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Forgive me for being late to the party - I prefer to watch the show in binge mode, rather than the weekly drip feed. I finally watched it this week.
I agree with all the comments about poor pacing, and the season being "all filler, no killer".
What I still can't get out of my head is the medical treatment Aegon received (or didn't receive) after the events at Raven's Rest...
As per the maps I posted earlier, it would have taken at least 2 weeks for his wagon to travel the 300 miles (as the dragon flies) from Raven's Rest back to King's Landing. All indications are that he received no medical treatment whatsoever in this time, given that the maesters in KL had to remove his armour, before they could start treating his wounds.
The Grand Maester made a comment about "the next few hours will be critical". The first hour after a traumatic injury is referred to as the "golden hour" - with survival rates for people who receive treatment in this time being massively improved, compared to those who don't. Unfortunately, Aegon's treatment by the Grand Maester missed the "golden hour" by at least 14 days.
I get that the Grand Maester is the best person to treat him, but why wasn't he at least given some treatment by the army's maesters in the field? Every army in history has had mobile hospitals with them, however rudimentary, for treating soldiers who have been injured in battle. Why didn't Aegon receive even the most basic of treatments there, before being shipped back to KL?
The simple answer to this question is the same one the GoT producers came up with in the later seasons - teleportation. It appears they simply teleported Aegon & the head of Meleys back to KL, completely bypassing the 300 miles between Raven's Rest and KL. It is disappointing that they have chosen the same path of laziness that the DBs chose in GoT.
I agree with all the comments about poor pacing, and the season being "all filler, no killer".
What I still can't get out of my head is the medical treatment Aegon received (or didn't receive) after the events at Raven's Rest...
As per the maps I posted earlier, it would have taken at least 2 weeks for his wagon to travel the 300 miles (as the dragon flies) from Raven's Rest back to King's Landing. All indications are that he received no medical treatment whatsoever in this time, given that the maesters in KL had to remove his armour, before they could start treating his wounds.
The Grand Maester made a comment about "the next few hours will be critical". The first hour after a traumatic injury is referred to as the "golden hour" - with survival rates for people who receive treatment in this time being massively improved, compared to those who don't. Unfortunately, Aegon's treatment by the Grand Maester missed the "golden hour" by at least 14 days.
I get that the Grand Maester is the best person to treat him, but why wasn't he at least given some treatment by the army's maesters in the field? Every army in history has had mobile hospitals with them, however rudimentary, for treating soldiers who have been injured in battle. Why didn't Aegon receive even the most basic of treatments there, before being shipped back to KL?
The simple answer to this question is the same one the GoT producers came up with in the later seasons - teleportation. It appears they simply teleported Aegon & the head of Meleys back to KL, completely bypassing the 300 miles between Raven's Rest and KL. It is disappointing that they have chosen the same path of laziness that the DBs chose in GoT.