dom56

Oh yeah, that scene when Dany walking forward at the top Drogon spread his wings behind her look liked she a evil she-demon that was pretty cool.

slop101

It pretty much ended the only way it could've. It was fine.

Fuck all fandom.

I loved this article from The Onion...

‘Game Of Thrones’ Showrunners Disappointed With How Quality Of Fans Has Dropped Off Over Past Couple Seasons

Bill Needle

If anything I was a little underwhelmed, but it was OK. Bran the Useless becomes king, but I guess that wasn't really that important. The 'huge reveal' that Jon was the true heir to the throne turned out to be almost meaningless.

eXcentris

At the moment Jon told Grey Worm he killed the queen (if that's even what he did, that's just you speculating), the guy doesn't go "wait a second" and then proceed to have a calm internal monologue about what he should do now that his queen is dead. That's also beyond ridiculous. That guy, before and after Missandei, only lived to serve his Queen, Danaerys, not any other queen or ruler. Jon would have been dead 2 seconds after telling him.

And, assuming Grey Worm doesn't kill him, what do you think would have happened when the Dothraki found out? They also would have gone "well geez... we got nobody to serve/follow now... let's bail!". Which is apparently what they did!

I'm pretty sure killing Dany isn't like killing the Night King, i.e. that the Unsullied and Dothraki woudn't suddenly die or put themselves on standby until the next suitable ruler shows up.

It's obvious to me they skipped that entire bit between Drogon flying away with Dany and Jon being in jail, because they had no idea how to handle it.

candyrocket786

Did you not watch the previous episode? He threw that spear based on raw emotion (he watched his true love die).

Jon murdered his Queen. Raw emotion would dictate that he would kill Jon.

kefrank

To quote someone I'm sure you view very highly, "that's just you speculating."

I justified my speculation with what has been established for these characters over several seasons. Can you say the same? When has Greyworm ever given into emotion that caused him to operate outside of the parameters he's been given?

Decker

I do think it is reasonable to assume that a killer of the Queen would be arrested and later publicly executed rather than killed on sight.

kefrank

No, he threw that spear because he was following Dany's lead. He didn't throw it until he saw Dany laying waste to a surrendered city. There may have been emotion in it for him once Dany justified the act, but he was still only loyally following her lead.

Viper187

Terrible ending. Last 2 episodes were like WTF. The only shows that come close for endings I hate are Burn Notice and Dexter. Dexter is the only one I care to watch more than once. I'm not even sure if I care about a UHD release of the series now.

Aside from the ending being complete shit...

What about Daario Naharis? He's still sitting in Mereen and not pissed about Jon Snow killing his queen?

WTF happened to Benjin Stark? He wasn't shown after saving Jon.

We never saw the San girl or Oberyn's bitch die. Was kind of hoping the girl would survive the poison long enough to get saved and end up with Sir Braun.

I also found it strange Littlefinger was never mentioned. Sansa didn't even tell Tyrion and Jaime that he was responsible for everything that happened between their families, and it was all about her mother.

Jon being a Targaryen never made sense anyway. Based solely on the show. I don't do books. Fuck the books. This is based on observing ONLY the show. Remember the book Ned Stark got when he was looking into John Aryn's death? The book showing each family's line consisted of one hair color. Every Targaryen has silver hair, Lanisters had blonde. Every one of Robert's bastards had black hair. At one point, they said there were 19 bastards. Now fast forward to season 4 or 5 when they show young Cercei getting the witch to tell her future. The witch told her she would have 3 kids, and Robert would have 20. 20, not 19. There was no solid timeline for Rhaegar and Lyanna being together and Jon being born. Just that it happened, and Robert started a war to get her back. It's entirely possible he knocked her up before she left with Rhaegar. It makes more sense.

melasnus

LOL, nice one.
They (Jon?) just said he went East.

I could live without them.
I liked the metaphor.
Jon isn't someone who was going to hide it...it goes against the basic premise of the character.
In that respect, no.
However, it did complicate the nature of his relationship with Dany and, therefore, added to the drama.

melasnus

Here we go again.
Posters who say they just KNEW how it would all end...
Funny, I don't recall them putting down predictions BEFORE the episode aired.
That's some really pathetic shit.

Draven

eXcentris

Of course he would, the notion that he's just some robot soldier waiting for orders is ridiculous. In order to believe that, you have to forget his entire love story with Missandei. Not only that but, it's also obvious that he's been full of rage since her death. And now Dany gets killed and he goes "ok then, not sure what to do here, better put you in jail and wait for new ruler".

And then there's the Dothraki...

ViewAskewbian

You wanna talk shit endings let me introduce you to Quantum Leap. I'm just getting over it now and it's been like 30 years.

DJariya

For a super short season, I think it ended about as well as it could be. It did feel a little rushed though (I hate using that term as IMO it's so cliched) But, I felt like this could have been spread out over 2 episodes maybe 3.

I was also underwhelmed when Bran was named the king. I found it a little strange that Tyrion, who was being labeled a criminal for betraying Dany, was able to lead the charge and convince everyone that Bran was the rightful king.

Jon Snow deserved a better ending. But, I wasn't surprised that he was basically sent away to live out his days in the boonies. I was happy to see him take out Dany.

I did like Arya bailing to basically bailing to become an explorer. I would watch the hell out of a Arya spinoff as an explorer/warrior.

Great scene seeing Tyrion mourn the deaths of Cersei and Jaime.

Overall, not the best series finale for a show that impacted pop culture like this one, but I was happy with my experience watching this show over the last 9 years/8 seasons.

Not surprised that this series finale is divisive among the really hard core fans of the show.

andicus

Jesus. How many times has Bran said something to the effect of "You were exactly what you needed to be?"

Things had to go exactly as they did for things to turn out the way they did.

I was pretty happy with the finale. No big surprises, really, but as others have pointed out, still some tense moments.

They way things turned out, it may as well be Tyrion ruling. Bran seems as though he won't be offering much input.

General Zod

I'm mixed on the ending. I never really complained about the rest of the episodes (except the darkness in the one) as I really enjoyed them. But Bran hasn't really been in the story line the last couple of years until this season.. it just seemed weird that at the end it came to him. It's like if the last episode of The Big Bang Theory was all about Stuart.

But anyhow they kind of made it clear that they broke the wheel and Bran's really just a figurehead and Tyrion is actually going to be the one calling the shots but I don't know.... they ended it in a much more hopeful place for the future which I guess is nice.

Overall though, despite what I would consider a lack-luster ending, I really enjoyed the series. However I can't imagine myself ever watching it again.

Edit: Forgot to mention it was bizarre to me that Jon lived. He kills the queen and Grey Worm doesn't kill him? Make no sense. Then he walks by Dothraki and they do nothing. I mean they sacrificed everything for their queen.. crossed the sea.. who knows how many thousands died.. and I don't see how they could see Jon's justification for doing what he did. But.. I guess.. oh well?

chowderhead

redrum

Why So Blu?

This ending just limp-dicked its way to the finish line. I was a fan of all the episodes before it this season, but you can tell that they ran out of steam and didn't know how to end it properly, so they just said fuck it and threw something together. It's still a great series but that finale was meh.

eXcentris

"joined her" as opposed to "we're ok with him in jail and then exiled forever"? And how is the later respecting force? The Dothraki aren't really known as subtle folks who have a Varys like approach when dealing with grey areas. They are more white and blackish, as in kill or be killed (or join).

funkyryno

After the steaming turd pile that was the last few episodes, I was actually surprised that I enjoyed how everything was wrapped up in this one.

The scene where Brienne of Tarth filled in the Kingsguard entry for Jamie was touching, although in retrospect maybe it bordered on the sappy.

Koby

meh. glad this season is done with.

chowderhead

The Antipodean

So at the end, didn't Jon actually blow off the Night's Watch and head off to live with the Wildlings and Tormund north of the Wall? Just making sure I was clear on it.