When the third episode finally came to a decisive battle, I didn't have much dissatisfaction with the rest of the episode. Anyway, after reading the beginning, I knew that there must be few people alive in the end, as expected.
(1) The placement and timing of the Dothraki's light cavalry
As we all know, the function of the light cavalry has been to scout and harass the enemy's rear row since its birth. ⚠️ Note that it is the rear row, so from ancient Rome until before World War I, whether it is European or Chinese cavalry, the deployment on the flanks is always in the front. Not only does it have no advantage, but it will waste its own mobility. However, our screenwriter put the light cavalry at the forefront of the front line, so what is the point? The frontal charge of the cavalry not only has no effect but has brought great side effects, and the morale is also obvious in the play. It has been greatly influenced, and there are countless such cases in history. Napoleon's French cuirassiers of Marshal Ney's French cuirassiers rushed to the British infantry phalanx in the Battle of Waterloo. The result was the annihilation of the entire army. If most people don't know history, they've watched the movie "Braveheart". How did China Race lead Scotland to beat the English knights? "The Last Samurai" What is the result of Japanese horse-riding samurai rushing to the new army front "War Horse" "What happened to the British cavalry rushing to the German positions? If you haven't seen these movies, you've always played chess. Whether it's Chinese chess or international chess, the "horses" and "knights" are all placed on the flanks and behind the line. The function of the oblique cavalry is also clear at a glance
So the handling of this part can be said to be the biggest flaw in this episode
(2) The location of the catapult and the timing of the projection
The catapult was placed in front of the Unsullied and the timing was when the Dothraki charged at the White Walkers? I don't understand the meaning Inflicted accidental injury and then lost value in an instant
(3) The placement of archers
My God, they put all the archers on the city wall. The archers can be placed at the front of the army. Like the Qin Dynasty's army, the archers are placed at the front and then gradually retreat. I only saw it when I was defending the city. At this time, it is useless. All ranged troops are based on the existence of melee troops, and this time it no longer exists.
Summarize
So just from the battlefield design of this episode, it's a disaster. I think anyone who has played chess, Chinese chess, or even Gwent knows how to line up. If it's other plot designs, others find it difficult to understand. Maybe later episodes can explain it to us, but I don't think it's possible to whitewash that alone.
Or that all this is arranged deliberately by the screenwriter so that the mother of dragons can't compete with Snow or Cersei for the Iron Throne. If that's the case, then he did it.
I'm looking forward to the next episode. After all, I can count on one hand the people left by the Dragon Mother.
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