As a veteran of quite a few hours of Total War games, the tactics of the living were infuriating.
Another example:
I saw a yahoo page talking about the latest GoT episode. I skipped the article and jumped straight to the comments. Someone complained about dany not flying directly above the ships in that the projectile launcher only probably had a narrow degree of vertical aim. With that weakness, she should have attacked from above. I think that's just as silly because how would anyone in that world having probably never seen such a weapon consider such limitations. I'd still argue that she might try circling around and coming up on the fleet's rear because that does seem like a reasonable 2-dimensional tactic from someone in that universe. Maybe that's also a stretch too. I don't know.
I wonder, when around the writer's table brainstorming these setups, if anyone made that comment. "Great idea! Wait. This is our setup? *sketches on a piece of paper* There's a fleet waiting in ambush around a small island cliff that Dany can't see---from the air? She is above the island though, right? OKOK suspension of disbelief. I get it,but wouldn't she then just fly around the island using it for cover too?"
No, Steve. she would not do that because if she did, then we can't have a dramatic showdown between her and the fleet! If THAT doesn't happen, then we have no setup for destroying what's left of HER fleet in the following scene! If we can't then destroy her fleet, effectively neutering (ha, cuz they're Unsullied! NEUTERED!? GET IT. STEVE?!), then she might actually have a chance at taking King's Landing! If she has THAT, then wtf do you think will be the straw that pushes her into MADNESS?! The season PIVOTS on her going MAD!! DUH!?
Oh. And Steve? Please pack your things. Security will escort you off the lot in 15 minutes, idiot.
lol.
To be clear, I'm not so much angry with anything as I'm just having a go at how a lot of what I've been watching these last 12 months or so fall victim to this. I think Jedi and Infinity Wars broke me of expectations. I need to just watch Breaking Bad for the 5th time, I guess, and consider retirement. =\
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"My Dionne Warwick understanding of your dream indicates that you are ambivalent on how you want life to eventually screw you." - Joel
"Ever try to forcibly pin down a house cat? It's not easy." - Captain Steel
"I just can't get pass sticking a finger up a dog's butt." - John Dumbear