HBO | Air Date: May 12, 2019
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jonnyfiveJun 2, 2019
What the hell was the point of all this? D&D just wanted to end it all as quickly as possible.
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FistanMay 16, 2019
Completely ruined several characters development throughout the seasons just for the shock value.Terrible episode, D&D just burned GoT to the ground. Dont watch it, i wish i hadn't.

**Spoilers** If they were gonna kill Jaime, they should've
Completely ruined several characters development throughout the seasons just for the shock value.Terrible episode, D&D just burned GoT to the ground. Dont watch it, i wish i hadn't.

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If they were gonna kill Jaime, they should've let that happen in Ep3, in the arms of Brienne(which would actually be how he wanted to die). Instead he betrayed all he went through for no reason, no payout. Dany went insane after she won? For what possible reason could she go after civilians willingly and vent her anger on them. This is the same woman that locked up her dragons because they killed 1 child. WTF?
Varys is absolute moron, thinking he can sway Jon within a single span of conversation, appealing to him by hinting at power that he could have.(which is something every character in GoT knows he doesnt want) Absolutely no coherence.
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MrNononoMay 13, 2019
Who would have thought that the real villains that destroy Westeros are producers David & Dan. They murdered every intelligent aspect and story arc of the main characters and turned GoT in a mindless CGI fest. 3/10 but only for the greatWho would have thought that the real villains that destroy Westeros are producers David & Dan. They murdered every intelligent aspect and story arc of the main characters and turned GoT in a mindless CGI fest. 3/10 but only for the great actors, costumes, cinematography and music. So sad. Expand
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e1m1a1d1831May 15, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For me, it was obvious from the first season that Daenerys will be the mad queen but I had no idea that the showrunners were planning to do what exactly was gonna happen without introducing any new characters or new unpredictable facts to the story. Expand
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SaboteMay 14, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am not complaining about what happens on the show, but just how everything that happens is just BAD writing. What a piece of crap. Almost 10 years and two girlfriends watching this show just to get every story arc and character development just thrown out of the window. Too many story flaws to list here. What a f*cking disappointment. Expand
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Connorcox1997May 13, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a good episode, but there are some red flags in the episode, like Daenerys killing a lot of innocent people and destroying Kings Landing, she could've just fled over to the Red Keep and killed Cersi but instead, she went mad. Speaking of Cersi we did not get to see Arya killing Cersi which is disappointing because since she killed the Night King, which I really wanted to see Arya kill Cersei so bad, but unfortunately it's not in this episode and that so disappointing in my personal opinion. There are some cool moments in the episode though, like the Hound Facing the Mountain which I thought was dope, in my opinion; also I thought the cinematography was impressive and whoever did the cinematography did a really good job at it, and the episode did improve a little bit from the last episode. If people didn't like the episode for whatever reason that might be, I can totally understand why people didn't like it. Overall there are issues but still a good episode, but I felt like the final episode may get ugly and I'm worried that the ending might bad. Expand
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javiermusic01Nov 4, 2019
Daenerys Targaryen deserved better. Justice for one of the greatest characters in TV history, ruined by 2 incompetent writers who never understood her
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KhalicMay 13, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad character development, it could have been great, now it just feels like a bad comic book... Expand
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HylkehaagsmaJun 4, 2019
Fine episode, the twist with daenarys is something you should have seen coming if you are a real fan.
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spydirhsdMay 16, 2019
They touched ever so slightly on the character's mental state but in no way developed it in any regard to the progression of events which took place. In literally 1 second the mood goes from someone's elated relief and joy to a murderousThey touched ever so slightly on the character's mental state but in no way developed it in any regard to the progression of events which took place. In literally 1 second the mood goes from someone's elated relief and joy to a murderous rampage with no cause, justification or benefit. Seven seasons spent watching a character story arc only to see them piss it all away with absolutely no motivation to do so. This whole season has been fast and sloppy. Expand
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ant-May 13, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season is **** up by the very start. Let's begin with ep. 3, that was the first really relevant episode for this season.
The great war, the war who could kill anyone and everyone, the great villain who wakes **** deads up, his generals who also had de same power, THE **** ZOMBIE DRAGON, all of this was NOTHING. Besides that, Jon Snow seemed a twisted cockroach. He is fighting the dead since season one, and when the final battle comes, his best contribution was screming to a zombie dragon, but thats not worse than the strategy they used at the war at all. Putting dothraki as a frontline? WTF was that? They wanted a dramatic view even if they would lose thousands of men? Jon Snow did nothing REALLY important, that he was the only one capable of since he came back from the dead. They threw Jon Snow at the thrash and made him a freaking NOTHING to the show, I have the feeling that he is just there 'cause he has a huge fanbase.
Daenerys Targaryen losing her mind in like two episodes and begining to KILL INNOCENTS LITERALLY FROM NOTHING? Thats one of the most **** up **** I saw in my life. Of course its not her first time killing people with dragonfire, but she was NEVER the kind of person who doesnt care for innocents, Daenerys made her fame at Essos freeing people, fighting and killing rapists, slave owners, etc. Everything she ever did was fighting for the weak people, and now she BURNS THEM fom nothing? Without an appropriate explanation? And if she is mad, where did that came from? When she freaked out and exploded? By hearing a bell singing? Thats ridiculous.. I'm not complaining about she getting mad, and yes she getting mad without any good explanation, and being a Targaryen by itself IS NOT that explanation, even her dad had a reason to go mad!
Tyrion Lannister? From the smartest to de dumbest. WTF is he doing since s7? Delaying Dany's victory? Thats the only thing i can imagine. He made horrible strategies, was outsmarted by his dumbass brother who cant even thing about taking the **** gold hand, and now he risks his own neck to save his **** sister who tried to kill him twice and he never liked? Tyrion became the most dumb and useless character of the show.
Arya and her plot armor are really unpleasant to see. I saw her die like 3 times this episode, WTF? This fake death **** is horrible to watch and i thought they were going to realize that at episode 3.
Otherwise, the direction and acting were really good, thats why i'm giving a 2 and not a 0.
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ElPhoenixMay 15, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ve never been a Danny fan, but I agree with the criticisms, her turn felt rushed, unwarranted, and inconsistent. I give it a 1 only because they made cleganebowl happen. Expand
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CrazyL3opoldMay 20, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you wanna see genocide you are right here. If you don't do that or want to see GoT: better do sth different. Expand
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Ewan143May 15, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As with the last two episodes incompetent writing ruined not only this episode but a number of key character arcs. The only redeeming feature was the great directing and Cleganebowl. Expand
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NimmerMay 15, 2019
All two of my review points go towards whoever did the dragon CGI. Congrats bud, you killed it. At this point the only character arc that hasn't been ruined is Drogon's. This season has completely ruined every character arc the show had withAll two of my review points go towards whoever did the dragon CGI. Congrats bud, you killed it. At this point the only character arc that hasn't been ruined is Drogon's. This season has completely ruined every character arc the show had with nonsense, and this episode is no different. Expand
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bab978May 12, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was pretty and Clegaine Bowl went down pretty well.

Everything else was unearned and horrible.
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Levi96May 13, 2019
Spending 7 seasons building to this point in time season 8 has felt overly rushed from the start, episode 5 'the bells' brings a crushing conclusion to multiple storylines and plot points that deserved far more than they were given
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WaywardDaughterMay 13, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How absolutely underwhelming. Season 8 is the most cliché season ever, with episodes where the plot is revealed by mere staring contests. It's not bittersweet, it's bitter and sour and plain boring. The only thing that works for me is Arya Stark, but even so her long journey is given a coin toss end. The show runners are wrapping this up faster than Santa's gift packing elves at Christmas. The show has forced the most loved character of the show to turn bad in less than 4 episodes. Talk about poor writing. Dany wanted to break the wheel and then suddenly decides to burn it. It's bad enough that you took a carefully written character and pinned her onto the wheel the same minute you decided for her to burn it. Episode 5 leaves you with a feeling of emptiness. It's so underwhelming and exposed. You know what will happen and it doesn't give you the satisfaction you desired. It leaves you high and dry. All throughout the show you know who you hate and who you love, it becomes an elaborate mission to make us hate that one character more, make us love one or two more - we root for these characters like our favorite team is playing. We root for their success, we follow them into the unknown, the danger - but the best part of the show is the surprises. The shocking moments that never leaves us. What made Game of Thrones the success that it was, was the fact that nobody was safe. Your character may die the very next second. Nothing was set up beforehand. Ned Starks death, the Red Wedding, Joffrey, Cersei deciding to end House Tyrrell with wild fire and so on. Those moments were what made Game of Thrones unpredictable. With a buildup like the Night King, the Great War over 7 seasons, and having it end in one episode. That's just a huge letdown instead of great surprise. It left me with a “huh, was that it?” feeling. It did the buildup no justice. And neither did it any justice to characters like Dr. Strange… sorry, Bran. I guess he knew all along how it was supposed to play out, but the execution was poor. It was rushed. One keyword for this whole season is rushed. We're given everything we desired at the expense of proper execution and character development. Sansa being Sansa didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Perhaps showed a little bit more raw Stark strength but that's within her character. Jon being Jon, has now seen the darkness that also may lay dormant within himself. The madness of the Targaryens. Even so I feel that his buildup wasn't met with justice. Dany being the one who has been absolutely betrayed. We started with a meek sister to a horrible pos brother and she grew, became strong and wise. Surely she made some mistakes, trusting the wrong people and ruling at the near cost of her life. We saw great character development with her. But now we're left with a rushed train wreck of a character. “For whom the bells toll” should have played at that exact moment. It's not surprising that she'd go mad, it's not surprising that she would burn down King's Landing. It's not surprising that she will die. Because it's all rushed at us, we have the set up right in front of us. Like a big delicious feast with everything we love and want but we're not hungry. The magic of the big shocking moments is gone. It's evaporated among the poorest in King's Landing, burnt to a crisp. I don't want this season. I'm trying to love it but I can't because it's not doing the entire previous seasons justice. Cersei’s death wasn't satisfying. It wasn't even close to. Instead it was tragic. It was underwhelming and tragic. I would lie if I said I didn't cry. I cried when Jamie and Tyrion were crying and I cried when Cersei was. I cried because it wasn't satisfying and because it was horrible. Characters like them deserved a far better end. Not some symbolic end of the Lannister reign, having the whole keep come crashing down. Predictability makes for a poor experience. Expand
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ImichaelseachMay 13, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A contrived mess of poor writing. Turning a powerful level headed woman into a monster because 'reasons'. And at the same time destroying all the character progression of Jamie Lannister. A tense scene between Jon and Dany basically amounted to a simple moment of **** your Aunt and she wont go crazy and murder evwryone Expand
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Daria_albedoMay 14, 2019
Ведь всё дело далеко не в том, нравится или не нравится персонаж. Проблема в глупости и ущербности повествования, надуманности, объяснений из воздуха. Да где это видано, чтобы для понимания серии нужно было бы посмотреть ролик с разъяснениямиВедь всё дело далеко не в том, нравится или не нравится персонаж. Проблема в глупости и ущербности повествования, надуманности, объяснений из воздуха. Да где это видано, чтобы для понимания серии нужно было бы посмотреть ролик с разъяснениями D&D?! Почему-то приходит на ум: "А король-то голый!". Только теперь его наготу, начавшуюся с 5-ого сезона, видно всему фан-сообществу вне зависимости от вкусов и предпочтений. Expand
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ChristinemarlenMay 14, 2019
David Benioff and DB Weiss have 'ruined' the characters of Daenerys Targaryen and Jaime Lannister with last night's plot developments.
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GireleMay 14, 2019
2 because of the tyrion home scene and the beauty of this episode. The writing is pathetic...
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JasmineeMay 14, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The art of wasting entire characters' development down the drain. Jaime Lannister, who was one of the most complex character on the show with so many layers, is reduced to a unidimensional stupid character in the space of 1h20min, destroying all the good deeds he has ever done and making us forget one of the best scenes ever on Game Of Thrones, the bath scene in Harrenhal with Brienne, as if it was nothing. Daenerys Targaryen, who was the first to say "I'll break the wheel", "I won't be Queen of the ashes", "I am the Breaker Of Chains", very suddenly flips and kills thousands of innocents AFTER THEY SURRENDERED. I wouldn't mind the Mad Queen narrative if they actually had took the time to put it in place in a logical way. This is not Game Of Thrones' quality TV. This is bad writing through and through. On the other hand, the visuals, the acting and the music were brilliant. We could enjoy the episode, only we would have to know nothing about the characters to achieve that. Expand
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zulrangMay 14, 2019
Terrible writing.

Amazing cinematography, wonderful acting, great editing, awesome music and sound.

But awful, lazy writing.
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jyates1007May 16, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So rushed. May have ruined series. The heel turn made no sense. You supposed to believe this would happen with no character development.. So disappointed... Expand
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OrenDenisMay 16, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the most stupid end i v ever could imagine, wise and benioff ruined GoT Expand
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CritameticMay 17, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anyone who didn't know Daenarys was crazy after she burned all the food for no reason during the loot train battle back in Season 7 hasn't been paying attention. People blame the writing for "not being believable" but they should be blaming themselves for not seeing what was painfully obvious all along. Expand
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JustarandomguySMay 20, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dissapointing and ruined. Rushed and illogicaly stupid. Just trash. And worst ep ever... Expand
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Jmccuskey10May 20, 2019
Another spectacle episode with perfect VFX, cinematography, and acting but felt too forced and hurried to leave any lasting impact.
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ShawsberryMay 20, 2019
Why develop characters if you are just gonna throw that away at the end. This episode was a mess I’m not as mad as to what is happening this season but with how we got here. D&D rushed this season and threw it away. Why hbo would you let thisWhy develop characters if you are just gonna throw that away at the end. This episode was a mess I’m not as mad as to what is happening this season but with how we got here. D&D rushed this season and threw it away. Why hbo would you let this happen. Expand
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ApadfaszaMay 20, 2019
Season 8 contained amazing scenes and of course no fantasy writer expertise.
In the ways this show sucked, I'm glad it did, because it was worth seeing all the wining millenials crying about this seasons wretchedness: most satisfying revenge
Season 8 contained amazing scenes and of course no fantasy writer expertise.
In the ways this show sucked, I'm glad it did, because it was worth seeing all the wining millenials crying about this seasons wretchedness: most satisfying revenge & retribution. YEAH BABY!! SUCK IT DOWN!!
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kennar_1970Jun 6, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fans are not stupid, but the writers probably think we are.
The "Keep it simply" strategy won't work for such a complex awesome series like GoT.
Danaerys seems to have been possessed by an evil spirit. the twist is simply not plausible.
Arya spends all of her last years in training as an assassin to fulfill her vengeance, but few words of the Hound are sufficient to discourage her?
His mother was assassinated, but Drogon spares the murderer instead of incinarating him (Jon could hava come out unscated, after all he is a Targaryen)
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FrancescaONeillMay 22, 2019
What is happening to this show? it was groundbreaking, thrilling! no-one was safe! gruesome, terrifying deaths and justice to all! ....Bricks!?? Cersai deserved better than that. Jon stood in dismay and he barely has any dialogue, have theWhat is happening to this show? it was groundbreaking, thrilling! no-one was safe! gruesome, terrifying deaths and justice to all! ....Bricks!?? Cersai deserved better than that. Jon stood in dismay and he barely has any dialogue, have the writers lost their minds? Dany who once chained her own children (dragons) to protect her people and wept whilst she did it, who freed the slaves etc is now fine with casual genocide ? What was the point of Euron?
The Hound and the Mountain was just about the most interesting thing and that was seriously lacking..
The disappointment is seeping from my pours
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Hanske1May 23, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dany goes through hell in Essos, and it shapes her into a sometimes harsh but generally just ruler. It is shown over and over again that her own struggles have given her compassion for the lower classes.

Apart from the loss of two of her dragons and Missandei, her time in Westeros is a walk in the park. She fights the Night King's army; boom, win. She marches on King's Landing; boom, win. She can just stroll into the Red Keep and finally take the throne she has been fighting for all this time. But instead, she decides to burn thousands of innocents. And why? I'm not asking retorically, I actually want to know. Beyond Cersei killing Missandei and not everyone falling on their knees the first moment they see Dany, the show gives her zero motivation to suddenly go insane. Even the Mad King took a longer time to become mad. This just fits the awful trend of this season, where intelligent characters suddenly turn stupid, and any character development we thought to detect is shown to mean nothing (Jaime, Sandor, Jon). Man I hope the books are better than this.
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KallMay 26, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have nothing against where the story ended up. I'm fine with Daenerys turning evil and mad. However, how it happened made no sense and would have required a lot more of buildup. It does not make sense after following her for 7 seasons, that she turns mad in about 1-2 episodes and starts slaughtering civilians mindlessly. I could not get into the episode because I just kept thinking that it made no sense. Compare this to other storylines, such as Red Wedding, Joffrey, Bolton and Stanis – they all got buildup over a couple of seasons and a satisfying end; this not so much so. Expand
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