damn I really enjoyed this show throughout. may have helped that I don't go on twitter and haven't read the books tho ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If Jon was to end up back North, I wish he had chosen it of his own free will. Honestly, I'm pretty upset with this season, it's a total slap in the face.
Bran telling Jon about his parentage was all a part of his plan to sew discord between Jon and Dany. This whole time he’s been scheming to take the throne. And he got away with it
Day 1 with the new small council and all Bran wants to know is where are the masters of war and whispers and where’s the dragon. Are we sure my guy is much different?
So... if I was writing this, this isn't exactly the direction I would have went (I still like the idea of having a different representative from each of the Seven Kingdoms), but the more I think about it the more I liked it - To me, the last scene between Jon and Dany was absolutely beautiful, I would change nothing about it - I literally said "Are you fucking kidding me?" out loud when they revealed that Bran was going to be king but once Tyrion started justifying it it made more sense. He knows everything that's ever happened so he knows what mistakes not to make, he has no emotions so there's no risk of him becoming a power-hungry tyrant, and he can't have children so there isn't a risk of another family having the only claim to the throne again. Bran along with his smart advisors is honestly not a bad choice. - So glad that nobody else died in this episode. Tyrion's ending was perfect for me, and Brienne finishing Jaime's entry in the book was a really nice touch - The scene between Jon and Tyrion in the cell was excellent - Very happy with all of the endings for the Starks. Sansa as queen in the north was pretty obviously going to happen but it's great, and Arya becoming an explorer is really true to her character imo. I can see why Jon going to live with the wildlings might be controversial but it makes a lot of sense to me, he's always been an outsider in the show and he's really among his people now. This is probably a plot hole though but I doubt the Unsullied are going to come back and check if he's really exiled so he could always just go back to Winterfell too - I do wish Dany's death wasn't glazed over so much though, there definitely should have been at least a scene or two after her death with a couple characters discussing her tragic arc. Not sure who's left that actually liked her though besides Grey Worm Overall I'm actually really satisfied with this season for the most part. I do agree with the common complaint that the pacing felt way too fast, it definitely would have benefited from a full 10 episode season, but none of the story beats really bother me at all. I guess I'm super easy to please lol, but that's fine, I'd rather like something than hate it
I started watching this show the day after the episode where Arya kills the Night King, 3 or 4 weeks ago, and i have currently just finished Season 7 episode 6 (I have no life lol). Didn't care about spoilers so have been reading lots of articles and know how it all ends, and this ending is as good as any I could have expected. I honestly thought Sansa would end up Queen, but Bran is a good choice - Sansa has gone through hell on this show, but I'd say Bran has too. People are saying he did nothing in this series to deserve the Throne, but after being robbed of his ability to walk or move without assistance what the hell else could he realistically do besides what he ended up doing! One benefit of watching everything so quickly is that Danerys' going "full tyrant" ending is reasonably obvious to me. The early seasons you could see she wanted to do good, but as the seasons went on she has got way darker and more and more harsh in response to everything that happens to her, so i was surprised that so many people thought it was a sudden heel turn when it's been built up from season 4 or 5. Emillia Clarke said in an interview recently that she had hoped for more scenes that explain how she reached a point where she would chose to burn an entire city and it's people, so I can see why people would criticise the arc if it lacks a fully fleshed-out ending. Seems like it ties in with those ITT criticisms of the pacing in season 8; everything happened too quickly and important things were unfortunately lost/overlooked. But all-in-all, not the first of the great TV shows to have a less-than-exceptional ending but a great show nonetheless.
It has been such a journey watching this show and I'm happy to say I enjoyed the finale and the last season. It could have been much better, we all agree on that but I'm not salty or disappointed with what we've got.
How pissed is grey worm gonna be when he contracts butterfly fever and dies? Missandei gave him no heads up.
Flatscreen tv in brans room in season 1. Old rusty pickup truck parked underneath some hay bales at castle black.
Yes I'm with you on this. He just killed a mass murderer and for his reward they sent him north to appease a group of people that left before he even leaves Kings Landing. Just felt very weird to me. If they would have made it that he chose to return to the north instead, it would have worked better for me. I'm just glad this thing is over. The finale was...fine I guess but the entire last two seasons just seem super unsatisfying as whole. Oh well, at least I'm binging Mad Men.
Where the story ended up was excellent. There were just some bumps along the road last season and in the middle of this season. Other than though on the whole I love this show and they tied it up really well. I’m fine with Dany and Jaimes arc. I’m even fine with Tyrion going dumb for a few seasons. A lot of these themes were present throughout. Power corrupts. Love corrupts. And all of these characters were effected by one or both numerous times and made irrational decisions because of it. I buy that. Tyrion and Jon scene was nice. And I thought Mallory Rubin made a great point about Tyrion’s dumb ideas, and him discovering Jaime/Cersei, and how that moment reframes all of his decisions. He was fighting a war against family, whether he “hated” Cersei or not....still family, subconsciously can cloud your judgement. And he “loved” her in a more complex untraditional way.
So much makes sense but not at the same time. He makes a perfect selection as king, but it is so out of character. He doesn't want to be king, doesn't believe in kings/queens, etc, etc, etc...it's just incredibly weird. The fact he even accepts his wack title without responding: "Bitch I told you, I am not Bran" is incredulous. Also - this may be reaching but...GRRM - the man who would rather have the land ruled by imps and gimps than a strong woman...not in tune with the times eh?
The very next scene after Dany died was mostly a comedy scene and it resolved every remaining conflict in the world at once
Seriously felt like a farce at the time. The tonal shift was simply too much for me. I just don't know why y'all love Sansa so much. So cold, so dull. Yeah - she's been through hell, but realistically, 98% of the women in that time suffered similar travesties. She has the personality of a cardboard box and is by far the least interesting Stark to me (this coming from someone who happy danced when Orlando Bloom died the first time). She got better with time, but meh.
I can’t believe that water bottle made it. Have to watch on the big screen before it’s taken from me like the coffee cup. There may even be a different cup in another shot behind Gendry, but the pic I saw of it was super blurry. Also I have no idea how you could watch Dany burn an entire city to the ground, call it “liberation”, say with complete sincerity that she plans to do the same to every city in the entire world, and not see that as the show portraying her as a complete villain. Like regardless of whether or not you bought the descent, that is absolutely where she ended up.