Good point. I'm not a fan of the division he's causing in the fandom though. I'm just glad they didn't go with the World War Three plot for this season.
fandoms are already so toxic though, some people were just waiting for an excuse to be assholes. they don't like members with certain opinions and this is a good chance for them to show it, sadly
i don't know, it might've been more exciting than the pandemic. i guess there might be such thing as a little too much angst and heartbreak for your characters though. and we all know how people reacted to george rr martin for killing off so many characters…