Game of Thrones

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Season 8
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 17, 2011
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. profi
    May 3, 2019
    0
    When Martin is finished The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring then it would be nice if 5 and especially 6,7 and 8 seasons to be altered entirely from scratch. Or better if to alter all the show from scratch and add a prequel books. But only this time everything by the books with title A Song of Ice and Fire. With the involvement of former actors, except for individual characters forWhen Martin is finished The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring then it would be nice if 5 and especially 6,7 and 8 seasons to be altered entirely from scratch. Or better if to alter all the show from scratch and add a prequel books. But only this time everything by the books with title A Song of Ice and Fire. With the involvement of former actors, except for individual characters for which need to do recast (for Arya, Sansa, Jon Snow, Euron Greyjoy, the Night King, maybe for someone who renounce to participate in the shooting)

    The main thing is that the scriptwriters and showrunners must be talented people. And channel which is willing to spend money on a quality product.    … Expand
  2. witok
    May 3, 2019
    0
    While Martin's books were and Martin personally took part in the creation of the show, everything was fine, and no one paying attention to incompetence of Benioff and Weiss and the disgusting acting of some actors, mostly play the Starks. But now it's all more than obvious.
  3. ChiefExpert
    May 2, 2019
    0
    Some little, overweight schoolgirl jumping like Michael Jordan, kills the most powerful creature in the Game of Thrones universe. What a f*ck ? Children of the forest ? what ? obsidian Valyrian steel ?, who is the Night King for the showrunners ? Ordinary White Walker or Wight ? The Night King has tremendous power, both physical and magical, plus it has the abilities of a warg, he sawSome little, overweight schoolgirl jumping like Michael Jordan, kills the most powerful creature in the Game of Thrones universe. What a f*ck ? Children of the forest ? what ? obsidian Valyrian steel ?, who is the Night King for the showrunners ? Ordinary White Walker or Wight ? The Night King has tremendous power, both physical and magical, plus it has the abilities of a warg, he saw Bran and left his mark on it despite the fact that Bran was in the form of an invisible spirit, dragons cannot burn him.

    And now Game of Thrones will end with a confrontation of Snow or Jaime or both vs Euron plus Arya in the shape of Qyburn kills Cersei, the Hound vs the Mountain, and then will be that Iron Bank withdraw Golden Company back to Braavos or Starks with Daenerys kill all opponents. Yet we also know that remaining Starks unkillable. So other characters will be sacrificed by showrunners.

    Showrunners couldn't explain: How sweeping the streets and getting blows to the face turned Arya into faceless ? How did Arya survive after so many stabbed in the stomach, specifically in the liver, spleen, and intestines, and then run like gazelle (forgotten the Red Wedding ?) And how she went unnoticed by the Night King’s army. And why he didn't break her neck right away ?

    The staging of the battle in s08ep3 is the worst in the history of cinematography but having one of the biggest budgets in the history of TV shows.    … Expand
  4. specnick
    May 10, 2019
    0
    Another TV shows, whose showrunners couldn't properly finish the story.

    P.S.
    HBO will not allow the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico, owned by A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin, to screen the series finale of Game of Thrones. HBO just said no.
  5. BirdBrain
    Apr 29, 2019
    2
    They took a piece of art and turned it into a commodity. Its all Hollywood now and the essence of the show that initially captured me is long gone. They are just trying to sycophantically please people for the interest of profit and not do anything controversial at this point.
  6. Estoniantoad
    May 1, 2019
    1
    Sorry, but the 3rd episode made this show look childish, it took out any meaning but the game of thrones. I feel so sad about the cast and especially the fans. Because it all ended with the eternal winter of the spotless mind. If you remember The Lost and it's ending, then this seems to be even worse. The big question remains - who is the writer of these last episodes? It can't be martin,Sorry, but the 3rd episode made this show look childish, it took out any meaning but the game of thrones. I feel so sad about the cast and especially the fans. Because it all ended with the eternal winter of the spotless mind. If you remember The Lost and it's ending, then this seems to be even worse. The big question remains - who is the writer of these last episodes? It can't be martin, maybe it's swift...… Expand
  7. Esthete
    May 1, 2019
    0
    Leaving the most disgusting and not interesting characters, such as John Snow - a f*king unkillable and tireless terminator; Arya - Maisie Williams not actress, she just a pathetic poser like Kit Harington and Sophie Turner; Sansa - Sophie Turner is also one misunderstanding, a useless and not interesting character, coupled with the complete absence of acting, like Kit Harington and MaisieLeaving the most disgusting and not interesting characters, such as John Snow - a f*king unkillable and tireless terminator; Arya - Maisie Williams not actress, she just a pathetic poser like Kit Harington and Sophie Turner; Sansa - Sophie Turner is also one misunderstanding, a useless and not interesting character, coupled with the complete absence of acting, like Kit Harington and Maisie Williams, instead of Sophie Turner, role of Sansa had to play Sarah Gadon. The Dragon of the Night King easily destroys the thick stone walls, but the f**king John Snow is hiding behind a bunch of trash and survive - a f**king nonsense. Arya, for what these hide and seek ? it was clear to everyone that Benioff&Weiss will not kill any of the Starks, so as not to upset degenerates. But you killed: Theon, Jorah Mormont, the Night King and a huge number of another interesting characters, which you killed in 6 and 7 seasons. And most importantly for what ? For nothing. The Night King stands surrounded by White Walkers and a large number of Wights, where did this bi*ch Arya jumped out ? Arya must be killed back then, in season 6. However, you still had a chance to fix everything, if the Night King would break Ariya’s neck. But you, Benioff & Weiss are two worthless cowards who fear reaction of various degenerates. Now it doesn't matter what you are going to do with the remaining 3 series.

    P.S.

    Mr. Benioff and Mr. Weiss not just screenwriters and showrunners without talent and without interesting ideas, but absolutely b*st*rds who blowed a huge budget, ruined interesting characters, f**ked up MAIN STORYLINE, and flushed all previous 7 seasons together with wasted time of viewers down the toilet. Turned one of the best TV shows, where logic is at the forefront, to fan-service for degenerates. FANTASTIC IDIOTS!

    Benioff and Weiss, you names will be sealed by shame forever. From now on, any movies or series where Benioff and Weiss are involved = TRASH, that needs to be avoided and not wasted time on it. All true fans of Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire, hate you.    … Expand
  8. rRondo
    May 2, 2019
    2
    How it feels to ruine such a great TV show? How many people worked on script? If you are bad at writing, just open reddit and steal script from random thread, it will be ten times better, i promise. I had low expectations after season 6-7 and you managed to surprise me. Bravo!
  9. 404UserNotFound
    Apr 29, 2019
    1
    Game of Thrones, a story with all morally grey characters and no real good vs evil but yet the Night King is the most cliche evil character seen in any TV show. He's basically just Darth Maul with less personality.

    Episode 3 is the worst written episode of the series. Apparently not a single person in Westeros, the Night King included, know a thing about strategy. Yes, lets just throw    Game of Thrones, a story with all morally grey characters and no real good vs evil but yet the Night King is the most cliche evil character seen in any TV show. He's basically just Darth Maul with less personality.

    Episode 3 is the worst written episode of the series. Apparently not a single person in Westeros, the Night King included, know a thing about strategy. Yes, lets just throw away ALL the Dothraki because the writers simply aren't smart enough to think of anything else to do with them. And since when could Arya fly? She somehow got past all the other White Walkers to land the killing blow on the Night King as his lieutenants stood and watched? Night King needs new lieutenants. They did nothing and literally let a little girl walk past them to kill their King? That or she can now fly. I'm going with her being able to fly now just because it's as ridiculous an idea as the rest of this season.    … Expand
  10. Telgou
    Apr 30, 2019
    1
    Very bad writing (on various degrees) for 2/3 seasons straight for a show of such high caliber.
    The dialogues and reunions in the first episode were disappointing and lackluster, characters were butchered(Tyrion mostly) and sometimes it felt like some actors even forgot how to play their roles or even act.First episode was therefore mostly wasted.
    The second episode was better but still    Very bad writing (on various degrees) for 2/3 seasons straight for a show of such high caliber.
    The dialogues and reunions in the first episode were disappointing and lackluster, characters were butchered(Tyrion mostly) and sometimes it felt like some actors even forgot how to play their roles or even act.First episode was therefore mostly wasted.
    The second episode was better but still didn't live up to the expectations, although the group infront of the fire which included Davos Tyrion Jaime Podrick Tormund and Brienne was brilliant and vibrant.
    This part contains few "spoilers" but you are probably reading this after watching the series.
    And let's not get started on the third episode which was full with the most illogical and absurd tactics when the people who sat at the war table were veterans and tacticians of all the wars that happened in all seasons(like why did they charge the Dothraki into the obscure battlefield where they got swarmed and slaughtered , why did they put the siege weapons infront of the soldiers instead of behind them or inside the castle where they can still be fired (i know why, cause of budget) , why were there practically no archers, why was the fire trench only two meters(or less) wide and one meter deep, why did they send all of the army to fight outside and we can go on and on).
    On top of much wasted potential like literally no fights between white walkers and valyrian steel swords holders, no fight between Jon and the night king with Jon being almost useless the whole battle, the night king being killed in a more epic way using a twist or Melisandre power(who was useless and brought back for nothing except lighting swords of the Dorthraki who died in vain anyway) instead of being killed by Arya who somehow managed to sneak past hundreds of wights and a dozen white walkers to jump on the night king from the back.
    Add to that the plot armor that has been given to 8 characters who ,fighting alone, managed to stay alive and Withstand against thousands of wights who swarmed them but never tried to stab anyone.
    All in all this has been a very anticlimactic season especially the third episode (and even more its ending and the ending of the 8 seasons long white walkers story arc, the arc that started since the very first minutes of the first episode aka the real thread as said in the series) with many countless missed opportunities or twists. I can honestly point more negative things about this season (or the last two or three seasons for that matter) but the other negative reviews did the job.    … Expand
  11. addict-insane
    May 2, 2019
    1
    Winter is coming
    Winter is coming
    Winter is coming
    Winter.exe has stopped working.

    Y'all's expectations subverted, tho?!?!?! XD
  12. ScienceAdvisor
    Apr 29, 2019
    1
    As of episode three this show just imploded. The great danger is over so nothing else matters with three episodes to go. Since the actual Big Bad was taken out so easily this just undermines everything that came before it. To pretend Circe is the actual threat is a joke. Since the showrunners (Weiss and Benioff) just joined my list of people to avoid at all costs, I hope Disney doesAs of episode three this show just imploded. The great danger is over so nothing else matters with three episodes to go. Since the actual Big Bad was taken out so easily this just undermines everything that came before it. To pretend Circe is the actual threat is a joke. Since the showrunners (Weiss and Benioff) just joined my list of people to avoid at all costs, I hope Disney does not like profits since they just handed these hacks a trilogy.… Expand
  13. rokasp
    Apr 19, 2019
    3
    This has turned into an anime. The acting has become as exciting as the antagonist goal. Non-existant. It has done what the Avengers: infinity wars did, diluted any form of complexity and just showed the archetypical characters.

    It insults your cognition left, right and centre. It's like: You are too stupid to figure it out so we will make it as obvious as we can. Then all of a sudden    This has turned into an anime. The acting has become as exciting as the antagonist goal. Non-existant. It has done what the Avengers: infinity wars did, diluted any form of complexity and just showed the archetypical characters.

    It insults your cognition left, right and centre. It's like: You are too stupid to figure it out so we will make it as obvious as we can. Then all of a sudden you have 1-dimensional character that are chartoon like, yet pretending to be serious.    … Expand
  14. Trillcosbey
    May 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Between Coffee gate Water bottle gate and Jamie growing back a hand the season feels like a real pile of junk. With out Martins work to guide them the show writers are just lost, terrible dialog makes it clear that the show has lost its way, all of the characterless are card board cuts of heroes and villains now, just what Martin set out to avoid in the books, the only hope is every one dies and it becomes a zombie show, may be Ash can save us.… Expand
  15. SyedZada
    Apr 29, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Felt like everyone got infected by the stupid bug, cavalry charging headfirst, catapults trebuchets ahead of the infantry, fighting a superior force outside the walls, no tar pits, no moats no fire usage. Archers where are my archers manning the wall? Why are we not using phalanx with shields and narrowing the battlefield? It did not stop there, even NK was infected, all he had to do was not show up and the battle was won and kill Bran when everyone else is dead. What was the original plan before Melisandre showed up by the way? Why was Jon Snow shouting at the dragon? Why was Direwolf charging with the cavalry, why nobody had a blade on them in the crypt. How did those old bones break walls when Wights couldn't. Why wasn't anyone wearing helmets and how did everyone come out a situation that had them pinned by dozen of the undead. What was the library scene about? Copied Last of us ? Wights are supposed to be agile and fast not slow moving zombies. To summarize it was plain stupid. I would not even go in the last scene of NK getting killed.… Expand
  16. Demorase
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    The writing this season so far after 2 episodes is simply inexcusable. From constant brainless quips that would put Marvel to shame, to a story that moves at a snail's pace where characters talk a lot but don't say much of substance, to characters acting erratically not being true to their motives anymore in a world that no longer follow its own internal logic, it all falls apart asThe writing this season so far after 2 episodes is simply inexcusable. From constant brainless quips that would put Marvel to shame, to a story that moves at a snail's pace where characters talk a lot but don't say much of substance, to characters acting erratically not being true to their motives anymore in a world that no longer follow its own internal logic, it all falls apart as horrendous fan fiction.

    Make no mistake, if this had been the quality of the show when it first started it would have been cancelled and forgotten after the first or second season.    … Expand
  17. DeplorableDude
    Apr 23, 2019
    2
    For those of you who are considering making the time investment to watch this show... The first few seasons were truly entertaining drama. There was conflict in nearly every scene, people were constantly negotiating, fighting, scheming, seducing etc. The multi-layered stories were constantly moving forward and there were often amazing twists and surprises. Key characters died. SomeFor those of you who are considering making the time investment to watch this show... The first few seasons were truly entertaining drama. There was conflict in nearly every scene, people were constantly negotiating, fighting, scheming, seducing etc. The multi-layered stories were constantly moving forward and there were often amazing twists and surprises. Key characters died. Some minor characters triumphed over major characters. Ultimately, it was about The Story. Now let's talk about this final Season 8. The show has descended into predictability, long silly speeches, and scenes with zero conflict / drama. Characters just explain the plot or tell us how they're feeling. Or crack so many stupid sarcastic comments. Worst of all, the show has been infected by the US political climate. How? In the first few seasons, women weren't portrayed as physically equal or superior to men in strength and combat skills, (and combat is absolutely central to the conflict in the stories). Yet, in the last few seasons, women are consistently physically superior to the best male warriors. Keep in mind there was no story event that altered physical realities of the world. But now, in Season 8, when a 5 foot tall skinny little girl announces she's going to engage in physical fight to the death with the most horrifying evil zombie warriors, we're supposed to just accept this. Ultimately, it feels like just another silly, sanctimonious SJW diatribe. Maybe it's more impotent rage about the 2016 election. In any case, the show has become a huge disappointment.… Expand
  18. pablobosa
    Apr 30, 2019
    5
    The show took a deep dive after it didn't have any more source material. The winterfell war was an unplanned anticlimatic mess.
  19. shoulderoforion
    Apr 16, 2019
    6
    So far, it's only ok, in the way the last 2 seasons have only been only ok, Game Of Thrones in it's first 5 seasons (with exceptions) was the greatest television show I had ever seen, I loved it, and physically needed more of it because of the way it wove it's story, built it's characters, laid out it's plot, and surprised us. After the third season I read every book in A Song of Ice andSo far, it's only ok, in the way the last 2 seasons have only been only ok, Game Of Thrones in it's first 5 seasons (with exceptions) was the greatest television show I had ever seen, I loved it, and physically needed more of it because of the way it wove it's story, built it's characters, laid out it's plot, and surprised us. After the third season I read every book in A Song of Ice and Fire, simply devoured them. Season 7 was an almost complete let down with plot holes/time shifts so consequential It took me right out of the narrative. Episode 1 of Season 8 continued Season 7's practice of depriving us all of the emotional resonance these character reunions should have had. Every character is getting the short shift, all the actors promise this season will "blow our minds", Maisie said "she loved the reunion scene with Jon", when all I saw was 3 minutes of meh. I only like Game Of Thrones tv show now, but I used to love it.… Expand
  20. Aryaman
    Apr 29, 2019
    3
    Why!! Just why!!! The show that defined our times became so bad in the past season and now this! it's just pathetic. There are absolutely no character beats in any of the characters except maybe Sansa and Arya but apart from that everyone and everything is just happening and the viewers couldn't give more of a **** The writers, I can't believe i'm saying this for freaking Game of thronesWhy!! Just why!!! The show that defined our times became so bad in the past season and now this! it's just pathetic. There are absolutely no character beats in any of the characters except maybe Sansa and Arya but apart from that everyone and everything is just happening and the viewers couldn't give more of a **** The writers, I can't believe i'm saying this for freaking Game of thrones but..., the writers who I thought were the best on TV have completely lost the story, the little moments that made the show great, the writing that made the characters spark and the dialogues spit-out like wildfire!! Where is all of that!! I need it back!!!!! I am giving myself the benefit of the doubt that they can at least not make a bad series finale. I would absolutely hate for Game of Thrones to have one of the worst series finale in TV history. Please don't do that, bring back the Game of Thrones I fell in love with, the TV juggernaut that knew how to tell a story that caught us by surprise!!!… Expand
  21. SidewaysView
    Jun 9, 2019
    1
    The worst end to a once great show. Had made rewatching it pointless with such a boring and miserable end. Nothing made sense in the final season, it was like the writers hated fans of the show.
  22. kegboygsr23
    May 12, 2019
    4
    I’m not a critic but, same drama I see when I’m laying on the couch while playing hooky from work. Screw u GH, I’m crying right now. One step forward, three steps back.
  23. emeraldstorm
    Jul 2, 2019
    0
    What a total waste. What a complete shame. This could have been a masterpiece. Instead, it ended with a whimper.
  24. bulger_paul
    Jul 20, 2019
    2
    I'm kind of flabberghasted at just how bad this series managed to get in only two seasons, and trillions of words worth of internet ink will be spilled for decades as thousands of people more intelligent than me struggle to understand just how this series got so bad so fast.
  25. TalulaGrey
    Jun 18, 2019
    0
    Metacritic ---> you suck cock. SO do the producers and writers of this crap fest of a season. I thought 7 was awful but this past season was outstandingly terrible.
  26. xcxvy
    May 24, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate what they did with the ending, its sucked, I simply can't understand how that many people that where involved into the production did not realized that the script lacked a proper ending/ conclusion.
    It was rushed. Three eyed raven? Why was actualy Jon a Targaryen? Nightking killed with reused content (dagger was used by killing walder frey and the trick was used with the sparing fight with Brienne of Tarth) It's a nightmare. The long night, was too dark, the bitrate and the codec killed it. How could this happen??    … Expand
  27. Dsros96
    Aug 5, 2019
    2
    The problem with this season isn't the ending but how rushed all events and actions are. This season could have had the same ending and be good if it wasn't rushed. Things just are lazy, twisted for impact value and out of logic. The cinematography is amazing.
  28. Berik
    Jul 14, 2019
    3
    Well... that happened. Never have i seen a show being build up so well for six seasons, and then go completely flat in the final 2 seasons. Lost was a big disappointment, but Season 8 of Game of Thrones makes the final episode of that show look like shakespeare.

    There's not enough space to fit everything in here, so to go by point: - Characters have gone borderline stupid and are    Well... that happened. Never have i seen a show being build up so well for six seasons, and then go completely flat in the final 2 seasons. Lost was a big disappointment, but Season 8 of Game of Thrones makes the final episode of that show look like shakespeare.

    There's not enough space to fit everything in here, so to go by point:
    - Characters have gone borderline stupid and are acting unlike themselves.
    - The plot has holes in it bigger than Drogon and Veserion combined.
    - Entire character arcs have been thrown out of the window, and are now anime fan fiction.
    - The characters have plot armor thicker than the box office of Avengers Endgame.
    - Most importantly: It is nothing more than a tv movie CGI garbage fest at this point.
    Are there positives? Well, no. But the production team behind making the sets, costumes, music and CGI is to be commended. The attention to these aspects is still very impressive.

    I am profoundly disappointed in David Benioff and D.B. Weiss who are responsible for this terrible season. Shame on you. I give this season a 3/10. It is a terrible.    … Expand
  29. Nuki
    May 25, 2019
    0
    What an absolute waste of so many years of character development and great story telling. Poorly executed, contradictory writing in the final season along with strange production values - badly lit, inconsistent cgi, the Starbucks and water bottles incidents on camera, went from literally one of the best shows in television history to one of the worst.
  30. Kil8
    Jul 13, 2019
    2
    The most epic among TV series and movies but in the final season while showing astonishing battle scenes dissapointing with incoherent scenario and characters incoherent and trivial behaviour. GoT was breaking the limits in every aspect but the most important strenght was the scenario. It seems like it was improvised in the final to be unfair and trivial. Maybe it is a good as message forThe most epic among TV series and movies but in the final season while showing astonishing battle scenes dissapointing with incoherent scenario and characters incoherent and trivial behaviour. GoT was breaking the limits in every aspect but the most important strenght was the scenario. It seems like it was improvised in the final to be unfair and trivial. Maybe it is a good as message for the majority of people, let them think the John Snow is a positive character... and revenge is no good...… Expand
  31. Downer11st
    Jul 26, 2019
    1
    Just awful what the hell where they smoking
    Don't waste your time on season 8
  32. iegorval
    Sep 3, 2019
    0
    This season is a shame. The writers showed complete inability to write anything logical without Martin's book. All storylines from last 7 years were just trashed. Nobody should support any other projects of the idiots who wrote the plot for season 8.
  33. Ayiurah
    Oct 3, 2019
    0
    This is the day I fell out of love with game of thrones... Thank you D&D for turning it into utter **** Obviously seasons 5 and 6 were less good, but I forgave because mistakes happen... Season 7 Wight Hunt was ridiculous, and that's were I started to lose hope for a great ending. There is no rewatching value after season 8. Turning a 10/10 into 8 would still have been ok. How did youThis is the day I fell out of love with game of thrones... Thank you D&D for turning it into utter **** Obviously seasons 5 and 6 were less good, but I forgave because mistakes happen... Season 7 Wight Hunt was ridiculous, and that's were I started to lose hope for a great ending. There is no rewatching value after season 8. Turning a 10/10 into 8 would still have been ok. How did you manage to make it a 0/10? Season 8 starting from episode 3 is simply the worst writting ever. Congrats D&D for ruining it all, I won't watch the prequels.… Expand
  34. poYar
    May 3, 2019
    1
    Its so sad to see what this show have become. It's hurt me. I feel severe pain.

    You know what the best "subvert expectations" would be? If those two idiots, dumb and dumber or whatever there names are, came at least once in a fooking life with a decent screanplay. But not. Expected as always.
  35. besf0rt
    May 25, 2019
    1
    What a disappointment. What gets me most is how they were thinking the fans are gonna be too stupid to see through this mess.

    The biggest waste in Entertainment History.
  36. FlyingCavetroll
    May 1, 2019
    3
    Imagine you are supposed to cook a wonderful dish to end a lovely gala night. But you lack time, creativity, talent and are not in the mood for this. Yet you have to bring out something to save your job and your next paycheck.

    So what do you do? Ask your colleagues for help? Use some of your own money to hire someone who is better than you for this night? Maybe just look up a recipe on    Imagine you are supposed to cook a wonderful dish to end a lovely gala night. But you lack time, creativity, talent and are not in the mood for this. Yet you have to bring out something to save your job and your next paycheck.

    So what do you do? Ask your colleagues for help? Use some of your own money to hire someone who is better than you for this night? Maybe just look up a recipe on the internet?

    Nope! Grab some leftovers from the previous dishes in the fridge, throw them in the blender, forget to close the lid and waste half of it on the surrounding walls, put the mixture in the microwave, forget basic seasonings and just dump everything on a plate. No decorations or presentation because that would cost time and effort. Voila! You have created a dish. Not something crafted with love care or any thought but at least you brought up something.

    The majority of the people "like" it. It is a product from a gala night so it has to be good right?

    That's season 8 in a nutshell. Forget common sense, forget basic battle tactics and carefully crafted plans. Throw away your most interesting villain, forget what made the previous seasons so great and instead resort to over the top use of plot armor.

    Congratulations. You have finished your series on a really, really bad note!    … Expand
  37. AlphaandOmega
    Apr 30, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show died back in later seasons when RR Martim stop being the main writer. This season is the most predictable, "plot armored" anticlimactic and badly written that I have ever seen. We no longer care when a character dies because the odds are very unbalanced. For instance when Theon died I didn't care because there where other 3 or 4 main characters on the verge of dying and suddenly it's all fixed? I wouldn't say Aryia hasn't been prepared for this moment but it felt somewhat meaningless. Why did Melisandra take off her necklace? Did she have to?

    There is an overall lack of meaning and carefully crafted narrative direction that, if you see the first seasons, is missing now.    … Expand
  38. YL333
    Apr 30, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first two episodes of the season managed to breathe life back into some of the characters.
    Yet Episode 3 not only undoes these moments it renders so many subplots developed over 8 years to be a complete waste of time. GoT has become intelectually and artistically insulting. Which stands in a stark and painful contrast to its scource material. I just feel bad for GRRM at this point.

    I used to love the show just as much as I loved the books. Now I despise it for it's unrespectul waste of potential. I think my watch has ended.

    George, we need your books and vision back.    … Expand
  39. LifeHistory
    May 2, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Thee all mighty knight king and his army who was the greatest threat to the world. He has powers to awaken the dead thousands of times and to control a dead dragon and to control an army of milion white walkers AND the power to sense Arya coming at him from behind. But did not see the stab coming? LMAO what child writer did make this script?

    There are so many faults here which could been thousand time better but I dont want to go on about it cuz its not going to change anything. This episodes ending which basically ended the whole show just totally destroyed the show and every episode I watched felt wasted and waste of time.

    Like why cound'nt the knight king win? would have been so much better than this garbage end. I mean why do everything has to have a happy ending? its Pathetic!
    There are so many ways it could have ended than this. Oh well. To hell with HBO and all the writers.    … Expand
  40. AshleyNazare12
    May 3, 2019
    2
    David and Dan are idiots they literally ruined one of the greatest stories! It's so sad.... It had so much potential.
  41. abcug
    May 2, 2019
    0
    I am very angry and not fan of game of thrones anymore ( all caps are small ) because the serie dies at season 7's end. This is nothing more than an unintelligent, coward fan service and all the things known from the previous episodes are missed and don't count. Every choice, decision made is dumb, all named characters are super-heroes who can't die and the story smells like some drunkenI am very angry and not fan of game of thrones anymore ( all caps are small ) because the serie dies at season 7's end. This is nothing more than an unintelligent, coward fan service and all the things known from the previous episodes are missed and don't count. Every choice, decision made is dumb, all named characters are super-heroes who can't die and the story smells like some drunken monkey write the plot and do the serie now. This is not game of thrones anymore... this is transformers 343 :(((… Expand
  42. ty92
    Apr 30, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First two episodes were dragged out. Episode three was a massive disappointment. The Night King is the new Snoke. Arya kills him out of thin air. She must know how to fly.. Jon and the Night king never get to have the sword fight we all wanted. And most of the main characters live. Everyone has plot armor. And the episode was so dark I didn't know what was going on during the dragon fight. The writing was bad last season but this just didn't feel like Game of Thrones..… Expand
  43. tsnglec
    Apr 29, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lazy writing, if you try to analyze this military tactics, you'll lose your mind. Episode Three has completely derailed the series for me. This is no easy feat, i've been a fan of GOT for a long long time. Ninja Aria can fly. The Night King has no tactics or strategy what so ever, and his undead army/generals are truly brainless zombies. i still don't understand how aria got past the undead horde.. This episode had so many conveniences for plot, and the actors seemed almost uninterested in their roles. The camera was shaky and the screen was dark. i could barely tell what was going on. this show used to have so much attention to detail. this seemed rushed. The conversation probably went like this "how can we fit this list of stuff into an episode?"… Expand
  44. Petjon
    May 1, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This newest episode was so horrible it hurt, it made no sense, plot armor that it would make superman blush.
    The didn't know how to kill night king so they decided "hey lets have arrya use instant transmission behind him and give him a slight cut"
    It makes me so sad.    … Expand
  45. MityaJ
    May 12, 2019
    0
    Huh. Careful exposition of 7 seasons, and then rush B in one season. Thnx for killing the show.
  46. BIGTIMEMASTER
    Jun 22, 2019
    1
    A tale told by two idiots; full of sound and fury; in the end, signifying nothing.
  47. ShaTaRaMaxima
    May 3, 2019
    1
    Season 8 episode 3 has ruined the series. Subverting expectations does not equate to amazing or nuanced storytelling. Inconceivable.
  48. Ygolonac
    Apr 29, 2019
    0
    Can't see anything, everything feels like filler, awful acting and dialogue especially with the younger female characters, stupid, incoherent battle of winterfell.
  49. CrimsonFlush
    May 12, 2019
    1
    The series hasn't been the same since GRRM stopped writing for them. It's turned into a Saturday morning super hero cartoon. All the gritty realism and believable fighting has been tossed out the window in exchange for the same old badly written fantasy trope with Gary Stu and Mary Sue on full display. All the build up for a final battle with the ultimate evil and it's just a bunch ofThe series hasn't been the same since GRRM stopped writing for them. It's turned into a Saturday morning super hero cartoon. All the gritty realism and believable fighting has been tossed out the window in exchange for the same old badly written fantasy trope with Gary Stu and Mary Sue on full display. All the build up for a final battle with the ultimate evil and it's just a bunch of garbled fights with the good guys slipping out of impossible battles, most of which they cut away from with no explanation of how they managed to fight off the literally hundreds of zombie foes. It's as if Weiss and Benioff took the best fan fiction mailed to them and wrote it into the story. I'm through with this young adult bubble gum fantasy. I can only hope GRRM is writing the new spin-off that takes place in the past since there's little chance of finishing the books before he's dead.… Expand
  50. benefalcon
    May 1, 2019
    2
    First: I'm a fan from the start. This episode is barely watchable. Horrible lightning / plotholes everywhere. This is what happens if you want to finish a series really quick in 8 episodes. My hopes are with the books now for a decent ending of the main story...
  51. Mercinarie
    May 8, 2019
    2
    Who is writing this now? did Disney sneak in and get the series?
    This is unbelievable I am actually so flabbergasted
  52. Skipeeq
    May 1, 2019
    0
    Its sad to see what they have done to this show, the showrunners are just incompetent.
  53. greatestlantern
    Apr 29, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible writing with lots of plot hole... how can they kill the night king in just one episode it's the stupidest idea i've ever watch. We've been building up things for years since season 1 episode 1, was all of this for ONLY FIVE SECONDS to kill night king? i'm really disappointed.… Expand
  54. Krypto0815
    Apr 30, 2019
    2
    Good effects... bad script. Logically this became a struggle. Why do things have to be like this? I see the point to come to an end but why it became so fast and sloppy?
  55. hellpitt
    Apr 29, 2019
    3
    it is sad they wasted the White Walkers in 1 single episode ripping off Star Wars Episode 1 anticlimactic fight...what a waste of a plot pumped since season 1.
  56. AlevoNymerov
    Apr 28, 2019
    3
    The sad story of what started as a smart and promising show subverting fantasy trope and using consequences in both a clever and choking way. Unfortunately it then slowly but surely descended into the hellish depth of empty filler episodes, story convenience and plot armor so thicc Nicki Minaj will soon write a song about it.

    Don't get me wrong, the first 3 seasons are great, 4 and 5    The sad story of what started as a smart and promising show subverting fantasy trope and using consequences in both a clever and choking way. Unfortunately it then slowly but surely descended into the hellish depth of empty filler episodes, story convenience and plot armor so thicc Nicki Minaj will soon write a song about it.

    Don't get me wrong, the first 3 seasons are great, 4 and 5 are meh, but then be ready for 3 seasons of pure disappointment culminating in a morbid feast of blank dialogues, cheap jump scare, bad CGI and deus ex machina ad nauseam.

    It was almost great.    … Expand
  57. familyguy
    Apr 29, 2019
    1
    From the best show on TV to worst show ever exist. < Slow clap > HBO you did the impossible. Dont even have a ball to kill important character anymore. Now it just go full fan service . CGI is good for TV series but for **** sake the battle in ep 3 happen at night you barely see **** . Way to go for budget cut Mother ****er
  58. MahbubAli92
    Apr 30, 2019
    0
    The show has been trash for a long time now. The first few seasons took stabs at developing some themes: nobility, the power of tradition, the nuances of leadership and power, the chaos of rebellion. Especially once they ran out of book though it just turned into a bloody, pornographic soap opera/cartoon/chick show where the only reason to watch is to see who dies next and who f***s theirThe show has been trash for a long time now. The first few seasons took stabs at developing some themes: nobility, the power of tradition, the nuances of leadership and power, the chaos of rebellion. Especially once they ran out of book though it just turned into a bloody, pornographic soap opera/cartoon/chick show where the only reason to watch is to see who dies next and who f***s their sister next.

    Season 8 is particularly bad. In the first 2 episodes (out of 6, you don't exactly have time to waste here guys) literally nothing happens, just petty interpersonal drama and wheel-spinning. I guess pan-faced Maisie Williams is legal now so sleazy perverts Benioff & Weiss couldn't wait to get her naked on camera even though the character is only what? 15?

    Then the battle happens. Oh ho ho the battle:

    - Army full of literal teenage girls and dickless men

    - Usual Hollywood garbage take on medieval warfare. No one in the writers room knows how castles, or shields, or armor, or formation fighting, or cavalry, or archery actually work. This is supposed to be a quasi-realistic show but every single detail is wrong and ridiculous

    - This show used to at least feature entertaining surprise twists. Now, it's straight Hollywood predictability. Expendable tertiary characters die, a couple secondary characters (who've been set up for heroic sacrifices for a long time now) die, no mains die, the good guys win. Yaaaaaaawn.

    - The White Walkers have been established as a colossal, apocalyptic threat since literally episode 1 scene 1. Now the time has FINALLY come to fight them and humanity beats them in ONE. SINGLE. EPISODE. It's going to be impossible to rewatch this show in the future once you already know what a joke the big scary Others turn out to be in the end.

    - Arya is such a pathetic Mary Sue. I 100% guarantee Benioff and/or Weiss are turned on by the manic pixie ninja waif cliche because she is pure fanfiction and it's embarrassing to watch. It was obnoxious when they crammed one of those characters into The Hobbit, but it's even worse here having a barely-legal chick pretending to be this master assassin stone killer because she spent like 3 months attending ninja day camp. I bet Maisie Williams can't actually do a single pull-up.

    - It sure looked like there were only like 15 good guys left alive out of their whole army at the end, but you just know the next episode will start and they'll be like "naw, we still have like 5,000 guys, they were just off camera". It's all so tiresome.

    This is a genuinely terrible show: vulgar, nihilistic, pointless, empty, juvenile, and wallowing in its own ugliness and absurdity. I can't wait to close the books on this shameful chapter in our pop culture.    … Expand
  59. Urmy
    May 2, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Little girl kill the Night King ?????
    OMG.. This is the f.... joke ?
    R.I.P.    … Expand
  60. Belonogy
    May 6, 2019
    1
    What did the White Walkers really want? What were they doing in those thousands of years beyond the Wall? Why was the Night King turning human babies into White Walkers? What was the deal with the symbols they left everywhere? I guess Game of Thrones’s final answer is: Who cares? They’re all dead now. On to the Iron Throne.
  61. jzakaryan
    May 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a failure of epic proportions. 7 seasons and 8 years of wait, and you realize most character arcs, and the overarching mystery is ruined! Any fan-theorist from youtube would do more justice to the show than the writers. I don’t even want to watch the last 2 episodes… Expand
  62. mariojmartin
    May 6, 2019
    1
    I haven't seen the whole season, but after episode 3, it is over. I am not interested anymore. I would rather wait for G Martin to finish his work and make sense to all this mess.
  63. TPC
    May 6, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've loved GoT since the start. The interweaving and comeplling storyline, the complex characters, the attention to detail, and the brutal way it dealt with major characters - the sense that no-one was safe. All wonderful.

    Some fans have not been as positive about the later series, but I have been, and up to and including S8E2 I was more than happy. Indeed, S8E2 itself was a masterpiece in stage-setting. We had waited 8 years for this moment, the build up to the long night, we were told "winter was coming" and we knew it would be terrible when it came.

    The first ten minutes of S8E3 started setting up the sense of impending doom. Ok, the battle plan of putting the men outside the wall and infront of the wall defences looked absurd, but I was just letting that go as part of the drama. The Red Priestess lighting all the Dothraki weapons, that caused a frisson of excitement. Their charge (stupid as that would be as a battle tactic in this scenario) was chilling when it failed. And the waves upon waves of undead, they really told us just how bad the sitation was.

    But after this, the episode went downhill and quickly. Despite being overwhelmed, and despite hundreds, nay thousands of deaths of trained soldiers, it seemed if you were a "named" character, with only a couple of exceptions, it was actually impossible to die - no matter how bad your situation got. Surrounded by 30 undead? Survive. On the ground with undead on top of you? Survive. Our heroes outside on the ground... Arya, Jaime, Brienne, Sam, Tormund, Sandor... had plot armour so thick it became just too unbelievable.

    But when the undead in the crypt woke up, what happened there was even more ridiculous. Not a single named character in the crypt, Sansa, Tyrion, Gilly, Little-Sam, Missande, Varys... was harmed, although most of the rest were massacred. It felt like a Hollywood movie, and not in a good way - Game of Thrones had lost what made it special: now, if you were a known character, you were pretty much safe from anything. Just two long term regular characters (Theon and Jorah) had epic death sequences, but the rest were indestructible - in situations where pretty much everyone else dies.

    And then came that ending. We have had seven and half series of detailed foreshdowing and plot development. Everything building up to one of many possible variations of a set of endings which would fit such a wonderful plotline. And the producers threw all that out of the window because they wanted to "surprise" us, and it didn't matter if it didn't really make any sense. Jon and Bran, the centres of the White Walker storyline, pretty much did nothing at all in that battle - and a character that has had absolutely NOTHING to do with the dead storyline, a teenage girl assassin (who I loved when I saw her killing the Frays, that was done so extremely well), does a cheap dagger drop and kills the most powerful evil in the realm for the last 8000 years with one dagger stab - and the rest of the dead army just die.

    What a let down. It all feels so pointless.

    The show really let those of us who are fans down with this one.    … Expand
  64. krysax24
    May 6, 2019
    1
    Seven legendary seasons all sent down the drain. Don't know the reasons for the creative catastrophe which was the climax of episode 3 but they may not be able to recover from the disaster.
  65. phoenire
    May 6, 2019
    1
    This season is the worst. Since season 6 it is not game of thrones anymore. The writers have wasted one of the best fantasy book adapted to a series. This is a shame. They should have waited the end of the books if they were not able to make any sense writing the rest. They have not listened to the fans in the previous season complaining about stupid teleportation and surprise army attacksThis season is the worst. Since season 6 it is not game of thrones anymore. The writers have wasted one of the best fantasy book adapted to a series. This is a shame. They should have waited the end of the books if they were not able to make any sense writing the rest. They have not listened to the fans in the previous season complaining about stupid teleportation and surprise army attacks with a clear blue sky...… Expand
  66. Codemiles
    May 6, 2019
    1
    I think the writers of this session ruined a TV show that many people liked. What happened!
  67. Strahdcrown
    May 14, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seriously! WTF these guys were thinking??? The ultimate evil that was supposed to be beaten at the lest episode dies at episode 3 by the hands of Aria??? No epic fight with Jon? And then ... they turn Kaleesi in a mad queen??? WTF guys???? The hole season is a total mess after episode 3!… Expand
  68. srtafozex
    May 12, 2019
    0
    I am disappointed with this season as it is the last one. I am also disappointed with the direction the series is taking and how likely it will end.
  69. Rmiles801
    May 11, 2019
    0
    How any critic can give this show over a 60 is just mind blowing, but then there are some over 80, find a new career. This show used to be so good, gone are those days, AWFUL writing, show has been condensed to the point where all the good dialogue and witty character development is absent, now it's just boring non-sense to move the boring plot, this show is so predictable, the few timesHow any critic can give this show over a 60 is just mind blowing, but then there are some over 80, find a new career. This show used to be so good, gone are those days, AWFUL writing, show has been condensed to the point where all the good dialogue and witty character development is absent, now it's just boring non-sense to move the boring plot, this show is so predictable, the few times it's NOT..well.. something just so mind-numbingly stupid happens that it's like the most "Cringy" show ever, oh how the mighty have fallen.… Expand
  70. Etilias
    May 13, 2019
    2
    They destroyed the best Tv show ever. They raped the storylines of the best characters ever written. And I hate them for it. D&D (Dumb and Dumber) I hope you never get a job after this.
  71. galjak
    May 11, 2019
    0
    It's a travesty. The characters are totally out of character. The writing is very bad
  72. hteonlyonecholo
    May 5, 2019
    3
    Well Game of thrones was good show for me until i read the books. Until this point i didnt realised how much was i missing. The show is not comparable with the book. The show is mostly mess. Writers and directors had so many ways to make this better. There is no deeper motives, the characters are shallow. There is no logic behind their actions. There were so many scenes that were totalWell Game of thrones was good show for me until i read the books. Until this point i didnt realised how much was i missing. The show is not comparable with the book. The show is mostly mess. Writers and directors had so many ways to make this better. There is no deeper motives, the characters are shallow. There is no logic behind their actions. There were so many scenes that were total BS, some characters get killed in seconds and some are almost invincible. There were terrible military tactics, they didnt use any oil like when they defended the wall against Mans. And i could continue with more BS. But if you loved it, thats ok. The last season for now didnt lived up for my expectations. They set bar high with first couple of seasons and now they cant keep with that. I loved that show because it was something different, now its just like every other tv show you could watch on tv or internet.… Expand
  73. Gamala
    May 6, 2019
    0
    Season 8 started with... soap opera, after 2 episodes of nothing, we finally made it to the final battle. Which only makes sense if all characters and viewrs are retarded. And now after 3 episodes season 8 has ended. Kinda boring ending for build up after 7 seasons.
  74. FantasticMrFux
    May 12, 2019
    0
    The lack of internal consistency and destroying of seasons of character growth has made this the worst ending to any show I have ever seen. The writing it’s atrocious. It’s embarrassing. They would have been better off not filming anything at all.
  75. azendius
    May 11, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything done is just for shock value, without any consideration of whether it makes any sense. Even in earlier seasons, the more the writers veered from the story, the worse it got. They just can't make a plot that makes any sense on their own.… Expand
  76. Paulminotti
    May 12, 2019
    1
    Terrible writing and horribly rushing through the story has ruined this season. There were times it could've been good but these few moments are eclipsed by the terrible ones
  77. Alistarr
    May 13, 2019
    1
    A rushed mess. They refused to give this show the ending it deserved by opting for a shorter season to stick to the 73 episode timeline they set in the beginning. While I don't find the twists bad by any means, the plot is too rushed for them to make sense and give any sort of satisfaction to the characters arch. If they stuck with the same script and spread it out over a 10 episode seasonA rushed mess. They refused to give this show the ending it deserved by opting for a shorter season to stick to the 73 episode timeline they set in the beginning. While I don't find the twists bad by any means, the plot is too rushed for them to make sense and give any sort of satisfaction to the characters arch. If they stuck with the same script and spread it out over a 10 episode season I feel like it would have tied things up in a way that stuck true to the characters development. Instead we got this train wreck. I personally, won't even be buying season 8 on DVD to complete my collection. Rather just throw the whole set in the trash and forget it ever existed.… Expand
  78. Mahad
    May 13, 2019
    1
    A legendary and fantastic TV series that turned into complete trash and nonsense
  79. Drakial
    May 19, 2019
    1
    Disappointing beyond belief. Everything that was built up was thrown out of the window. Stop at season 7. So sad.
  80. Cobbler
    May 20, 2019
    1
    the biggest ball drop in entertainment history. A rushed and poorly written conclusion to one of the most loved series.
  81. Mighty0ne
    May 20, 2019
    1
    Most pathetic serie ... it just beat Lost.... worst ending lol every death we wanted to see was even worst than what we could expect
  82. Syclya
    May 23, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Filled with plot holes and writing that makes no sense. The characters in the show seem very generic in this final season. The follow none of what made them who they are throughout the seven seasons. Some dropping all morals all together for revenge and other murdering loved ones for no reason given. Then the fact everyone somehow forgot who Jon is in the end made no sense. They opened up a story about him which would of been better left unknown to try and create some conflict. Which this was very generic and the reactions expected. The battle with the white walkers episode was so poorly lit and to take a word from Howard Stern on this “Even porn directors mastered lighting effects on set” In the end you want to watch this series, I would suggest watching up until season 7 and even then that’s questionable in some episodes. What hbo did to this story and the writers is deplorable. Then to have actors defend this garbage is laughable. Own up to the failure you know it is instead of defending like you made it so important. Trust me if people liked your character and you then they may not so much now.… Expand
  83. parkerthomash
    May 26, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season was by far the biggest letdown for otherwise one of the best television shows of all time, ranking up with the likes of The Soprano's. Season 8 completely gave up on itself with each character making decisions, and doing things that made no sense because these writers had completely lost it. All supernatural aspects of the show were completely forgotten or did not matter, with Bran going into the past and confirming that Jon was Aegon even though in the end it did not affect the show at all. Had Jon not been Aegon the ending would still be the same as him being an heir to the throne did not matter. Also when Tyrion chose Bran to be king how did he know Bran was the three eyed raven, and does Tyrion even understand what that means. From my perspective no characters even know who or what the three eyed raven is except for Arya and Sansa, but even they along with Bran hardly know what this means. How then when Tyrion mentions should this resonate with the other lords of Westeros because they do not know what that even means or why that should matter.… Expand
  84. Kall
    May 26, 2019
    2
    The visuals, music and actors are all very good as always. However, the writing (dialog, story, character development, character actions, continuity, motives) is down the drain, making it impossible to suspend your disbelief anymore. I'm just staring at the screen, wondering why things are proceeding as they are.
  85. smaubreedafish
    May 28, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The directors don’t know how to write a story. Good god they ruined all of Game of Thrones for me. Seriously awful.… Expand
  86. BornUntoTrouble
    Apr 29, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game of Thrones has never been straightforward--until now. ... The battle with the dead is over, the Night King is defeated, and the forces of the living are victorious. And it happened in the least inventive, most predictable way imaginable. ... There's no catharsis or payoff in anything that happened in "The Long Night."… Expand
  87. Beachue
    May 6, 2019
    1
    Gentlemen and ladies! >PETITION<
    Let us force HBO to make an outstanding and NEW season 8 by a petition! (The current one is a disgrace)
  88. capt_morgan
    May 1, 2019
    1
    Pure rubbish; poor acting, special effects and general script. Just underwhelming; like a race car running out of fuel just before reaching the end line.
  89. Decoz
    May 10, 2019
    2
    Pretty bad. Even more than in his previous two seasons, this season is full of clichés and forces too many moments. It is simply not credible.
    Writers seem to NOT KNOW what to do with the characters. They decided to waste time in some visual effects, forced moments and in foolish and pointless moments in a show of 6 episodes that even try to move fast enough, like their previous season.    Pretty bad. Even more than in his previous two seasons, this season is full of clichés and forces too many moments. It is simply not credible.
    Writers seem to NOT KNOW what to do with the characters. They decided to waste time in some visual effects, forced moments and in foolish and pointless moments in a show of 6 episodes that even try to move fast enough, like their previous season. It still seems that they focus on pleasing their new audience first.... It is that or, they really never knew what to do without the books in the background, or maybe both. I do not know why I expected something this time.    … Expand
  90. Tytos
    May 2, 2019
    0
    Nothing but really bad fan-fiction by now.
    "Look, how they massacred my boy" GRRM in his thoughts probably.
  91. DeepspaceAU
    May 9, 2019
    1
    This is so depressing. All the negative reviews are correct. This season has been a disaster. Amateurs have crept into the master's kitchen. They have destroyed the legacy of a great series. Maybe someone will remake the final season in the future. :(
  92. geistreiches
    May 9, 2019
    0
    pathetic, just hollywood **** how could they mess this up so badly, why did the cast not just say no to this nonsense.. I'm into episoed 4 and could not even end it, it was just frustrating.. it is extremely bad, the writing is just cringeworthy.. a sad end to a great show
  93. Joker_371
    May 6, 2019
    0
    Totally trash, a gif waste of time of my my Life, theres any series that destroy characters like got
  94. Max_GOT
    May 4, 2019
    0
    For me this episode (8.3) ruined the general impression about plot of GoT as a solid and feasible masterpiece. ANd there are two main things (besides cliches and overdrama):
    1. The dragon, which easily fired huge 50m thick wall few episodes ago didn’t fire the small inner wall when Jon Snow was hiding behind, even when he was firing it for some period of time.
    2. Wights, who were    For me this episode (8.3) ruined the general impression about plot of GoT as a solid and feasible masterpiece. ANd there are two main things (besides cliches and overdrama):
    1. The dragon, which easily fired huge 50m thick wall few episodes ago didn’t fire the small inner wall when Jon Snow was hiding behind, even when he was firing it for some period of time.
    2. Wights, who were burning as sheaf of hay after simple hit them by torch or when hit by fire sword (remember one episode ago the boy was in fire and even hands around him started to burn immideately). So this wights are just lying in the fire ditch and others just walking throw them not getting burn.
    This things makes any interests like “how they could resolve this problem next episode??” absolutely meaningless because the writers can change the rules anytime to achieve any result they want.
    It’s like to watch a soccer game where the rules of game are changing according to public wishes.    … Expand
  95. HuseinSn
    May 4, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. These two last seasons haven't even been closed to kids game save game of thrones for it … Expand
  96. DrBlahBlah
    May 13, 2019
    3
    What a bunch of BS this season is. The first two episodes were okay. Tedious at times, but at least coherent. "The Long Night" on the other hand was a nonsensical disappointment, and "The Bells" was a complete storytelling catastrophe. I'm genuinely afraid to watch the finale.
  97. invein
    May 13, 2019
    1
    1 point for the production. The direction, the camera work, the effects and the acting are still amazing. but it really baffles me, how bad the writing has become. I mean, S7 was bad, but this a new low. It's sad, because many viewers are just blinded by the battle-scenes, and it seems they have forgotten why they even started to watch the show...well written drama, character development1 point for the production. The direction, the camera work, the effects and the acting are still amazing. but it really baffles me, how bad the writing has become. I mean, S7 was bad, but this a new low. It's sad, because many viewers are just blinded by the battle-scenes, and it seems they have forgotten why they even started to watch the show...well written drama, character development that made sense and a feeling, that the world of GoT was more than just a handful of characters making bad decisions just to keep the soap opera going. It really hurts to see it all go to **** because of some arrogant, dumb writers, but well...just one more episode. This season really made me wanna read the books.… Expand
  98. egoBorder
    May 12, 2019
    2
    Two points for music and set design, some of the acting. As far as writing and directing, this is the worst the show has ever been
  99. Mikotso
    May 20, 2019
    0
    Total disappointment. No logic, no epic.
    All for what I loved this show was not this season
  100. Karidooo
    May 12, 2019
    1
    One point because of the good production but actually there is no more logic behind the actions and the story. So overall a really terrible story telling. There isn't even one sword duel in the first four series.. Too much effort for the actors to train? What the hell.. Season 3 is actually the worst final you could imagine regarding the white walkers.. The scenes are stolen by "Lord ofOne point because of the good production but actually there is no more logic behind the actions and the story. So overall a really terrible story telling. There isn't even one sword duel in the first four series.. Too much effort for the actors to train? What the hell.. Season 3 is actually the worst final you could imagine regarding the white walkers.. The scenes are stolen by "Lord of the Rings" and there is nothing unique. The way the white walkers act is without any logic and the end is just so stupid. Comparing with earlier scenes, the way it is ended is just NOT possible. Every child could imagine this. Too much money went into the production, so they hired terrible and stupid story writers. Good Job HBO destroying a saga!… Expand
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#61 Best TV Season of 2019
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#2 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
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#27 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 3, 2019
    80
    The premiere pulled everyone and everything together; it was, for the most part, an almost nostalgic hour. ... It is the competing loyalties, the loves and enmities that enmesh the Lannisters, Starks, Targaryens and the rest, after all, and the questions Game of Thrones poses about conscience and corruption and the manifestations of power, that will propel us through to the end.
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  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Judy Berman
    Apr 15, 2019
    30
    As in season 7, the big problem with “Winterfell”—the reason it felt more like an unlucky videographer’s rendering of an exceptionally dysfunctional family reunion than like a carefully crafted story—was the pacing.
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  3. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Apr 14, 2019
    100
    The show has stepped up its pacing. For the most part, that has been immensely satisfying, yielding crowd-pleasing moments that the and that the series generally avoided in the often-grim journey, especially for the Stark kids, which has led to this point.
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