I liked the sam stuff this week it actually didn't even really come across as being nearly as gross to me either for whatever reason although apparently for some people it was I more just liked him sharing moments talking about jorah's father it was really, really convenient that someone already cured grayscale but no one ever bothers to attempt the treatement because it's too dangerous lol yeah okay
gray worm and missandei stuff was good, I've liked most of their scenes up to this point I always find it weird that people complain about it it's way better than like the tyrion/shae romance there was some pretty sweet dialogue during this week's scene too I dunno, I know it's not for everyone but I thought it was good
so for the FINAL BATTLE scene euron coming out of nowhere and throwing fireballs at the ship was hilarious I was basically already cracking up when the platform falls down and he's riding on top of it and it flattens that guy then he jumps off the ramp and there's conveniently someone right there just waiting to be hit with his axe I wonder how much they pay that guy to stand near the ramp with his weapon lowered so that the attacking forces can look cool when they come off the ramp and kill him
asha in the books is seriously a great character, so I find it really difficult to care about anything yara does there's really just so much wasted potential here I thought the actress was pretty good too in earlier seasons it's just an unfortunate downside of having such a large cast and giving everyone only a few minute long scenes at a time they basically just never utilize her well at all
theon fighting like 5 guys at once is exactly the kind of TV bullshit I would expect out of this show honestly I didn't even find the action in these scenes to be all that great or well directed so it felt very, very pointless aside from the emotional beats euron killing the sand snakes didn't feel all that important or noteworthy, just another one of those things that needed to happen but the fight itself wasn't really cool or enjoyable to watch
conversely I thought when he goes up against Yara it was way more awesome just the whole reckless assault thing with her being driven back and defending against his attacks it had a way more brutal and exciting style to it then the ending was like the opposite of the TV bullshit I'd expect from this show really well done with theon's PTSD triggering especially based on the audio and visual cues around the scene the way they directed it was awesome actually I will say overall one of the cool images of the battle was just everything on fire and sparks everywhere but during this final part I feel like a lot of effort and attention went into it like Euron's crew mates cutting out the tongues of the people they were capturing alfie allen is always a really good actor which is why it feels like an absolute waste that they almost never give him any scenes anymore
anyway he really shows off his skills here by transforming into Reek with only visual cues even his weak ass jump and the way he floats in the water looking all defeated was great
that part in particular was a lot more true to the themes of the original story as compared to him turning into a naruto style ninja and fighting five guys at once or jon snow acting like the bully in an 80's movie but being cheered on because he has nice hair
