After the nightmare that transpired from Season 8 Episode 4. The writers would hae had to pull a miracle out their a^%$es to give their viewers a satisfying ending. Pull they did, it was the best they could do after all the blunders: not enough lighting, the heel turn of Queen of Dragons, uninspiring end to some characters, oh and copious amounts of genocide. Overall it was good, good enough to at least put a satisfying ending to the Iron Throne, and build on new adventures ahead.
Cinematogephy: 8/10
Storyline: 6.5/10
Hype: 7/10, we all want to know who wins the Iron Throne.
The Feels: 8/10, saying goodbye is always hard
Recommend for Watching: yes, 8/10 to at least clean your palate after watching episodes 4 and 5, and to offer closure to the series as Game of Thrones Finale.
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The Good
This has at best been a tumultous semi-satisfying ending to a good story spanning 70 odd episodes and 8 seasons. The ideas on everyones and the writers minds: HOW will we break this Wheel?
It is confirmed that Jaime and Cersei Lannister is dead, after all the incestruous, murdering schemes, they did die how they would of wanted to together, lying on top of each other. This does offer poetic end to one fo the evil characters of Game of Thrones and passionate end to the Kingslayer, who becomes the QueenSaver… too soon, oh well.
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At least they reunited Jon Snow with his Wolf (his dire wolf), which makes things come full circle and more as he gets to lead the wildlings to a new world. This is makes me feel good, since he left Ghost without even much of a goodbye.
The stopping of the deterioration of Dany into the Mad Queen. If she lived there was so much forboding what she might be like. In order to stop everybody hating this season, probably that was the next best thing. We all kind of knew they were going to kill her and the MeToo movement, would of been nice if she sat on the Throne.
The Wheel is Broken, you know the wheel Daenerys keeps on about breaking, which is the hierachy that is the Iron Throne and noble houses. Sort of… explain it later. So symbolic that Drogon got to melt the Iron Throne so that no one got to it again.
The Bad
They sorta Broke the Wheel, when Sam Tarly recommended that the kingdoms could by democracy. The nobles laughed so hard they almost died themselves. Democracy is whack.. gee.. where did they get that from? Looking at you America, laughingstock of the Seven Conitnents, Joke of the World, 1st of Its Name, Donald Trump’s lil b&^^%.
Dany is dead, they stopped the character from getting worse but at a cost of losing one of the best female lead out there. Daenerys was one fo those characters victim of abuse could look to and female rolemodel. Then they ruin it.
Poor Jon Snow, we all thought he would be the next best thing to the Iron Throne but alas, our hopes were in vain. He is back to doing what he does best: being a Bastard, back to Night’s Watch.
Greyworm, they took his lover, now they took his queen. He wanted a war he got none. Nothing really worked for him. There goes the other character that looks like of diverse African American culture. His face says it all…
The Feels & Deals of Game of Thrones
There have been some good intense moments and great feeling in Game of Thrones that offers good viewing for those who want closure. Such as…
Sansa got the last laugh, she is now Queen of the North. She got a good deal out of that, gain the North’s Independance.
Tyrion Lannister gets to keep his life. From the last episode we were sure he would be the next guy to be killed in Game of Thrones and if Dany lived he might have been in a long line dead people. The sad part is, or good, he gets to keep his job as Hand of The King/Queen, the same job he was trying to get rid of since Season 1. In the histroy books of Song of Fire & Ice, he doesn’t even get a mention. Poor Tyrion, back to work.
Also Jon Snow doesn’t get throne. For his penalty of killing Dany, his lover. He loses his lover, his family, his kingdom but he he gets to get back to his work of being the Night’s Watch for not getting killed by Grey Worm and the Unsullied (Yay?). At least he gets to be united with Ghost and the Wildlings and they get to trek to the unknown world after the aftermath of the Night King and his White Walkers.
Drogon is free: he gets to go everywhere until Bran gets to him. Though he loses
The Iron Throne goes to …. NO ONE> The Seven Kingdoms go to Bran The Broken, definitely the first of the name, Ruler of the Seven Kingoms. He knows all, sees all, and let all the atrocities happen to be there. They did fulfill Dany’s dream of breaking the “Wheel” and destroying the Iron Throne. Also as Bran can sire no children, it’s Gucci for the Noble houses. They get to choose the next king, instead of the people: here’s a up yours to the United Seven Kingdoms. I wonder if the next king also gets to be the Three-Eyed Raven, History of the World, like a transfer.
Now What is in Store for The Seven Kingdoms and Beyond
This does tie up all the ends that is the story of Game of Thrones. It also offers so much for the future that is touted as spin-offs of Game of Thrones. We have Jon Snow and the Wildlings going to the wild unknown (adventures of Davey Crockett). There is Arya sailing to adventure in the East (sounds like a Sinbad story to me). What will kinging be like with Bran the Broken and his open vacancies (ala Apprentice). Even Grey Worm’s travel to Naath, will he protect the peaceful people there or bring war with him. It offers a lot for producers to play with. Even R.R Martin get a chance to rewrite history as he still hasn’t finished his book (he could still make a killing).
All in all it ended in a way it could… anything else would of have probably got worse. To end it in Bran’s words: You were there as you were suppose to be there.
VERDICT: 8/10, go for it, you already there.
Let me know what you think should be the new spin-offs for these Game of Thrones stories. Please drop a comment.
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