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Dragon city facebook icon disappears2/28/2024 The ability to immerse oneself in this fantastical fictional world in an earnest way is crucial to selling the more incredulous aspects of the show but the longer Criston Cole and Daemon's youthfulness persists the more outrageously prominent it becomes. The fact that this is noticeable detracts from the enjoyment of what is, at its core, a really impressive show. The SFX team have literally carved a hole out of Viserys' shrunken face, emaciated his body and ravaged his fingers, so a few dark circles and some bags under the eyes shouldn't have been much of a stretch. The creators could almost pat themselves on the back for a job well done if it wasn't for one easy-on-the-eyes blunder that continues to be a sticking point with every time jump. (As long as they can keep track of who everyone is when they keep changing faces, of course.) This allows viewers to understand the complexities of these important relationships, how and why they've changed over time and the outside and inside forces manipulating their decisions. To be fair, Condal and Sapochnik have done what they set out to do and have executed it with almost as much swiftness and deftness as Daemon (Matt Smith) lopping off Vaemond's head.īy churning the show through the time-jump machine Condal and Sapochnik spare us the unnecessary, tedious details and cut right to the heart of things. All the history is there instead of being told to you in exposition. He added, "We set everything up so by the time that first sword stroke falls, you understand all the players - where they are and why they are. "HBO gave the creative latitude to tell this incredibly complex story in a really patient and character-driven way that sets up a first season so that it launches you into one of the most famous and bloody conflicts in the history of Westeros - if not the most." "It's very complex," Ryan Condal told The Hollywood Reporter.
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