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I like GoT S8E3

There. I said it. Many people these days are very vocal about episode 3 of the last season of Game of Thrones and act as if it's something between treason and fraud. The battle against the White Walker has been foreshadowed for a long time now. As a matter of fact, we knew that this must be coming since the first scenes of the first episode of the first season. And many feel that this episode did not give all that buildup justice. I disagree. I liked the episode. And I will tell you why, but first let me defend the episode against criticism I heard. 1. The military "strategy" and the tactics were bullshit Yes. That's correct. The warfare conducted by the living against the army of the Night King was the most ill-planned, ill-advised and ill-executed military campaign in the whole history of Game of Thrones. "Er... Jens? You lost me... I thought you were trying to defend the episode against criticism - why are you agreeing with us on this?" ...
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Voices in the forest

Deep in the woods where the woodruff blooms and the stream idly rushes past the bend I hear the willow whispering in an ancient tongue. Hush, my friend, speak no more. Listen to the willow. Listen to her tales of ancient times and of beings of old. Don't disturb the wind as it plays in the birchtree's leaves. Distant sounds rumble through the night like a calling of doom. Streets and roads, the modern veins, keep drowning the gentle voices of the trees as lorries rush by. And we almost fail to listen. Quiet, my friend. Put your head to the bark, close your eyes. Listen. Yes. That is your blood, brother. As the warm stream runs over our naked feet, our blood runs through our veins to show us the truth over all the lies. The lie that we are not a part of this. The lie that we are not wild in our hearts. The lie that we are not another leaf of this forest. Don't believe the lies, brother. Close your eyes. Listen. And feel how you are a part of the all-encompa...
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