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Over the past six weeks, Game of Thrones fans have endured some of the most stressful 80-minute episodes of television ever created. Visually, the season was stunning, the acting was stellar, and once again Ramin Djawadi proved he’s an international treasure we don’t deserve. But despite the visual effects, performances, epic score, and heart-pounding action, the overall consensus—based on the slew of articles, petitions, memes, and tweets—is disappointment. These last six episodes should’ve been the show’s finest hours, and yet they seem to have fallen short. Why? If writers take nothing else away from this final season, they should realize that audiences don’t want shock and awe they want human stories.
Read the rest of the article on LitReactor. A little while back I reviewed Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, commending her for her ability to create characters that are exponentially flawed and yet so undeniably likable. Camille Preacher, Flynn’s narrator, is a frustrating character not only because she withholds information from the reader but also because there are countless moments where she makes catastrophically bad decisions. The short answer to the question above is—you guessed it--no. What matters, is what floats your creative boat and falls in line with your writing process. However, if you’ve clicked on this post, odds are you probably want to know why one is not better than other, which category you fall in and/or the pros and cons of each. All of which are valid questions. So let’s get to it, shall we?
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