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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4.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1574 Ratings

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  1. lager96
    May 27, 2019
    6
    Game of Thrones did not nail the ending. The last three episodes of this season failed due to poor writing. The show hasn't been the same since the end of season four but always managed to be great and in some instances, best of the best. For example, the final two episodes of season six are two of the best episodes in the entire series. However, you must have great writing to end a seriesGame of Thrones did not nail the ending. The last three episodes of this season failed due to poor writing. The show hasn't been the same since the end of season four but always managed to be great and in some instances, best of the best. For example, the final two episodes of season six are two of the best episodes in the entire series. However, you must have great writing to end a series that started out with it. You can have the best directing, acting, cinematography, & lighting but it means nothing if the story cannot support it. Unfortunately, this is what happened. Everything besides the writing was great and it's almost as if D&D no longer cared and just wanted to end it. Character arcs were completely ruined and rushed. Almost every core character had a disappointing end and even some were completely forgotten or abandoned. Overall, the show is still great and on of the best every made. It's just a shame the ending is weak compared to what came before.… Expand
  2. Voodoo123
    May 20, 2019
    6
    Its a fascinating watch seeing a tv show go from a high cost yet modest production with an emphasis on theatre style actor performances and high quality screenplay (S1-5), to a tv show operating on a now inflated/effects bloated budget and production scale with a bias towards action sequences and grandiose moments at the expense of screenplay quality(S6-8). None-the-less from beginning toIts a fascinating watch seeing a tv show go from a high cost yet modest production with an emphasis on theatre style actor performances and high quality screenplay (S1-5), to a tv show operating on a now inflated/effects bloated budget and production scale with a bias towards action sequences and grandiose moments at the expense of screenplay quality(S6-8). None-the-less from beginning to end it was a captivating journey!… Expand
  3. ericcarl
    May 9, 2019
    6
    Episode 1 was meh
    Episode 2 was subtly good
    Episode 3 looked good but the ending was very disappointing and the plot armor was ridiculous! Episode 4 tested my intelligence. We're not that stupid!
  4. Arek2909
    May 7, 2019
    6
    Except the boring second episode, season 8 really satisfies me. And still 2 episodes to go.
  5. 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
  6. WhiskeyStories
    Dec 1, 2019
    6
    The wheel might be broken, but Game of Thrones comes full circle in the end.
    You might call that conclusion unsatisfying, I'd say it's rushed.
    You might judge Benioff and Weiss to be bad writers, I'd argue they're just sloppy. Everyone and their mother could argue for eternity, and none of us would be right or wrong, besides a few things that are simply not up to debate - GoT has    The wheel might be broken, but Game of Thrones comes full circle in the end.
    You might call that conclusion unsatisfying, I'd say it's rushed.
    You might judge Benioff and Weiss to be bad writers, I'd argue they're just sloppy.

    Everyone and their mother could argue for eternity, and none of us would be right or wrong, besides a few things that are simply not up to debate - GoT has probably the best production of any piece of entertainment on TV ever, and it was brought to you by extremely talented people both in front and behind the camera - in the end what matters is whether you enjoyed it or not. That said, try to be a little bit objective and please refrain from acting as if you're entitled to anything more than what you've got. If you hated it, all I can say is that I'm sorry. I sincerely hope you find something that makes you care this much in the future.

    I personally consider the first 3 (maybe 4) seasons of this show gold. The rest doesn't really compare. I've been off the bandwagon for a while, but I did find each and every following season incredibly entertaining. The same with this finale. I enjoyed it. Season 8 had many low points, and quite a few soaring highs as well. Overall, what really bothers me is that these last few seasons shouldn't have become shorter, but longer. A 10 episode season with 90 minutes each might just have been the ticket. Alas, it is a shame. For whatever reason that just did not happen, and we have to accept that fact and move on.

    G.R.R. Martin was right. It is a bittersweet goodbye, but a fond farewell nonetheless.    … Expand
  7. Felindie
    Jul 16, 2019
    6
    What a disappointing ending for a great series, the whole season was average at best, but the final episode was trash.
  8. TheSentientPen
    May 6, 2019
    6
    Seasons 1-4 were fantastic and Seasons 5-7 were filled with great, memorable episodes that were of such high quality that it was enough to carry their respective seasons.

    However, this Season 8 abomination is just booty. I had much more typed up, but I think the word 'booty' perfectly describes it. Thanks for your time, The Sentient Pen
  9. Souruin
    May 6, 2019
    6
    Worst season ever............................................................ thats enough
  10. Esmaeil74
    May 13, 2019
    6
    واقعا این فصل خیلی خراب شده
    تمام داستان ها رو دارن گند میزنن
  11. JonSnow2049
    Sep 10, 2020
    6
    ame of Thrones did not nail the ending. The last three episodes of this season failed due to poor writing. The show hasn't been the same since the end of season four but always managed to be great and in some instances, best of the best. For example, the final two episodes of season six are two of the best episodes in the entire series. However, you must have great writing to end a seriesame of Thrones did not nail the ending. The last three episodes of this season failed due to poor writing. The show hasn't been the same since the end of season four but always managed to be great and in some instances, best of the best. For example, the final two episodes of season six are two of the best episodes in the entire series. However, you must have great writing to end a series that started out with it. You can have the best directing, acting, cinematography, & lighting but it means nothing if the story cannot support it. Unfortunately, this is what happened. Everything besides the writing was great and it's almost as if D&D no longer cared and just wanted to end it. Character arcs were completely ruined and rushed. Almost every core character had a disappointing end and even some were completely forgotten or abandoned. Overall, the show is still great and on of the best every made. It's just a shame the ending is weak compared to what came before. Its could be much better.… Expand
  12. Bruterake
    Mar 19, 2022
    6
    Olha.... Até o episódio 3 tava bom, tava divertido e tal, só que depois dele nada faz sentido é estranho ninguém age como normalmente ia agir sl tudo errado mas ainda achei ok deu pra se divertir e entendo a correria pra acabar a série.
  13. Onlyclassicvg1
    Mar 8, 2022
    6
    So basically my other account, which had this video on it, got banned or whatever you call it. I was very upset. But despite this fact, I'm re-uploading this video for Joonas Hahmo becau
  14. 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.
  15. chidime
    May 20, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a **** stupid ending. Before the last episode, the season stood at an 8, which is low for Game of Thrones (usually a 9 or 10) but that stupid ending killed it for me. What a bloody joke. Once Daenerys was stabbed, I actually burst out laughing, and when the DRAGON decided to ignore Jon and burn a throne he had never seen before, it became full-on hysteria. The rest of the episode just served as comic relief in varying degrees. Felt like I was watching a parody of Game of Thrones. Disgrace. Signing that petition doesn't sound so bad now. 5/10… Expand
  16. TheWitcher
    May 21, 2019
    5
    "We're late, let's stop here." That's what Benioff and Weiss must have thought writing the last few seasons. They've probably been working on something else for some time, or they wanted to go on vacation, but by contract they were forced to finish Got in some way.

    Watching this season, while the events follow each other quickly in a superficial way, without explanation, without    "We're late, let's stop here." That's what Benioff and Weiss must have thought writing the last few seasons. They've probably been working on something else for some time, or they wanted to go on vacation, but by contract they were forced to finish Got in some way.

    Watching this season, while the events follow each other quickly in a superficial way, without explanation, without in-depth analysis, and the characters turn into puppets moved by hands that are too hasty, we understand that whoever adapted Martin's story wanted to finish the job at all costs .

    It doesn't matter if Martin spent more than 30 years thinking and writing a story full of details. The television business has its times, and the quality is too expensive in this world, more than all the special effects and actors have cost.    … Expand
  17. Almas
    Apr 30, 2019
    5
    After being a dedicated fan of both the books and the tv-show for years, I have to say that it is the 3rd episode of the 8th season that made me doubt that the storyline of A Song of Ice and Fire would have a satisfactory culminating effect at all. It feels as if I have been reading an absolutely different story and that the tv-show is telling a completely different tale. I can only hopeAfter being a dedicated fan of both the books and the tv-show for years, I have to say that it is the 3rd episode of the 8th season that made me doubt that the storyline of A Song of Ice and Fire would have a satisfactory culminating effect at all. It feels as if I have been reading an absolutely different story and that the tv-show is telling a completely different tale. I can only hope that Mr. Martin would hold true to his word and that the tv-show would have a little in common with the last two books.… Expand
  18. eagleeyeviking
    May 20, 2019
    5
    While Season 8 of “Game of Thrones” ends on a satisfying note, it is much more loosely plotted than its previous seasons. This allows for some spectacular moments, but also leaves space open for inconsistent writing by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. By hiring a third writer, the season could have been more polished and impactful than the end product received.
  19. LatinCritic13
    May 19, 2019
    5
    The final season of Game of Thrones has managed to wrap up a melodic song of Ice and Fire in a way that remains “true” to the source material, and guess what? the endgame of this final season went full True Blood and it sucks! To sum this up without going into further detail, this season is just a freaking cash grab for viewership. And that’s why D.B Weiss and David Benioff decided toThe final season of Game of Thrones has managed to wrap up a melodic song of Ice and Fire in a way that remains “true” to the source material, and guess what? the endgame of this final season went full True Blood and it sucks! To sum this up without going into further detail, this season is just a freaking cash grab for viewership. And that’s why D.B Weiss and David Benioff decided to ignore quality from the source material and get quantity to rack up their paychecks by leaving bigger plotholes just to piss everyone off who sticks around the show’s final moments to get fulfilled or unfulfilled. The actors and crew members of the show tried their absolute best to save the final moments of this season, but the rushed incompetent writing by Dan and Dave ruins the final overall value in the Game of Thrones. The first half of the show wins, while the second half of the show dies and the ending of it is bittersweet – seven hells..… Expand
  20. Nestrio
    May 21, 2019
    5
    Alright, so, I previously rated this particular season a 3/10, and I think that I was being a little bit too harsh on it (I was ranting about it emotionally, so for that reason I rated it so low). So, here's my new review of the season.
    GOT: Season 8 is the weakest season of the show for sure, since it felt extremely rushed and at times nonsensical. The writing was at times horrendous,    Alright, so, I previously rated this particular season a 3/10, and I think that I was being a little bit too harsh on it (I was ranting about it emotionally, so for that reason I rated it so low). So, here's my new review of the season.
    GOT: Season 8 is the weakest season of the show for sure, since it felt extremely rushed and at times nonsensical. The writing was at times horrendous, even though there were a few moments that honestly were well-done. But, it mostly seemed rushed and all over the place, which is a shame. Some characters were well-developed, but others had such a poor character development that many times it seemed undeserved how their character turned out to become to. The plot armor was so absurd at many instances, diminishing the overall tension. This season definitely needed to have 10 episodes so the events could be explained more thoroughly and sensibly, because 6 episodes were not enough at all for this season. But the redeeming qualities of this season are the outstanding visuals, acting and direction, and all of these things made the season more tolerable than it would've been without them. I rated it so low previously probably because I was comparing this season with the other ones too much, and maybe that's kind of unfair. The season on its own isn't so awful, but it's still a huge disappointment. Although the ending was mediocre, I still accept it as it is. This ending was heart-breaking both in the sense that it was disappointing and that the show has finally ended, after all of that hardship and drama.    … Expand
  21. meta_king
    May 13, 2019
    5
    Noooooooooooooooooot soooooooooooooooooooo baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!
  22. BeastJ18
    May 8, 2019
    5
    Game of Thrones season 1-4 were extraordinary seasons of television. We are now a long way from the source material and it has revealed the show's creators to be unfit to have taken the series on. It is still somewhat entertaining if you've invested yourself into the world and character, but every scene is lazily strung together, contradicting itself and forcing moments they think the fansGame of Thrones season 1-4 were extraordinary seasons of television. We are now a long way from the source material and it has revealed the show's creators to be unfit to have taken the series on. It is still somewhat entertaining if you've invested yourself into the world and character, but every scene is lazily strung together, contradicting itself and forcing moments they think the fans want to see. Clearly the high fantasy and in depth politics were just too grand for the show-runners to accomplish without a full guideline and story to adapt from the books. It's harsh to say, but they truly have wasted the potential of a great Game of Thrones adaption and have ruined most of the long awaited moments, especially the White Walker confrontation, as they clearly didn't have the talent or ability to pull off the grander prophecies and intricate structures, subtexts or foreshadowing that George Martin put so much time into, and which they even established in the early seasons. It is such a shame that so much work and build up has come to so many storyline conclusions that meant nothing and were unjustified. Dan and Dave continue to say in interviews that they make decisions because they want to shock us, but they constantly do this at the expense of all logical and satisfying storytelling. It has become amateurish and childish, wasting everything that long time fans were hoping for and have betrayed everything that the books stood for, being fantasy subversion. It is now a lifeless, illogical and vapid husk of what A Song of Ice and Fire started over 20 years ago.… Expand
  23. josecaio
    May 20, 2019
    5
    absolutamente deplorável. um verdadeiro escárnio com a obra original. esta última temporada foi uma verdadeira piada de mau gosto.
  24. Daermon
    May 20, 2019
    5
    The season is tooo fast, and have bad, very bad writing. Visual is very good. But... The writing destroy the season.
    Season pros:
    - Visual - Actors is realy good - Cleganebowl - Makeup and scenery Season cons: - The writing, bad, bad, lame. Very. - Many inconsistent thing... So many. - Dothraki and unsullied army RESPAWNING! OMG! - Lame battle tactics... oh... very very lame    The season is tooo fast, and have bad, very bad writing. Visual is very good. But... The writing destroy the season.
    Season pros:
    - Visual
    - Actors is realy good
    - Cleganebowl
    - Makeup and scenery

    Season cons:
    - The writing, bad, bad, lame. Very.
    - Many inconsistent thing... So many.
    - Dothraki and unsullied army RESPAWNING! OMG!
    - Lame battle tactics... oh... very very lame “tactics”.
    - Some characthers lame death (N.K. OMG this s*th)
    - Golden Company: OMG this s*th. Missing battle, missing possibility, forgotten 19900 solider.
    - Many character have plot armor
    - Missing logic..
    - Narrative is lame
    - Drogon fire powe -.-
    - Bad writing...
    - And bad writing... Yes. Bad.    … Expand
  25. The-Lucky-Lucas
    May 27, 2019
    5
    This show concluded in a really interesting way. After 7 seasons of great story telling and story arcs leading to one place many (like myself) thought this season would explore certain characters more. Instead we just got killing, war and backstabbing. This is expected from Game of Thrones however, after 7 season of it we were hoping for concluded story that tied up many of the plotThis show concluded in a really interesting way. After 7 seasons of great story telling and story arcs leading to one place many (like myself) thought this season would explore certain characters more. Instead we just got killing, war and backstabbing. This is expected from Game of Thrones however, after 7 season of it we were hoping for concluded story that tied up many of the plot holes. Many of these plot holes were still hanging once the credits rolled. Each episode I was hoping that the next was getting better. The hype of this show was difficult to live up too and the show didn't conclude in a satisfying this for the fans. If you have watched the other seasons it's worth watching, just don't expect it to conclude everything and leave you in a place of fulfillment. At least we still have the spin off shows to explore Westeros further...… Expand
  26. Darkerasu
    May 13, 2019
    5
    Infelizmente essa última temporada deixou a desejar. A história se passa muito rápido, o desenvolvimento final dos personagens é raso e a trama é completamente desordenada. Só não é inferior a cinco pois os efeitos continuam bons mesmo com episódios cheios de defeitos.
  27. rj2022
    May 18, 2019
    5
    Good:
    Visually spectacular at times
    Music and mood development is well done
    Acting is very good overall

    Bad:
    Character plot development literally fell off a cliff for most primary characters
    Story logic is just absent at times
    Clone technology appears to have invaded the 7 kingdoms when it comes to army refresh rates
  28. BM85
    Aug 27, 2019
    5
    PROS: high quality production and actors performances, as always; John and Dany flying their dragons in the first episode; a few touching moments during the night before the battle against the Army of the Dead; "Not Today".
    CONS: without a doubt the worst season of this show, with an absurd plot arc, anti-climatic conflict resolutions and a forgettable ending.
  29. Mirianatp
    Sep 9, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mi ha un po deluso, forse le aspettative erano troppo alte. La trama un po deludente soprattutto la morte di personaggi molto arronzata.… Expand
  30. A7sus4
    May 8, 2019
    4
    Wow, the writing is terrible and so is this season so far. Uninspired, anticlimactic, out of character mess. The cast continue to do their best with the garbage they've been given.
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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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