Game of thrones season 8 [contains spoilers]

[YouSir]

One of the dumbest memes ever, that totally missed the point of Bran's whole existence. Which, granted, wasn't done many favours by his televisual portrayal. He was/is all of those stories, and every other story. That's why the bloody Night King wanted to kill him! Of course a story teller is going to make him King.

The ending was great, in my book. No fan service, but something that was vaguely plausible within its own world. We get Magna Carta, and Arya goes off to find a new world to exploit, and give rise to Elizabeth I and the birth of capitalism. I'd like to have seen where Greyworm & the Unsullied ended up, and I would have liked another thirty minutes of bitching political intrigue, but that came as close to what I could have hoped for in such a mainstream show.

In a world where series ending are ranked:

The Sopranos - A
The Wire/Breaking Bad - B
Buffy - C
A series I got bored of and never made it to the end, like Girls - D
Lost - E

That's a B- I think.

A for The Sopranos? Hmh.

 

[DotCommunist]

I for one am bang up for a series where arya turns up to villages and small towns and rights wrongs through fighting, in the style of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

 

[T & P]

I don’t think it was particularly bad, at least within the standards of the entire season 8. The same shortcomings that have plagued the season, chiefly the rushed storyline and plot holes were present here. But there were some very good moments (the shot of Daenerys appearing to address her troops with her dragon’s wings flanking her from the background was pretentious but also superb).

And contrary to what anyone who’d watched the first 4-5 seasons might have feared, when most of the (few) good characters had a short lifespan, the ending is righteous enough, all of the remaining good apples survive, and hope for the future prevails, or at least has a good chance to.

Things that annoyed me the most: I haven’t read the books so perhaps it was a valid reference, but the ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ book name felt like a shameless plug. The jump from Jon Snow killing Daenerys to suddenly all the other regular characters we had not seen since two episodes ago sitting in council ‘weeks later’ was one of the worst examples of storyline rushing seen all season. And much as I like Bronn, he was completely absent from the siege & battle, and did virtually fuck all to help unthrone Cersei, so he suddenly appearing as a member of the King’s Council was surprising, if not unjust.

 

[SpookyFrank]

So Dany was Lenin, right?

Stalin. Bran is Khrushchev.

 

[T & P]

And what would be a clever and appealing move is George R. Martin writing a different story and final outcome in the yet-unpublished final book. A good way to deal with those enraged souls demanding a rewrite of S8, as well offering an alternative ending to everyone else.

 

[greenfield]

I haven’t read the books so perhaps it was a valid reference, but the ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ book name felt like a shameless plug.

I notice that, as if by magic, Amazon have reduced the price to only £1.99 on Kindle. Only the first book, mind.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

And much as I like Bronn, he was completely absent from the siege & battle, and did virtually fuck all to help unthrone Cersei, so he suddenly appearing as a member of the King’s Council was surprising, if not unjust.

That was presumably his reward (as promised to him by Tyrion and Jaime) for not killing them up north a few weeks earlier. Making him Master of Coin doesn't make much sense, though; why put the least reliable, most untrustworthy person you know in charge of all of your money?

 

[Buddy Bradley]

It could certainly have been a lot worse, though (Mad Men ).

The ending of Mad Men was great - Don almost discovering peace and harmony with the world, until he realises he can use it to sell fizzy drinks instead.

 

[Me76]

That was presumably his reward (as promised to him by Tyrion and Jaime) for not killing them up north a few weeks earlier. Making him Master of Coin doesn't make much sense, though; why put the least reliable, most untrustworthy person you know in charge of all of your money?

I think the point was that it's all he thinks about (apart from brothels), and he is a pretty good negotiator, although he's never had anything paid out.

 

[Balbi]

 

[friedaweed]

Shit ending. Branflake ruling the world? WTF's that all about

 

[Dillinger4]

I thought this was interesting although I am not sure I agree entirely
The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thron
but it did lead me to spot this joke and appreciate it:

Still only one throne that counts:

You come at the king, you best not miss

 

[Dillinger4]

I found the ending quite profound. I kept thinking of the iron throne, after it was melted.

The entire story is about that throne. In the books, the story only really begins with the conquest of westeros by Aegon Targaryan. There is a prehistory, but it is only that, prehistory to the main story. The entire story that follows is the game of thrones. War and scheming to possess it, and keep it.

With its destruction, the wheel has been broken. There can be no more wars for the iron throne as it no longer exists. It is the end of an era, one to which they can never return. The destruction of the throne is the perfect ending.

The thought that sticks with me is that worlds can end. The people who live in them may live on, but they live on in a completely new world.

 

[wayward bob]

One of the dumbest memes ever, that totally missed the point of Bran's whole existence.

tbf i still miss the point of bran's whole existence

 

[flypanam]

And what would be a clever and appealing move is George R. Martin writing a different story and final outcome in the yet-unpublished final book. A good way to deal with those enraged souls demanding a rewrite of S8, as well offering an alternative ending to everyone else.

He'd have to get his fat fingers typing to finish the penultimate book first.

 

[polly]

I was underwhelmed. Kept half standing up at the end, thinking it was over, only to find Oh ten more minutes of what happened next. I did enjoy the recent episodes but this felt a bit eh, apart from daenerys getting knifed.

Redeeming feature was the reappearance of Tormund <3

I loved all your memes wayward bob

 

[Ranbay]

No way they would have just taken Jon as prisoner an all, they would have pure cold fucked him up and deaded him for sure....

 

[Steel Icarus]

tbf i still miss the point of bran's whole existence

Basically he lived in a magic tree til he turned into Google.

 

[Treacle Toes]

tbf i still miss the point of bran's whole existence

He was 'this' was his whole point. Also the only nuetral one/person that could be trusted.

 

[Oula]

You should've all just asked me. I watched the first episode years ago and decided it was disappointing back then so never bothered with the rest.

A mate of mine said to me once "I gave up on Lost in the second episode. As soon as I saw the smoke monster in the woods I thought - fuck off"

Except that had an amazing ending and everyone still loves it

I hated the ending. Its my most disappointing ending ever.

I wonder if making bran the king was the writers trying to make people think he would turn into the night king in a twist at the end that doesn't happen? (have to admit the thought crossed my mind )

Suggesting an end-of-thriller-turn-around-and-laugh-with-blue-eyes thing

 

[skyscraper101]

A mate of mine said to me once "I gave up on Lost in the second episode. As soon as I saw the smoke monster in the woods I thought - fuck off"

I made it to the polar bear.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Suggesting an end-of-thriller-turn-around-and-laugh-with-blue-eyes thing

And him saying in his emo monotone "Well... nobody's perfect"

 

[ska invita]

I'm glad to see that Dot survived and the Queen Vic wasn't destroyed enough not to get rebuilt. Phil stayed dead, no unbelievable 'just survived' too, thank god. Sonia moves to West London a nice touch.

 

[ska invita]

No way they would have just taken Jon as prisoner an all, they would have pure cold fucked him up and deaded him for sure....

Biggest Should be dead was Arya. Keeping her alive was pure fan service because people like her. I've made a fan edit in my head and she's dead in it! Hah.

 

[Supine]

Biggest Should be dead was Arya. Keeping her alive was pure fan service because people like her. I've made a fan edit in my head and she's dead in it! Hah.

That'll learn her

 

[Oula]

So Dany was Lenin, right?

Churchill!

I liked the bit right at the end.

Spoiler: Just in case no-one's up to date yet

Jon riding off into the sunset with Tormund. Last episode Tormund said something like 'You've got The North in you' to him.

Are you suggesting Tormund meant that in a "Do you have any north in you? Would you like some?" way?

 

[Buddy Bradley]

tbf i still miss the point of bran's whole existence

It keeps you regular.

 

[wayward bob]

 

[MickiQ]

No way they would have just taken Jon as prisoner an all, they would have pure cold fucked him up and deaded him for sure....

Why did Jon tell the Unsullied that he had killed Daenary's they were alone at the time.
"Seriously Grey Worm old chap she just got on Drogon and flew off into the distance, told me to tell you to give me the Imp. What my dagger? must have lost it in the fighting somewhere"

 

[Ranbay]

Why did Jon tell the Unsullied that he had killed Daenary's they were alone at the time.
"Seriously Grey Worm old chap she just got on Drogon and flew off into the distance, told me to tell you to give me the Imp. What my dagger? must have lost it in the fighting somewhere"

There was a massive gap also, as they had longer beards and shit.