Frothers Unite! UK

Winnie wrote:So. It may be worse than I thought. Maybe they had different writers and directors for each scene.
And the “continuity guy (or girl)” was an intern with no power.
Oh well. As long as “they” were bound by GRRRRRR Martin’s published books, they could stay relatively on track.
When they were on their own, all hell broke loose.
Sand Snakes. >cough cough< First sign they were on their own. What an abortion.

The groan-inducing cheesiness of the Sand Snakes has been well-litigated elsewhere, but perhaps the biggest disappointment to fans of Martin's books is the showrunners’ decision to omit Doran’s secret pro-Targaryen plot entirely. This revelation was a hugely satisfying moment, and it seems odd that the show decided to nix it in favor of simply having Doran killed off.

Now, Benioff and Weiss know more about where Martin is going with this story than I do. Perhaps they concluded that the Dorne-Targaryen alliance isn't headed anywhere interesting. Their changes to the Dorne plot also could have been fallout from their apparent decision to cut the aforementioned new Targaryen claimant ("Aegon" a.k.a. "Young Griff") and his accompanying storyline entirely.

Much can go right when Benioff and Weiss decide to diverge from Martin's books — everyone seemed to love last year's entirely invented "Hardhome" episode. But overall, the disappointing Dorne storyline is a reminder of how diverging too far from the source can go very, very wrong. And it's a challenge the showrunners will have to work through again and again, now that they've all but run out of Martin's published material. Hopefully they can pull it off.

Winnie wrote:I have a theory.
It’s why plot was so lacking in continuity.
The scripts for each episode were written by different people. And they were directed by different people.
Someone in charge should have coordinated this, but they fell down on the job.
At the end of Episode 5, Arya was covered in dirt and ash. Her face had huge scars and blood streaks. She famously rides off on the “pale horse” of Revelations.
Episode 6. “An hour later”, she is wearing clean clothes. Her is clean. No blood on her face. No horse.
Question. Continuity?

Voice From Limbo wrote:Those happen in the best productions -- there's a big one in Casablanca.

How about "GoT -- the Epilogue": all the writers and showrunners gather to raise a celebratory pint.

And are fried by Drogon.