I can appreciate that it had to be difficult to realize on screen, especially knowing how iconic it is in the books and how much it had to live up to but I think that might have worked against it in an unexpected way. In the end, it felt like an obligation, something they *had* to do rather than something they were excite to bring to life. And laboring under those kind of expectations (put on themselves and by the fans) probably contributed to how little excitement went into it.
I also agree that part of the problem has been with Robb and Cat's story this year. Knowing the end point it just felt like a slow march to a doom the characters couldn't see, but still were all that interesting to watch getting there. In the book it's about buildup until it burst open at the wedding, but the show made it more like killing time until they could kill them off.
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Date: 2013-06-04 01:36 am (UTC)I also agree that part of the problem has been with Robb and Cat's story this year. Knowing the end point it just felt like a slow march to a doom the characters couldn't see, but still were all that interesting to watch getting there. In the book it's about buildup until it burst open at the wedding, but the show made it more like killing time until they could kill them off.