Yep, I'm not sure how many of the "named characters" are still breathing as I couldn't tell who was who a lot of the time.

@Kewl_Kat said:

My night vision goggles aren't sexy :(

gives a clear idea of what is meant by "fog of war".

I think the army of the dead strategy was sound but the Westeros army STRATEGY was abysmal. Only time cavalry charged head long into battle was when they knew their armored knights were invulnerable to the enemy infantry. WORSE since the Nights Watch already knew how quickly the Night king could replenish the ranks sending the cavalry in first - was inexcusable. Traditionally such cavalry force was timed to crash into the enemy flank just as the enemy mass crashes into the main battle line . All forces coming together at the same time forces the issue . Night King wont have time to 'raise the dead.

Jons a bit of an idiot when it comes to strategy.

@psl said:

I think the army of the dead strategy was sound but the Westeros army STRATEGY was abysmal. Only time cavalry charged head long into battle was when they knew their armored knights were invulnerable to the enemy infantry. WORSE since the Nights Watch already knew how quickly the Night king could replenish the ranks sending the cavalry in first - was inexcusable. Traditionally such cavalry force was timed to crash into the enemy flank just as the enemy mass crashes into the main battle line . All forces coming together at the same time forces the issue . Night King wont have time to 'raise the dead.

Jons a bit of an idiot when it comes to strategy.

Agreed. Though I'm struggling to remember if the concept of "cavalry" was part of Westerosi warfare, which might give Jon a pass if only the Dothraki were familiar with mounted warfare. Mme LeMarchand pointed out that they put the "foreigners" at the front of the lines, though...

Still, it was a great - and chilling - visual seeing those flaming swords being extinguished. Also cheaper than showing it up close!

Dragons are pretty huge and I still couldn't tell which was the bad dragon.

@Kewl_Kat said:

Dragons are pretty huge and I still couldn't tell which was the bad dragon.

Yeah , its called fog of war.

In naval battles finding the enemy is most of the battle....which is why aerial search platforms are SOOOO critical and by definition air craft carriers. Even a tiny HELO on the warship fantail can give you an edge.

@psl said:

Yeah , its called fog of war.

In naval battles finding the enemy is most of the battle....which is why aerial search platforms are SOOOO critical and by definition air craft carriers. Even a tiny HELO on the warship fantail can give you an edge.

Yeah but the bad dragon had bright blue eyes. Perhaps it woulda been a good idea to feature those eyes more prominently in the scenes?

@Kewl_Kat said:

@psl said:

Yeah , its called fog of war.

In naval battles finding the enemy is most of the battle....which is why aerial search platforms are SOOOO critical and by definition air craft carriers. Even a tiny HELO on the warship fantail can give you an edge.

Yeah but the bad dragon had bright blue eyes. Perhaps it woulda been a good idea to feature those eyes more prominently in the scenes?

no in real war confusion is rampant. Through out the cold war allied exercises had as many 'friendly fire' as enemy 'hits'. When comparing kills claimed vs kills acknowledged in real war there is ALWAYS a huge void between the two. Perhaps all those unaccounted 'hits' are actually hits on on friendly targets or random neutral targets.