Throughout its eight seasons, Game of Thrones always had a lot going on.
With several ongoing conflicts and characters spread across the world, all competing for the ultimate goal of sitting on the Iron Throne, there was always something to watch.
Yet even the massive scale of the story didn’t prevent some wasted time.
Several scenes are just not important enough to the overall plot to justify their presence.
While some of these unnecessary moments are at least entertaining, like Podrick Payne’s (Daniel Portman) inexplicable talent in the pleasure houses, others don’t even provide a laugh, often venturing into the graphic sex or overwhelming violence that gives the show its reputation.
It’s unrealistic to expect every moment to be fully relevant to the overarching plot, but there should be standards.
Some scenes are more than irrelevant, going as far as to hurt the show.
The worse offender takes place in the Season 4 episode,…
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