The Fireside

Today was a slightly sad day....perhaps I am being overly dramatic, but it was slightly sad. Today I packed up and boxed my wii u and its games. I do not yet have a Switch (I most likely will at, or by, Christmas), so it wasn't done to 'make space', but rather because I played the wii u literally to its death. I got it in Sept 2013, and now (June 2019) - it's finished. What had happened, is that the GamePad can no longer hold a charge. It can charge, but it lasts approx 45 min - 1 hr 15 before The Red Light of Doom comes on, then starts flashing. The problem is, because the wii u 'failed' we got the Switch. Because of that , Nintendo stopped supporting it in 2017. That means no more GamePad battery replacement packs. I wish I had known of the 'extended' battery pack made by Nintendo which gives longer life (both to 'extend' and get a new battery for it.) There are sellers on Amazon, etc but the reviews have been mixed: fr...

Since the show ended, I've been thinking and re-thinking about the series on the whole, the final season, and the final episode. The final season has left the internet in an uproar. Most people seemed to have enjoyed it, however those that did not were very vocal about it. Our ‘current’ Ssn 7 and 8 were good - problem was, they were too ‘crammed.’ HBO offered more episodes / seasons, D&D should have taken and followed that plan. Or, at the very least, make Ssn 7 and 8 10 episodes each, each at least 70 min. Here’s how it should have been structured: Season 7: 10 episodes, about the Night King Season 8: 10 episodes, about ‘The Last War’ against Cersei Season 9 (final season): 10 episodes (each being 70 min at least) about the rebellion against the Queen of the Ashes. The final two episodes alone had enough potential for two seasons . Of course, that would probably be another three years; however I'm speaking strictly of formatting of the story that was told,...