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. Mw2503
    Jul 31, 2023
    0
    This season had much potential. They took a very good story and turned it to trash
  2. Soulshocker
    Jul 14, 2023
    0
    I'll always be DISGUSTED and appalled by the creators of the show, for what they did to Daenerys. They took a decade-long story of freedom, strength, and hope, and transformed it into a grotesque descent into madness and despair. This is only a TV show, but it affects the psyche and ideas of people. Shame on them. Where are the stories of hope and positive messages these days? I truly feelI'll always be DISGUSTED and appalled by the creators of the show, for what they did to Daenerys. They took a decade-long story of freedom, strength, and hope, and transformed it into a grotesque descent into madness and despair. This is only a TV show, but it affects the psyche and ideas of people. Shame on them. Where are the stories of hope and positive messages these days? I truly feel this was done just to break the spirits of people.… Expand
  3. Dracoshi
    Nov 1, 2022
    2
    In terms of visuals, CGI, music, cinematography, budget, etc., this season is incredible. But the writing and storytelling is absolutely horrendous. I have never seen such an incredible show be butchered so shamelessly. For that reason I really cannot rank this season any higher than 2/10, because Game of Thrones was previously the pinnacle of incredible writing and storytelling.
  4. Serenn
    Oct 25, 2022
    3
    The points I give it are for the acting skills. Definitely not for the story line and writing
  5. All_ButTrU4
    Dec 12, 2021
    3
    A far cry. A grave disappointment of rushed ideas in the penultimate season of a saga of dramatic growth. It plays like a shock exercise and spoils previous seasons. .
  6. hadear
    May 22, 2021
    2
    Sometimes I stop and try to think of ways the showrunners could have ruined Game of Thrones more than they did in this season. Somehow, I can never, ever find an answer for that.
  7. Fearinator
    May 8, 2021
    1
    I don’t think it’s possible to have written a worse ending to this brilliant brilliant series. It’s so incredibly horrible I actually believe they tanked it on purpose. I’ll never understand how they could have let this happen... even the actors in interviews about the last season are visibly disturbed about how it ended.
  8. Rebel_Panda
    Feb 24, 2021
    0
    Awful! I hated this season. It was by far the worst one. Game of Thrones will go down in history as the greatest decline in writing quality of all time.

    I used to love this show, the story, characters, the sprawling setting. It's one of the first series that really made me care and root for the characters. Even the irredeemably evil ones were still exciting to watch. But that all changed    Awful! I hated this season. It was by far the worst one. Game of Thrones will go down in history as the greatest decline in writing quality of all time.

    I used to love this show, the story, characters, the sprawling setting. It's one of the first series that really made me care and root for the characters. Even the irredeemably evil ones were still exciting to watch.

    But that all changed with the final season. Unless you have been living under a rock for the past year, its commonly known that George RR Martin has not released his final book of the franchise. The final two seasons were all HBO original content, and they could maintain the story in passable quality during the seventh season. However, when it came to ending the story it is rushed, anticlimactic, and immeasurably disappointing.

    Characters started acting stupid, or just entirely unlike themselves. Loved heroes become confusingly insane, they lost all semblance of motivations from past seasons and suddenly became totally different people. The writer's excuse? A new motivation from past seasons is written in to skip development, in other words, retcons galore.

    The dialogue became inanely simplistic or just repetitive and boring. So little of importance is ever said. Characters just stare off in the distance vacantly, then occasionally they make the most observances that anyone could have inferred on their own. What happened to the complex script full of setups, payoffs, and humanly written characters?

    The only thing left to do now is scrub the awful ending out of my head by rewatching the past six seasons. Then I'll wait for George RR Martin to release the true ending because this is an absolute disgrace. D&D spit in the faces of millions of GOT fans. The best recommendation I can give this show is to watch the first six seasons (and the seventh if you want to test your patience) then forget about season eight.    … Expand
  9. Boman121
    Feb 6, 2021
    0
    This season ruined the entire series, it is so disrespectful of Ben and Dave to do something like this to a perfect 10/10 series. They rushed through the entire season. I really wonder who’s idea it was to “take away every single good aspect of the series and replace it with sloppy writing, bad dialogue and also somehow manage to make every single good character into annoying ass peasants.This season ruined the entire series, it is so disrespectful of Ben and Dave to do something like this to a perfect 10/10 series. They rushed through the entire season. I really wonder who’s idea it was to “take away every single good aspect of the series and replace it with sloppy writing, bad dialogue and also somehow manage to make every single good character into annoying ass peasants. I really hope Ben and Dave can’t sleep well anymore because they don’t deserve anything else.… Expand
  10. the_geoffrey
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    The most disastrous ending to one of the greatest stories of all time. David and Dan stink.
  11. matheuscassol
    Jul 28, 2020
    0
    I don't know a single Game of Thrones fan that could not write a better final season to the show. This season is a remarkable piece of garbage, that managed to ruin the entire series. The characters are two dimensional and plain stupid now. The plot armor is so thick that you literally watch your favorite characters die and continue alive, specially in episode 3. And the plot itself isI don't know a single Game of Thrones fan that could not write a better final season to the show. This season is a remarkable piece of garbage, that managed to ruin the entire series. The characters are two dimensional and plain stupid now. The plot armor is so thick that you literally watch your favorite characters die and continue alive, specially in episode 3. And the plot itself is pure treason. Not the good kind of treason, but treason to us, the fans.

    Battle strategy? Let's charge into the enemy army in the dark for no reason!
    Night King's motivation? He's just an evil blue dude!
    Character development? Screw that! Let's go for shock value even if it does not make any sense!
    Who is going to be the king? Bran, VOTED by Tyrion, who is sentenced to death (?) and somehow can decide who the king is (??)

    Oh god. It is simply a 0/10. Should be a -10/10 because it really ruins the rest of the show.    … Expand
  12. Th2231708
    Jul 4, 2020
    1
    Poor writing, illogical plot line, underwhelming. Great performances, beautiful production. This season has all the tools to become the best thing on television, yet it ended up being a pile of steamy poo.
  13. calcal2019
    Jun 18, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible terrible Terrible terrible Terrible Terrible terrible Terrible terrible Terrible Terrible terrible Terrible terrible Terrible Terrible terrible Terrible terrible TerribleTerrible terrible Terrible terrible Terrible terrible terrible… Expand
  14. nburke91
    Jun 15, 2020
    1
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  15. thesaxmaniac
    Apr 26, 2020
    0
    Imagine waiting 10 years to have someone give you a Ferrari and instead they poop on your face.
  16. visiblelight7
    Dec 28, 2019
    3
    The show was a masterpiece until season 8. Its like they decided to take a dump on the entire story. It was rushed and ruined. Biggest disapointment in cinema history imo
  17. FranzHcritic
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    How can you effectively analyze the biggest "what the f**k" in television. I didn't even feel like reviewing but I still have a conscience. This is the biggest middle finger, slap in the face, kick in the nuts, stab in the back, shot to the head Benioff and Weiss could have done. It squashes two seasons into six episodes and flushes seven seasons worth of character arcs down the toilet toHow can you effectively analyze the biggest "what the f**k" in television. I didn't even feel like reviewing but I still have a conscience. This is the biggest middle finger, slap in the face, kick in the nuts, stab in the back, shot to the head Benioff and Weiss could have done. It squashes two seasons into six episodes and flushes seven seasons worth of character arcs down the toilet to join the cesspool of jump the shark shows. The Emmy's reputation in my eyes is about as intact as the Titanic is today lying on the bottom of the ocean. F**k Benioff, f**k Weiss, f**k the Emmy's and HBO, and f**k me for even getting invested into this show.… Expand
  18. Albertwesker959
    Dec 16, 2019
    2
    This season was terrible, I don't know what to say... I was waiting for this season for 10 years and they were all trowh down the toilet thanks to this awfully bad written season
  19. javiermusic01
    Nov 4, 2019
    3
    Worst final season in TV history. I'm giving them a 3 for the inmense work of the actors and every single person who made it look as visually stunning as it always is.
    The writing tho was **** It was rushed, nonsensical, dumbified characters became a parody of themselves, they lacked motivation, every single one of them got ruined. D&D should be never be hired again after this.
  20. ximo
    Oct 30, 2019
    2
    Desastrosa desde el capítulo 2. Personajes con un argumento durante toda la temporada cambian de la noche a la mañana y sin sentido. Un final muy malo para una serie excelente
  21. BonBonSlick
    Oct 15, 2019
    0
    The end season is "disrespectful" and “insulting” to viewers. Watching this crap is just a huge waste of time.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. Downer11st
    Jul 26, 2019
    1
    Just awful what the hell where they smoking
    Don't waste your time on season 8
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. BIGTIMEMASTER
    Jun 22, 2019
    1
    A tale told by two idiots; full of sound and fury; in the end, signifying nothing.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. screaner95
    Jun 4, 2019
    3
    In this show everyone could die.Characters did some mistakes and died but i thought this show's message was power corrupts and even if u are a strong good man(ned stark,rob stark) even u cannot solve people's problems.The absolute monarchy made all westeros slaughterhouse so there should be a regime change.I wanted to ask only one thing What is Changed what made Game of ThronesIn this show everyone could die.Characters did some mistakes and died but i thought this show's message was power corrupts and even if u are a strong good man(ned stark,rob stark) even u cannot solve people's problems.The absolute monarchy made all westeros slaughterhouse so there should be a regime change.I wanted to ask only one thing What is Changed what made Game of Thrones finished?Bran is king Sansa is Queen and?The monarchy system created the game of thrones all this blodshed all these meaningless wars because of the monarchy and feudal landlords' system.I think with this season 8 GoT's message is If u are three eyed raven u can do whatever u want.Ok GoT from now on im going to try become a three eyed raven, best!!!!… Expand
  34. Thumok
    Jun 3, 2019
    2
    They should have wrapped up the show on season 7. Season 8 feels like it belongs to a completely different show.
  35. CapraRide
    Jun 1, 2019
    3
    Storytelling a distant memory.. What a mess. Rushed to the point of destruction
  36. Josenazario
    Jun 1, 2019
    1
    Wasted many years of my life !!!So much buildup for nothing, makes me feel that I wasted so many years of my life and money. I loved the surprices, but everything was rushed , I hated John's first dragon flight ( was not funny).
  37. JPK
    May 31, 2019
    3
    Shockingly Bad Ending GOT Season 8 is definitely the most disappointing ending to a show once considered one of the best ever.
  38. GamerMx
    May 30, 2019
    1
    Simplemente no se siente como got, no hay en toda la temporada algo que me dejara como en las primeras temporadas, pareciera que la hizo televisa, que triste situacion.
  39. 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
  40. 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.
  41. 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
  42. JHarris
    May 26, 2019
    1
    Benioff and Weiss were always mediocre writers, but for the final season of a tv show based on the greatest books ever written, it was obvious they weren't even going to try any more. This entire season felt like it had been written in an afternoon and throwing money at effects doesn't change that.
  43. 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.
  44. 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.
  45. 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
  46. ixoratnt
    May 23, 2019
    3
    The decision to bring this show to a conclusion in two abbreviated seasons was not a wise one. The show was built on rich themes, complex characters, and competing ambitions. Compelling, insightful dialogue in the early seasons helped paint a rich story world and internal worlds for our heroes and villains alike. But in the last few seasons, those brilliant attributes have beenThe decision to bring this show to a conclusion in two abbreviated seasons was not a wise one. The show was built on rich themes, complex characters, and competing ambitions. Compelling, insightful dialogue in the early seasons helped paint a rich story world and internal worlds for our heroes and villains alike. But in the last few seasons, those brilliant attributes have been de-emphasised in favour of spectacle. Many of the show's other strengths — production design, the score, a lot of the acting, the visual effects, the cinematography, some of the directing — continue on formidably. But the interiority of these characters and their relationship to a complex and changing story world has been sorely neglected. It's staggering that a show with every luxury in terms of budget, time, and talent could choose with such hubris to spurn its origins. Daenerys is the hardest hit by this, presented in the end like a two-dimensional cardboard cutout rushed from complex protagonist to antagonist/villain in an episode and a half. Foreshadowing is not story or character development. Foreshadowing sows the seeds of character development, and with Daenerys, we needed to see the "good" seeds wither and the seeds of the "bad" flourishing before we could really see and understand her trajectory. Good tragedy can be tremendously cathartic and satisfying if we see the sheer inevitability of where people end up, as the product of their own decisions and those around them. Dany's arc could have been an epically tragic one, but that opportunity was squandered. We could be debating the choice to make this the end point — because choosing to have two "mad queens" consumed by power and greed while a bunch of men are presented as the moral compasses of the show, and the only ones worthy of wielding power, could be troublesome. But we can't even sufficiently do that because the exposition of that journey was so purely executed. That's to say nothing of all the interesting and profoundly relevant themes that the show has raised over the years, and which seasons seven and eight have treated with scant regard. We already knew war was hell. We knew people were flawed, often tragically. We knew this was not a happy ending story. So the only thing that makes the journey worthwhile (for those who still think story trumps spectacle) is seeing how those characters struggle with themselves, with each other, with their environments before they commit to the courses that lead them to their final destinations. Inadequate time was spent setting that up. That, unfortunately, will be the show's legacy. Doing full orders of seasons seven and eight at 10 episodes a season may have gone a long way to keeping the show coherent. But, unfortunately, it betrayed itself — and us.… Expand
  47. 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
  48. Letmethink
    May 23, 2019
    1
    Money lost can be earnt back. Time spent watching Game of Thrones, following the characters, their storyline, reading reviews, watching clips on YouTube related to GOT, discussing episodes with friends and colleagues are all efforts wasted that you can never get back.
  49. Algoros
    May 23, 2019
    0
    Great series - but after the books stopped the serie writers cant hold the high level. The last to episodes was more than the worsed.
  50. Darren_35
    May 22, 2019
    1
    Trash don't waste your time .....................................................................................
  51. Cintia
    May 22, 2019
    1
    horrible final, perdida del hilo argumental, dejando lagunas en muchas historias. mira cómo será que lo hicieron tan apurados que hasta hubo errores graves en dos capítulos, como el vaso de Starbucks y la mano de oro de Jaime.
  52. StefanFrunze
    May 22, 2019
    1
    Worst written show ending in a history! Season 8 doesn’t have any logical connection with previous ones and the story line at all.
  53. sherbz
    May 22, 2019
    3
    The best thing that can be said of season 8 is that it made me longer care for the ending of the show - when initially i was fearing its end like the oncoming of a premature death. Its a bit like how a poker player has the best hand in history, but no one gets to see any cards because the directors folded all the other hands that were playable. Im not annoyed at the ending of theThe best thing that can be said of season 8 is that it made me longer care for the ending of the show - when initially i was fearing its end like the oncoming of a premature death. Its a bit like how a poker player has the best hand in history, but no one gets to see any cards because the directors folded all the other hands that were playable. Im not annoyed at the ending of the character arcs (apart from Jamie). But i am annoyed that 7 seasons worth of capital was squandered in such a blissfully ignorant and stupid way.… Expand
  54. FelixAlexander
    May 22, 2019
    1
    The season was rushed and the character development has just gone downhill, not to mention the butchering of Daenerys' character.
  55. Rhaegar83
    May 22, 2019
    2
    The writers clearly checked out a few years ago and are too preoccupied thinking about star wars to give this show a proper ending. The signs were there since season 5, and the show only got progressively worse since then. Season 8 was an incoherent mess and I don't understand why they needed 2 years for that. Spent way too much time and money on big flashy battles (that we mostly couldn'tThe writers clearly checked out a few years ago and are too preoccupied thinking about star wars to give this show a proper ending. The signs were there since season 5, and the show only got progressively worse since then. Season 8 was an incoherent mess and I don't understand why they needed 2 years for that. Spent way too much time and money on big flashy battles (that we mostly couldn't see anyway) and completely neglected writing compelling dialogue and plot.… Expand
  56. DiversityHire
    May 22, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not sure what to say that hasn't already been stated a hundred times over

    An absolute travesty with no coherent story, a tremendous amount of plot points that are just forgotten and discarded.

    I gave it a one since at least ghost got some pats.    … Expand
  57. Katamai
    May 22, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this even the same show we watched for 8 years? Season 8 itself wouldn't be as bad if it lasted twice as long and actually explained some of its character's motivations.… Expand
  58. Fistan
    May 21, 2019
    3
    Simply terrible writing throughout the season, no character is true to themselves, everyone is an idiot and teleportation is still a thing. W/e man, my suspension of disbelief is so broken that by the end somehow they managed to make me not believe nor care about anything anymore. I literally dont give a **** Its better if you think of Season 6 as the finale and not watch this **** to getSimply terrible writing throughout the season, no character is true to themselves, everyone is an idiot and teleportation is still a thing. W/e man, my suspension of disbelief is so broken that by the end somehow they managed to make me not believe nor care about anything anymore. I literally dont give a **** Its better if you think of Season 6 as the finale and not watch this **** to get your heart broken.… Expand
  59. Mahad
    May 13, 2019
    1
    A legendary and fantastic TV series that turned into complete trash and nonsense
  60. Mement0
    May 21, 2019
    2
    One if the worse final seasons to a TV series ever.

    More questions were created than answered. The writers D & D (Dumb & Dumber) obviously lost motivation in the writing department (and/or were exposed to not be that good since the source material ran out) and just started relying on CGI. How they thought all of this would be satisfactory stinks of complacency and arrogance. An    One if the worse final seasons to a TV series ever.

    More questions were created than answered.

    The writers D & D (Dumb & Dumber) obviously lost motivation in the writing department (and/or were exposed to not be that good since the source material ran out) and just started relying on CGI.

    How they thought all of this would be satisfactory stinks of complacency and arrogance.

    An absolute disservice to the material and the fan base..

    I would no longer recommend this series.    … Expand
  61. Atabiy
    May 21, 2019
    1
    Последний сезон сделан на отвали, более идиотскую концовку сложно было придумать.
  62. Foivos
    May 21, 2019
    1
    Terrible generic and completely unrealistic. Dumb and dumber (dnd) are awful writers. They shouldve gone for 10 seasons , without plot armor , stupid episode 3 tactics , subverting expectations for the sake of it and care more about characters and story instead of good camera angles.. this aint xmen .. its game of thrones.. now it became just another generic awfull americanised movie likeTerrible generic and completely unrealistic. Dumb and dumber (dnd) are awful writers. They shouldve gone for 10 seasons , without plot armor , stupid episode 3 tactics , subverting expectations for the sake of it and care more about characters and story instead of good camera angles.. this aint xmen .. its game of thrones.. now it became just another generic awfull americanised movie like the rest of the crap..… Expand
  63. Gobernador
    May 21, 2019
    2
    Incongruences with the rest of the seasons, careless arguments and scenarios, and a notorious rush to finish without justification, a horrible ending to one of the most beloved series of world televisión... Dracarys....
  64. JerryW
    May 21, 2019
    1
    Compared to previous seasons, this was just done in a hurry. You could tell the writers did not want to spend any more time with it. Many seasons spent on the slow growth of characters and theirs stories was just sent to the trash with an extreme makeover of almost everyone and everything. The worst kind of ending that is possible.
  65. ddomonkos
    May 21, 2019
    1
    Incompetent writing, dissapointing battles, even worse than season 7, no need to say more
  66. Figgo
    May 21, 2019
    3
    The visuals, sound design, vfx, score- it's all unlike anything we've ever seen before on television, and unfortunately it's the only thing holding me from giving it a 1 or 2 at best. I congratulate the cast and crew on creating one of the greatest tv shows I have ever seen, and my heart goes out to the actors whose beloved characters were butchered in this mess of a season. The writersThe visuals, sound design, vfx, score- it's all unlike anything we've ever seen before on television, and unfortunately it's the only thing holding me from giving it a 1 or 2 at best. I congratulate the cast and crew on creating one of the greatest tv shows I have ever seen, and my heart goes out to the actors whose beloved characters were butchered in this mess of a season. The writers D&D have let down millions of fans this weekend, and utterly destroyed whatever hype the show still had going for it. The plot contradicts itself, the pacing is sloppy, the plot armor is thick, and the development of the narrative was atrocious. I have been ranting about nearly every episode upon its release, and I gather it was justified. I am incredibly let down by this season.… Expand
  67. ekati
    May 21, 2019
    0
    The show was reduced to "let's kill baby Hitler" instead of looking at it from the philosofical point and accepting that everyone on the throne will decent to madness or alcoholism or will be just a puppet.
  68. Loadsavino
    May 21, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season 8 was vastly disappointing and by far the worst season of them all. What made the series so good for me was because you always had expect the unexpected, so I guess in a way the final episode did just that. There was far to many episodes in this series that let it down. The end of the war with the white walkers was done in one episode so far to quick. It was a clearly one sided battle to the extent that it was embarrassing and unbelievable! A similar rant could be aimed at episode 7 which had similar characteristics. The deaths of the two hated Lanisters ended with them both being crushed to death under a pile of rubble when the whole world were guessing which main character would put them to the sword. In the end we were left with most of the main cast still standing after most of the world was wondering how many would be left.
    Do I feel cheated? I would have to say a big fat yes!    … Expand
  69. Kel42
    May 21, 2019
    2
    I hope your expectations were subverted enough to ruin the show. Not worth the wait. An utter disappointment in all regards. This show was the best. Now it's trash.
  70. Adenosine
    May 21, 2019
    3
    At the last possible moment show abandons most of its plot lines, throws away character arcs and hurriedly sprints to the most cliche ending imaginable...

    Even the wonderful music, cinematography and acting can't salvage what is in essence poorly written fan-fiction, with so many plot holes its hard to believe its' a work of professional writers...
  71. Websevee
    May 21, 2019
    0
    Ужасный сезон! Лучше бы его не существовало...
  72. Stannis1234
    May 21, 2019
    1
    This Season is the worst season of Got ever.
    Nothing makes sense.
    The pacing is bad.
    character arcs lead to nowhere and much more.
  73. imanzbrjd
    May 21, 2019
    1
    It's totally DISAPPOINTING!!
    All those great memories in 6 seasons and a bit of 7th season, now this garbage.

    OUR WATCH HAS ENDED.
    R.I.P Game of Thrones.
  74. Glasso
    May 21, 2019
    1
    Season 8's writing was so criminally bad in all respects.
    Will go down as a completely botched effort of a final season.
  75. AbbasSpace
    May 21, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash ass season. Character development went out the window. Everything seemed rushed. The ending was **** Arya killing the night king made no sense. Jon’s whole storyline was soooo pointless lmao. Cerci’s death was **** Danny’s death was **** Jamie got stabbed twice and still nearly managed to save cerci... Danny got stabbed once and didn’t say a single word lmao.… Expand
  76. Narson
    May 20, 2019
    1
    Thats the worst season of them all. Rushed, shallow, incoherent. They destroyed the whole series with bad writing, predictability, cheesiness... Im dissapointed
  77. EraSay
    May 20, 2019
    0
    worst season 0/10 and brandon stark 0/10.All 8 seasons in vain looked
    worst season 0/10 and brandon stark 0/10.All 8 seasons in vain looked
  78. mizhaer
    May 20, 2019
    0
    the only character that closes his with a decent development in this season is the Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane, everyone else got ****
  79. Leonando_souza
    May 20, 2019
    1
    This season is pretty much week, D&D lost the minium good sense and everything just without any signal of reason. All made to simply shock
  80. Acg9
    May 20, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. D&D did a terrible job the last 2 seasons. awful rushed anticlimactic ending, piss poor is a understatement. This season could have been 10 episodes, but instead they rushed it to a soulless, emotionless conclusion. Kudos to the actors as they did their jobs as best as they could considering the circumstances.… Expand
  81. CJDef
    May 20, 2019
    3
    The acting was amazing, the cast was perfect throughout. Unfortunately this season is disgustingly rushed backed up by abysmal writing. It is an absolute middle finger to the dedicated fan base.
  82. Faisalsa
    May 20, 2019
    1
    No excuses for this catastrophic season. They dropped the ball on thier foot and ruined a fantastic TV show. If you think otherwise you're delusional. I can't wait to read about how they manage to destroy what's left of star wars.
  83. nmarcus
    May 20, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointing. First two episodes went so slow, then they defeated a villain who has been hyped up for 7 seasons in one episode. This season was rushed and contained many plot holes such as several prophecies from the books that made it into the show were suddenly ignored in season 8. Episode 5 "The Bells" was the worst episode of GOT I have ever witnessed. They spent years showing how Dany was compassionate (D&D even in an analysis of one GOT episode that Dany wasn't her father) just to make her ruthless and brutal in the last two episodes so they could off her and have an 'edgy' show ending. Complete opposite of her character arc. Also with character development, they developed Jon Snow to be this honorable noble guy, who then kills his lover? Jon wouldn't do that let's be honest. Seemed like a crap way to fulfill the azor ahai prophecy (which was CLEARLY about the white walkers). The literal least likely to get the iron throne, was bloody Bran. WTF. He himself said he isn't even human anymore. Ending was rushed and made no sense, seemed likely they didn't care and wanted to move on.… Expand
  84. scurpiun77
    May 20, 2019
    3
    Winter is coming? No no summer is coming!!!
    Horrible end watch it!!! Really bad season with very bad ending
  85. Djhayat
    May 20, 2019
    2
    The winters in Sweden are worse then in game of thrones.

    All the hype for nothing.

    So sad that the writing this season is so bad. 10/10 to the actors and production team.

    0/10 to D&D

    Im glad they can’t destory Star Wars more then Disney has already done.
  86. andisart
    May 20, 2019
    1
    Rushed and clearly only with time to get to the finish line, unfathomable how the showmakers D&D turned this once intelligent show and their well-developed characters into this unconvincing end that leaves you emotionless. And they could have had the money and time to finish it properly: HBO wanted more seasons, D&D didn't and demanded a short season 7 & 8. Shame on them for ruining aRushed and clearly only with time to get to the finish line, unfathomable how the showmakers D&D turned this once intelligent show and their well-developed characters into this unconvincing end that leaves you emotionless. And they could have had the money and time to finish it properly: HBO wanted more seasons, D&D didn't and demanded a short season 7 & 8. Shame on them for ruining a cultural phenomenon!… Expand
  87. JerTheStampede
    May 20, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ONLY reason I have given this train wreck a 3 instead of 1 is some of the production value in terms of special effects.
    Writing, has been horrific, cliche, deus-ex-machina every episode to subvert the audiences expectations, attention to detail went out the window this was painfully manifest in every battle scene to the invisible pirate ships that decloaked like Klingon Birds of Prey after firing anti-dragon bolts that would make a modern Anti-Air battery blush all this done in the name of creating some great cinematic experience, here's a clue,,, it doesn't! it's cheap and undeserving of what has been for the most part an excellent television series.
    The decline that started somewhere around season 5 matured into a festering heap of dung by season 8.
    Having just watched the finale, I was so glad to see those end credits because it meant the torturous death of the great series was finally over.    … Expand
  88. Specreviewer
    May 20, 2019
    0
    Summary of the finale of the Game of Thrones by D&D:

    - Another big portion of nonsense from Benioff&Weiss.

    GAME OVER.................................................................................
  89. lmxtd4
    May 20, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A boring conclusion to possibly the biggest letdown of a season in TV history.… Expand
  90. KelvenSkywalker
    May 20, 2019
    2
    Conseguiram cagar a melhor série de todos os tempos...que merda...qua final miserável!
    Teria sido melhor ver o filme do Pelé!
  91. TheDevilCorrect
    May 20, 2019
    2
    3 years doesn't mean much in Television. Think of all the things you could do in three years, education, jail time for a failed jewellery heist, meet a person get married, learnt a language...the list is never ending. These last 3 season weren't up to snuff; where each gets progressively worst til it all comes to a head in season 8. Where bad becomes a face plant. If you feel that as a fan3 years doesn't mean much in Television. Think of all the things you could do in three years, education, jail time for a failed jewellery heist, meet a person get married, learnt a language...the list is never ending. These last 3 season weren't up to snuff; where each gets progressively worst til it all comes to a head in season 8. Where bad becomes a face plant. If you feel that as a fan you were robbed, and taken for granted; you were. Take heed though because HBO is a about to feel the love in the form of cancelled subscriptions. Boy, people complained about The Sopranos ending; but that was more of an artistic criticism. Game of Throne criticism is a totally different animal-with no room to say, Hey it wasn't that bad, I haven't met that person yet. Just petitions to redo season 8; and I'm on board for that. As a series I guess its worth watching as a whole, but the disappointment is immense.… Expand
  92. nilicritic
    May 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a disastrous season 8. Too rushing, too shallow and pointless in every way. And for this we‘ve waited 2 years. Thanks D&D for ruin such a great show. After this season I‘m not interested anymore to rewatch the other seasons again because I know now that everything doesn’t matters when at the end Bran got elected to be king within 30 seconds by some silly arguments from imprisoned Tyrion. Everybody‘s story is better than Brans – especially Jon ones. With this season GoT became trash for me.… Expand
  93. k227
    May 20, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That crap was surreal!!!

    GoT The Broken!!!!!

    Thats all I have to say!!!

    !!!!!!    … Expand
  94. Cristy576
    May 20, 2019
    3
    Daenerys' character development destroyed in a mere episode of a rushed season (the worst season ever), again.. In the end for nothing. Jon Snow having been resurrected, finding out to be a Targaryen and true heir to the throne for nothing, Arya meeting the best mentors for nothing, Tyrion being dumbed out by the writers because of lack of imagination, all the prophecies and characterDaenerys' character development destroyed in a mere episode of a rushed season (the worst season ever), again.. In the end for nothing. Jon Snow having been resurrected, finding out to be a Targaryen and true heir to the throne for nothing, Arya meeting the best mentors for nothing, Tyrion being dumbed out by the writers because of lack of imagination, all the prophecies and character development and foreshadowing.. All for f-ing nothing. Dumb & Dumber managed to ruin one of the best show ever just before the finish line. All those prophecies and things that were developing in the end were for nothing as they were not even used for a purpose. It might have been salvageable if they waited for the books to be finished or dedicate the entire season to the night king battle, while at the same time depicting very slowly but surely Daenerys as a villain, as they wanted to, or simply pick another route. And then! Only then dedicate another season to end all of it properly... Dany doing all that is just out of character, after freeing so many people, breaker of chains, after liberating slaves she just snaps like that. What the actual f-? Episode 6: Easily one of the most disappointing episodes not only of this season but of the whole series. There is a petition to remake it all but I doubt it will happen (i'd really be glad if it did). Season starting sub-par, below average of every season only for it to get worse each time.. after episode 1 or 2 it was just a free fall without a parachute. I feel bad for all the actors, engineers, artists and crew members who worked really really hard to deliver an astonishing thing visually, audio wise, fx wise and acting wise but which were ultimately went down the **** hole because of some stupid writers. The crew and actors deserve an 11/10 all day everyday (which is why this is a 3/10 and not a 0/10)... the **** writers? (negative) -10/10. This show deserved sooo much more yet got so much less because of incompetent writers. Truly sad to see some dumb writers defecate on a masterpiece where people put their heart and soul into. Although the ending is the worst ever, and the night king having deserved a whole season dedicated to it, this still remains one of the best shows ever. We'll see the real ending when the books come out and not this rushed lackluster thing they call the ending season to a series that took almost one decade to make. Jon Snow, true heir and king to the Iron Throne, king in the north and king beyond the wall. That's how it should have ended. Either him on the throne or nobody.… Expand
  95. minere
    May 20, 2019
    0
    worst final ever! worst final ever! worst final ever! worst final ever! worst final ever!
  96. IRG
    May 20, 2019
    0
    Started getting worse in seasons 6 & 7 but was still captivating. Pathetic attempt at a final season has ruined my outlook on a series which I had adored for nearly a DECADE.
  97. 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
  98. geralt1
    May 20, 2019
    2
    One glaring truth that can be gleaned from the GOT ending season is that there is no substitute for greatness. The show's writers should have waited for George RR Martin to complete his books instead of doing what they did.
  99. Frit
    May 20, 2019
    1
    8th Season is waste of time. Most thoughtless script ever. Previous 6 seasons from the first were full of tricks and plot (7th were good too). But 8th... I have no words. How could they spend 2 years on this?
  100. Reallllly
    May 20, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unfortunately I’m constrained by a desire for plot to make logical sense. So many plot holes...

    Ex: Dany’s army was the last standing army. And they just sail somewhere else for no stated reason? Why?    … Expand
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#61 Best 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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