So bored of the cliched last-minute “Calvary”. Obviously it is iconic and fantastic when done well (Rohan’s arrival is one of the best scenes in movie history) but it’s so trite and overdone. Is it possible to have a great climactic battle without “on your left” or Stannis Baratheon suddenly swooping in? What are some good examples?
One I can think of is Netflix’s The King, which obviously was (loosely) based on an actual historical battle so they couldn’t bring in the Cavalry because it didn’t happen. But it was still a fantastic suspenseful battle with a great ending between the Dauphin and Henry V.