 star review on IMDB. I have since recalculated that rating to a 5 or 6, mainly due to the excellent acting, cinematography, and special effects that went into it. The question remains, can the show makeup for our collective irritation with the finale this Sunday? I really hope so.

As always let us know in the comments what you think of the episode and please feel free to reach out to us @chatoficefire on twitter, or chatoficeandfire[at]gmail[dot]com.

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