![]() For many, among the criticism for Season 7 is that it used a bit too much of this, including Gendry's and the Brothers Without Banners' overly convenient return, The Hound's humanization Character Development, Daenerys and Jon Snow hooking up, Littlefinger finally getting killed, Theon gaining the (reluctant) respect of the other Ironborn, Jorah's infection being cured by a completely inexperienced Samwell, finding out Jon is the true heir to the throne, and so on.In addition to Coldhands example above, there's also Arya's single-handed massacre of the entire Frey family, the kiling off of the Sand Snakes by Euron Greyjoy after they proved to be among the show's most unpopular characters, Jorah being miraculously cured of his greyscale thanks to a complete Ass Pull from Samwell Tarly, Daenerys crossing thousands of miles from Dragonstone to north of the Wall in a span of hours to pull off a Big Damn Heroes moment, and most infamously a romantic relationship between Jon Snow and Daenerys. Starting with the seventh season the show's writers began working this trope overtime, perhaps to compensate for having passed up the original A Song of Ice and Fire series the show is based on. ![]() ![]() His big stylized action sequence is pretty at odds with the show's usual grounded realism, and it comes off more as a love letter to a popular character than a realistic fight scene. Not only does it give validation to fans of the books who were adamantly convinced that "Coldhands" was Benjen (a widespread theory that was nonetheless never actually proven), but he's portrayed as a One-Man Army who effortlessly cuts down White Walkers in a snazzy black ninja-cowl. The reappearance of the Ensemble Dark Horse Benjen Stark in Season 6 is also a pretty glaring example.However this seems to have been a massive misreading of the situation, as Alexander Siddig's Doran Martell was probably the most liked character of the Dornish plot, his death meaning the heavily disliked Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes somehow became the rulers of Dorne. The Martells being killed off suddenly in the first episode of Season 6 seems to have been a reaction to the poor reception the Dornish storyline in Season 5 got.
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