History YMMV / GameOfThronesS5E10MothersMercy

** Melisandre. She [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere abandons Stannis]] not long after learning that his hired swords have deserted. Was she genuinely remorseful over Shireen's SenselessSacrifice or was she merely looking out for her own skin, since she failed to live up to her promises to Stannis? (Especially since the last time she failed him, he genuinely tried to throttle her to death.) A third possibility arises: she has come to realize Stannis is not the [[TheChosenOne Lord's Chosen]] and is shocked at her own failure and hubris.

** Tyene continues to spout the narm, this time giving the immortal line "You want a good girl, but you need the bad pussy" which may be the worst line. It's so bad that one would be excused for thinking it's a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1GA4qcbwjI shout-out]] to a masterpiece by the name ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon''.

** Tyene continues to spout the narm, this time giving the immortal line "You want a good girl, but you need the bad pussy" which may be the worst line. It's so bad that one would be excused for thinking it's a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1GA4qcbwjI shotout]] to a masterpiece by the name ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon.''

** Tyene continues to spout the narm, this time giving the immortal line "You want a good girl, but you need the bad pussy" which may be the worst line.

** After half a season of what seemed for all the world like building up to Sansa burying Chekhov's Corkscrew in Ramsey's head, it's underwhelming to say the least that she only uses it to pick the lock on her room, and then drops it for no reason at all, leaving her completely helpless and once again having to be saved by a man, even one as pitiful as Theon/Reek.

** Tyene continues to spout the narm, this time giving the immortal line "You want a good girl, but you need the bad pussy" which may be the worst line.

** [[Creator/LenaHeadey Lena Headey]] was pregnant during filming, so (much like [[Creator/ScarlettJohansson Scarlett]] [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Johansson]] in ''Film/AvengersAgeofUltron'''s action scenes) Cersei's walk of shame is achieved with a combination of close-ups, body double shots where her face is clearly not visible, and occasionally CG-ing her head onto the double. Once you notice, it's impossible to unsee it.

** It's hard to take Septa Unella's threatening demeanor seriously when she sounds like a clerical [[Series/TheBigBangTheory Sheldon Cooper]]

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The showrunners clearly intended Stannis' downfall to be a major LaserGuidedKarma with Brienne arriving to avenge Renly, yet the manner in which the scenes are built-up (the ShockingSwerve in characterization, the removal of many of the dramatic elements from the books) make it feel deeply unearned. Brienne abandoning her watch of Sansa for her selfish duty to Renly (who she calls ''the rightful King'' who ''did'' usurp Stannis, being behind him in the line of succession) and then attacking Stannis after he's the LastManStanding makes the latter be more sympathetic nonetheless.

** Okay, Night's Watch, you have totally betrayed and mutinied against your Lord Commander without ''any'' of the justifications your book counterparts had. You also did this after he and nearly 2000 wildlings and a Giant ''entered'' Castle Black. You have small numbers, Jon Snow still has loyalists and you don't even the Wall to protect yourself against them now. Good luck.

** Lena Headey doesn't want to do nude scenes, so Cersei's walk of shame is done with a combination of close-ups, body double shots where her face is clearly not visible, and occasionally CG-ing her head onto the double. Once you notice, it's impossible to unsee it.

** Is Brienne a true KnightInShiningArmor or a selfish, revenge-obsessed brute, who abandoned her duty to Sansa for her petty grudge against Stannis? Stannis' FamousLastWords, "Go, do your duty" gains a lot of {{Irony}} in that light.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The showrunners clearly intended Stannis' downfall to be a major LaserGuidedKarma with Brienne arriving to avenge Renly, yet the manner in which the scenes are built-up (the ShockingSwerve in characterization, the removal of many of the dramatic elements from the books) make it feel deeply unearned. Brienne abandoning her watch of Sansa for her selfish duty to Renly (who she calls ''the rightful King'' who ''did'' usurp Stannis' seat) and then attacking Stannis after he's the LastManStanding makes the latter be more sympathetic nonetheless.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The incompetence of the Unsullied in the last episode stuck out like a sore thumb. This episode showed that Grey Worm was still recovered and deeply regret not being able to save his queen thus explain away the Unsullied's uncharacteristic disorganization and incompetence as lacking the strong leadership of Grey Worm. This fit their characterization perfectly as the Unsullied are a BadassArmy, not a OneManArmy. Without a strong leader to hold them together and give out order, each Unsullied lacked the initiatives to fight on his own.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** The scenes in which Meryn Trant abuses Sansa on Joffrey's orders are made even more dire now that we know Trant may have been ''literally getting off on it.''

** Stannis knew he was outnumbered well before he marched on Winterfell meaning he was either too stupid to live or, after murdering his daughter, seeing his lover/guru abandon him along with half his men, and finding his wife has killed herself, he choose to commit an elaborate form of suicide.

** Ellaria and the Sand Snakes finally cross this when they poison Myrcella. Somewhere, Oberyn must be spinning in his grave....

** The death of Jon Snow has caused a split between fans of the books and fans of the TV series in similar fashion to Ned and Robb Stark's death's earlier: just because they are major events in the original novels, some feel the TV series could have skipped over or delayed these events on screen.

** Melisandre. She [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere abandons Stannis]] not long after learning that his hired swords have deserted. Was she genuinely remorseful over Shireen's SenselessSacrifice or was she merely looking out for her own skin, since she failed to live up to her promises to Stannis? A third possibility arises: she has come to realize Stannis is not the [[TheChosenOne Lord's Chosen]] and is shocked at her own failure and hubris.

** The Brothers of the Night Watch. [[http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/14/game-thrones-jon-dies-interview Kit Harrington reasoned in an interview]] that their mutiny against Jon was justified because Jon was taking them for granted. Only problem is that given the events of ''[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E8Hardhome Hardhome]]'' in addition to the fact that Jon's actual traitorous actions were not adapted into the series, the Brothers end up coming across as petty more than anything else.
** Likewise Brienne's actions this episode, as pointed out above, come across as this for some viewers. While her killing Stannis is meant to be portrayed as a form of Cathartic LaserGuidedKarma not only is Stannis [[UnintentionallySympathetic still sympathetic for some viewers]], the fact that she abandons her duty to Sansa in order to get revenge and has the nerve to call Renly ''the rightful King'' (even though, as pointed out, he had the least clemency to the throne, even by his own admission being next in line to Stannis) has made her come off as selfish and petty instead.

** Likewise Brienne's actions this episode, as pointed out above, come across as this for some viewers. While her killing Stannis is meant to be portrayed as a form of Cathartic LaserGuidedKarma not only is Stannis [[UnintentionallySympathetic still sympathetic for some viewers]], the fact that she abandons her duty to Sansa in order to get revenge and has the nerve to call Renly ''the rightful King'' (even though, as pointed out, he had the least clemency to the throne) has made her come off as selfish and petty instead.

** The scene in which Meryn Trant beats Sansa on Joffrey's orders is made even more dire now that we know Trant may have been ''literally getting off on it.''

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The Brothers of the Night Watch. [[http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/14/game-thrones-jon-dies-interview Kit Harrington reasoned in an interview]] that their mutiny against Jon was justified because Jon was taking them for granted. Only problem is that given the events of ''[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E8Hardhome Hardhome]]'' in addition to the fact that Jon's actual traitorous actions were not adapted into the series, the Brothers end up coming across as petty more than anything else.

** Many felt that given Ser Alliser Thorne's increasing PetTheDog moments this season and that he let Jon Snow and the other wildlings into Castle Black in Episode 09, it made no sense that he would betray Jon Snow. (Though he is hardly the first character to pet the dog before slitting its throat: see Walder Frey, Ramsay Bolton, Tywin Lannister, Cersei Lannister, King Joffrey, etc.)

** While her ability to kill was established long ago, the way in which Arya dispatches Trant could be seen as horizon-crossing for her.

** Lena Headey doesn't want to do nude scenes, so Cersei's walk of shame is done with a combination of close-ups, body double shots where her face is clearly not visible, and occasionally CG-ing her head onto the double. Once you notice, it's impossible not to unsee it.

** The apparent death of Jon Snow has caused a split between fans of the books and fans of the TV series in similar fashion to Nedd and Robb Stark's death's earlier: just because they are major events in the original novels, some feel the TV series could have skipped over or delayed these events on screen.