A Game of Thrones **BOOKS OFF LIMITS** v2

[Fuzz]

I thought that was about as satisfying a conclusion as you could expect. But I'm sure there is lots of rage incoming.

[Fuzz]

I had a fun giggle watching Brienne of Tarth writing several pages of delicate penmanship in full amour.

[DownInFlames]

It wasn't a bad finale; just underwhelming. At least Ghost finally got his pat.

[Manhattanboy]

In Toronto for the weekend. My girlfriend ordered HBO so I could watch on her big screen.

Checking in but realized the finale has not aired yet in Calgary.

Sigh.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

In Toronto for the weekend. My girlfriend ordered HBO so I could watch on her big screen.

Checking in but realized the finale has not aired yet in Calgary.

Sigh.

It aired in Red Deer, and is just as disappointing as the region itself.

[dammage79]

All wrapped up into a tidy bow. That was an ending made by people wearing kiddy gloves.

Spoiler!

Long and short of it. Starks got what they wanted. Won the game of Thrones. Bran in the 6 kingdoms, Sansa at home, and Jon (Who the hell is gonna regulate me up here in the far north, no one, thats who) Snow back at "The Wall". All the Minor houses at the table just back to normal, no gains no losses.

Honestly, I think Snow got a proper and sneaky hero's send off to the only place he wanted to be, where he belonged. Out of the way of the rest of the world doing his own thing.

Loved how Kings Landing went straight back to boring tedium after the whole thing. Loved that that was how we left Kings landing.

Confused a tad as to where Arya was headed. Back to Bravos to serve No One? Or off doing her own thing in part unknown?

Dany's death was really well done. Then slightly ruined with Drogons finish.

Really loved how you could see Jon having the love fog lifted from his eyes when Danys said they won't have a choice. He loved her, but right then and there he Knew he was in love with a madwoman.

This final season may not have gone the way a lot of people wanted but I am just damned grateful we got 8 seasons of amazing fantasy TV filled with a myriad of amazing story and character. Sad its gone and sad it ended. Not mad like so many about how it ended either.

[Jbo]

Hated it.

The two biggest plots since episode 1, the white walkers and Jon’s story had 0 payoff.

Seriously wtf was the entire point of Jon? Why did his story matter? why did he come back to life? Why was him being a Targ matter one bit in the end?

Ugh

[Johnny199r]

It's strange the immediate void we feel once a classic show is over for good.

The only interesting part of the final episode was John Snow becoming the new Vance Rayder. That is if I'm correct that he went off with the wildlings rather than staying at the wall with the knight's watch.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Jbo

Hated it.

The two biggest plots since episode 1, the white walkers and Jon’s story had 0 payoff.

Seriously wtf was the entire point of Jon? Why did his story matter? why did he come back to life? Why was him being a Targ matter one bit in the end?

Ugh

Spoiler!

1. Story matters in the reluctant hero sense
2. Destiny to kill the Queen and lead the War against the Boltons and then the Whitewalkers
3. Could anyone else get by Drogon with intent to slay its mother?

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by GGG

I see two outcomes possible

The one I want Dany executes Jon and Tyrion for Treason, goes to Winterfell where Sansa refuses to bend the knee and torches Winterfell. Then Arya kills Greyworm and facelessmans Dany.

The one I suspect happens. Dany kills Tyrion (and she has all rights to here the guy is a traitor a few times over) then Jon kills Dany and heads beyond the wall. The seven realms all are independent with no common ruler.

I think this one is satisfying If people accept that what they want isn’t necessarily what the characters would do. In general D+Ds failures were all moving chess pieces or depowerimg Danys army. Outside of not building into Danys heal turn effectively they have done a real good job on the characters and giving them satisfying ends. So this type of episode as long as they don’t try to shock us should be satisfying.

I would have enjoyed watching both of your versions.

[burn_this_city]

In light of the last two seasons the ending wasn't terrible. Writers killed the show by compressing the story and ruining specific character. Still think D&D murdered Dany more than Jon did. Most satisfying part was Drogon living.

[Bigtime]

Well I won the death pool I was in so there was that.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

I’m not a huge fan of how we got here but I thought they nailed it. Not everything was perfect, and I really wish I hadn’t read about the odds favouring Bran, but wow I’m impressed how well they recovered.

Starks rule the world, Unsullied are all retired?, 6 Kingdoms ruled by a bunch of rejects in Kings Landing (what a sitcom that would make), Jon retires up north (lol at the people who freaked at his last interaction with Ghost).

I laughed when Sam suggested Democracy. That’s an angle I’ve wanted to see and I thought the reaction from the other Lords was spot on.

Dany’s craziness was off the charts. She was Darth Vader one minute and Gandhi the next.

This about sums up my thoughts:

[burn_this_city]

Dany’s vision in House of the undying showed the ending. So it seems this was always the plan.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Dany’s vision in House of the undying showed the ending. So it seems this was always the plan.

It could have been snow. Or it could have been burned by Cersei with the wildfire.

This may have been the preferred ending but they had other options.

[burn_this_city]

I meant the part where she sees Khal Drogo and her son right after, like she had died.

[Luder]

Suck it whiners. Best. Show. Ever.

[AC]

I enjoyed the ending overall. While this last episode was largely underwhelming, I think that was by design as the animosity was de-escalated and it was about power redistribution.

The most common complaints for this season still carry water now that it's all over. I wish a couple tweaks had been made the shift the emphasis and drama a little in either direction.

IE: Bran having just a small amount more impact, the Night King having more personal involvement in his final battle, and Euron being more balanced (not an amazing elite sniper in episode 4 then his forces decimated in episode 5).

Felt like just a couple tweaks could have solved many of the issues I had.

I would have liked to see: The Night King actually fights Jon in episode 3, Bran intervenes by warging into Rhaegal giving him a bit more of a role than just bait, Jon is saved but the undead swarm Rhaegal and actually kill him then. Daenerys would have felt betrayed once again because Bran sacrificed Rhaegal, adding to her unstable mental state.

Oh well, incredible show overall and I can look forward to the remaining books eventually as well for some more depth.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

The dragon melting the iron throne after his mother died seemed fitting. If she can’t have it, no one can.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by Luder

Suck it whiners. Best. Show. Ever.

Nah.