The Long Night was such a disappointment, no real consequences, and what few consequences that were supposed to exist were quickly forgotten, could barely see what was going on, the entire battle plan for the fight was just a head scratcher, and the ending of it was among the most glaring examples of the season's infuriating habit of actively avoiding satisfying and/or logical conclusions in favor of subverting expectations. So much time, money, and hard work on the cast and crew's part wasted on that battle because the showrunners either couldn't be bothered to care enough to think of a smart battle strategy, or were too incompetent to realize how many issues there were with the battle they'd planned out.
Off topic rant aside, even though early responses can be very unreliable, it is still encouraging that they're positive, really hoping for some brutal fights in this show, if they manage to do justice to Blaviken and the Striga I'll be very, very happy.
