The Blog of Time

Warning! If you have not yet seen last Sunday’s episode do not read on… Visually that was one of the best cinematic hours I’ve ever seen. In my opinion it captured the chaos of battle pretty well. The army of the dead was legit. It definitely was the epic showdown I’ve been waiting for since the show came out and I started reading the books almost ten years ago. Arya solidified herself as a complete animal. That being said, I was disappointed in how the episode’s story fit into six years of build up behind it (literally the first scene of the show and book). There is no way that can be the end of the White Walkers. I firmly believe (and hope) that they will be back with more plot this season. There’s no way the show can have the main bad guy defeated before the secondary one. Also, WHAT WAS BRAN DOING THAT ENTIRE EPISODE? He looked like he was watching reruns on Netflix while everything was being destroyed around him. They can’t just hint that Bran can influence the past with Hodo...

Now that the Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire) last season is out and it doesn’t look like the next book is going to be published until the Sun rises in the West, I want to put out there why I love Wheel of Time more than Game of Thrones. Don’t get me wrong, Game of Thrones is an incredible series and I cannot wait for the rest of the books to come out. The show is probably the best I’ve ever watched. I think GRRM has an unique way of writing very different characters and I love how he can make people who shouldn't be heroes into just that. I just happen to like The Wheel of Time more for the following reasons. Some of my downsides for Game of Thrones may be other people’s strong points but here’s what I think: “Game of Houses vs Game of Thrones” To me the point of reading fantasy is to find a world that you can see yourself in, and want to be in. People read Lord of the Rings because it would be awesome to be an elf or a wizard. People read Harry Potter because they i...