Game of Thrones: Ten reasons why [Spoiler] death was utter nonsense
Game of Thrones: Ten reasons why [Spoiler] death is nonsense from a technical perspective.
Warning: If you’re not caught up to the rest of humanity, there are Game of Thrones “spoilers” ahead. Proceed at your own risk.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way – honestly, how is anyone not watching the most recent Game of Thrones episodes at their earliest convenience, must less staying weeks behind – let’s get to the heart of the matter: Rhaegal’s death. For many, it was an incredibly shocking gut punch. Virtually nobody saw it coming. Including Rhaegal. There is a reason for that:
From a technical perspective, Rhaegal’s death was complete BS.
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It’s one thing to see someone get their head chopped off for “betraying” a pubescent, psychopath king with massive emotional issues. Similarly, seeing an execution for betraying allegiances or for justice are easy to accept. Revenge poison, whether during a wedding or during a farewell kiss? Sure, I can buy it. Assisted suicide via Moon Door? Believable. Death during grisly ground battle with hundreds of troops slopping for position in the mud? Why not. Even riding head first into an impenetrable wall of the undead is reasonable in terms of the Game of Thrones universe.
Going three for three with a newly developed, mass produced, experimental weapon bolted onto the deck of an undulating wooden ship while aiming at a moving target at a significant distance, however, is damn near impossible. It’s especially difficult to believe in a world where arrows are the primary weapon. Even more unbelievable, it’s in a world without metal fabrication, trigonometry, and assembly line manufacturing. In fact, it’s pure Deus ex machina, and borders on lazy writing.
Here are ten good reasons Rhaegal’s death is complete BS.