Now everyone has basically accepted that the adaptation does not have to be exactly the same as the original (I can't do it if I don't accept it), so how to evaluate the quality of the adaptation? There are two levels: First, you need to look at the adaptations like the original works. Specifically, in this episode, you need to see whether the logic is self-consistent and whether the plot is self-justifying. This is a relatively objective level; second, it depends on which of the two versions is handled better Well - this is a relatively subjective level. But it should be noted that this level does not look at the processing of the result, but on the processing of the premise and the process, because if the logic is self-consistent, the result will come naturally. So when die-hard fans criticize the adaptation, they should not be result-oriented - if you are not satisfied with the result, you should also find reasons from the premise and process. But always keep in mind that arguing at this level is hard to argue for.
Before using this kind of judgment logic to say this episode, let’s talk about an adaptation that was quite different from the original: the death of Barristan.
First of all, it's a different "result" than the original. I believe that if there is no original book, everyone should have no objection to his death, because Barristan is a character with very little role in the play, and there is no basis for it, so just from the plot of the play, his death, It can justify itself.
Of course, fans will definitely not be satisfied with such a treatment: "Useless Barristan", how can he die at the hands of a young man in such a low-level street fight? Jagged and ruthless Unsullied, can't beat a bunch of idiots? But basically nothing was spent in the drama to render the force value of Barristan and the Unsullied. This is the difference in the premise between the original book and the drama. It is the difference in premise that leads to the difference in results.
Although the processing of the original work makes the image of Barristan fuller, we must also see that the many images in the original work were constructed by the author Martin for more than ten years and a lot of paper, and a series has neither infinite There is no time or unlimited funds to ensure that so many images are lifelike, and it is inevitable to have a choice. So let's take a moment of silence for Sir Barristan and pray for the strength of the living.
As for this ninth episode, various adaptations naturally caused a lot of controversy. The dragon girl touched the thorn on the dragon's back and then sat down on it, and I won't talk about it, and the most soul-stirring thing in all the adaptations is that Stannis burned his own daughter Shireen to death.
First of all, it must be said that this adaptation is untenable in terms of self-consistency, let alone comparison with the original. In the previous episode, Stannis also vowed to say how much he loves his daughter and never gave up on her. How could this be burned in a blink of an eye? At least there is a transition process for the audience to slow down, right? The result was all based on the witch's words. Even if this adaptation passes the self-consistency test, it is clear that the setting of a strict father who loves his daughter is more in line with mainstream values, more attractive, and more commercially valuable than the setting of a deranged animal father. From the perspective of ratings, the adaptation is superfluous, it is easy to drive away the audience, and it is self-defeating.
Another major adaptation is the horrific attack by the Harpy Sons on the Dragon Maiden of the Colosseum. On the premise that the drama deliberately weakens the strength of the Unsullied and the Dragon Girl Group, this episode is much easier to accept than the father's burning daughter, and it is also more self-consistent. And compared to the original, this treatment is more drastic—it places the Dragon Girl in a more dangerous, tense, and close-knit situation. Compared with the original book where there is only a bowl of poisonous locusts to threaten the dragon girl, such a big battle is more enjoyable to "watch"; and at the moment when the bayonet is red, the arrival of the dragon is even more shocking.
The plot of the series has reached this point, and the series and the original book are gradually drifting away in many places. Some adaptations are very successful, and some adaptations are very unsuccessful. I hope there will be more White Walkers and less Daddy Burning Girls.
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