Originally posted by Nole Lou:
So fricken slow. It's not the lack of "action" per se, it's the lack of forward momentum. This is the same thing that plagued most of season 3 I think it was, before the explosive ending. That season they moved the plot about 18 inches over the first 9 episodes or whatever, and then pushed it all in the last couple.
You watch an hour like this, and then you can sum up everything that happened in a few sentences, and realize the plot progression is glacial. If you love the characters, that's not a bad thing, you can revel in every little nuance. That's why something like Mad Men works for me. Unfortunately, I'm not compelled by and invested in all the internal psychological nuances of Brienne, Jon Snow, etc.
Khalesi losing her grip on Mereen was notable...that's a pivot in the plot for sure. Otherwise...
Tyrion travelled a little further down the road.
Arya got to the house, wasn't let in, and then was let in after all.
Sansa and Littlefinger are still travelling
Brienne still can't do anything for the girls
Cersei is setting up the cabinet
Jon Snow is now the boss
Holy crap...if this is what they left in, God knows what they cut out. Podrick trying to find a special cheese for a sandwich he really likes?
Maybe it's just not for me. I can handle this type of go-nowhere pace on other shows, but I just don't think they give you much to chew on with these folks (save Tyrion), so there just isn't much to care about when n o t h I n g i s h a p p e n i n g.