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| Sherrilyn Kenyon |
I just heard about Sherri Kenyon's contempt of court charge...
Uggh.
We seriously need a new justice system that actually offers—call me crazy here, but—JUSTICE?! I've known Sherri for years and years; the judge should be (but won't be) ashamed of himself.
Apparently Sherri got "too emotional" in court so the judge threw her in jail for 10 days. I know firsthand how it feels to be demonized and lied about by the opposing side in a lawsuit—and how psychologically devastating it is when you aren't allowed to defend yourself against those sick lies—but to have that happen at the hands of lawyers representing your former spouse who allegedly tried to poison you? I cannot begin to imagine the level of warranted emotionalism Sherri was experiencing that day.
Point blank: our judicial system is setup to work for lawyers and only for lawyers. They get away with lying to the courts in the name of a vigorous (if untrue) defense. It happens every single day, multiple times a day, in courtrooms across America. Whether the lawsuit is minor or major doesn't matter; when the stakes grow higher the lies just become more obscene. Lawyers need to be held criminally accountable because as things stand they have every incentive to lie and zero incentive to defend their client as vigorously as possible within the confines of truth.
We are sold the belief that the purpose of the judicial system is to get to the truth; that fairytale is perhaps the biggest lie of them all.
"A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats." — Benjamin Franklin
It's difficult to find justice anywhere these days—including in our fiction. In a few words, what the fuck was going through the minds of the Game of Thrones' writers when they decided "oh yeah... THIS is how we're ending the series..."?!
Spoilers Are Coming
A girl knows she's not alone in her anger when people are still going on about the series' finale this long after the fact! For the life of me, I simply cannot fathom how the GOT writers thought their rushed and nonsensical ending would be deemed acceptable to a majority of viewers.
This isn't about favorite characters dying—we're used to that. This is about lazy writing that ultimately doesn't hold up.
Dany's story arc came out of Left-Fucking-Field in a town called Bullshit. She's always had the capacity for brutality (the defensive "reasoning" of the writers) does not a satisfactory explanation make. Yes, Dany has always had the capacity for brutality... but only against the wicked. Killing slave owners and rapists is a far cry from becoming the mass murderess of innocent men, women, and children. This was so out of character as to cheat viewers.
Grey Worm's story arc ended up being just as stupid. Yes, he lost the woman he loved to Cersei, but GW has never been the type to take out his anger on innocent people. His character development (until the final 2 episodes) showed a vulnerable man who, despite that vulnerability, was never ruled by his emotions. In the rare instance he showed us what he was feeling, said feelings always erred on the side of justice. His stubborn refusal to forgive both Tyrion and Jon was an eye-roller for me.
Tyrion being punished for making allegedly bad decisions was another WTF moment for me. His only true fuck-up was in giving up Varys to Dany. Other than that incident (which constitutes yet another instance of lazy writing) the worst sin that can be laid at Tyrion's feet in the rules of the GOT world is wanting to believe the best in people.
Don't get me started on Jon.
Jaime and Brienne: see #4.
- Bran as ruler of the 7—or now 6—kingdoms... Are you fucking kidding me?! For one thing, we haven't been given an emotional investment in his character since season 1 so the fact he ended up winning the Game of Thrones is a proverbial smack in the face from HBO. This move infuriated me as much as Dany's story arc did, which is a pretty high bar. Secondly, Bran isn't even human anymore. He has no feelings FFS! And isn't it the job of the Three-Eyed Raven to find and train the next one? Becoming a king doesn't jive with that. I could see making him High Counselor to the king/queen, but there is where his story should have ended.
I could go on, but you get the point. HBO fucked its viewers over bigtime with its piss poor series finale. I could have accepted a lot of outcomes as legitimate if unsatisfying, but this? It amounted to pure laziness combined with the "aha gotchya!" factor. If you haven't yet seen GOT, I highly recommend not bothering. It's not a series I could watch again knowing how lame it ends.
And lastly, a personal update...
I'm still quite ill, but at least now I'm ill and hopeful. I finally—after two long years of suffering through indescribable pain—won my disability case. In essence that means I can now receive the medical treatment and supplies I need to get better. (And I do very much want to get better!) More than anything, I pray I'll be able to write again. When you're in constant physical and mental pain it's impossible to concentrate on anything outside of it. My characters are still with me; they still want their stories told. Here's hoping I get to the point where I can give them the attention and focus they deserve.
Lots of Love,
Tina/Jaid
