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It's become really obvious in this episode how they've gone the route of rich drama over sweeping action. The battles are happening offscreen. This is understandable considering the budgetary limitations, but at the same time, if you had more action sequences, there would be less running time for the drama.
Offscreen action of big battles like that is so Shakespearean. Though I'm sure modern audiences might find it a bit lame. Sucks to be them. The drama's the thing.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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