tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998334814224356647.post5547300231130124104..comments2023-05-07T09:07:54.776-04:00Comments on Meshalim/Amthal/Exiemplos: Notes from the Life of a Medievalist: Random Bullets of Game of ThronesS.J. Pearcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13768230178276229294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998334814224356647.post-35973859969823674222015-01-20T09:02:32.944-05:002015-01-20T09:02:32.944-05:00I don't object to historical fiction or neo-me...I don't object to historical fiction or neo-medieval kitsch as such — and I even think that the fantasy elements in GoT might have been a really interesting way to explore any number of possible issues, both medieval and modern. In other words, I wouldn't always come down on the side of just going and reading some history. But in this case, there's really no payoff. I'm just at the end of season 3 now, and you *just* start to see a modicum of character development and nuance in one or two of the characters. That's not a failure to appeal to an audience used to instant gratification — that's a failure of narrative. Far too long to wait for far too little payoff. And like I said, even the fantasy elements are a series of missed opportunities.S.J. Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768230178276229294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998334814224356647.post-34949359488589500052015-01-19T09:44:48.131-05:002015-01-19T09:44:48.131-05:00People keep recommending GoT to me, and periodical...People keep recommending GoT to me, and periodically I have tried . . . and every time, I go back to reading about the Wars of the Roses. Far more satisfying, at least for this medievalist.Dame Eleanor Hullhttp://dameeleanorhull.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com