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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Mixed or average reviews- based on 1574 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 863 out of 1574
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  1. Jortigo
    May 17, 2019
    0
    After six seasons of wonderful scripts and well-developed characters.
    The seasons 7 and 8 arrived, which is the worst thing that happened to the fans.
    The writers of these last two seasons deserve a DRACARYS.
  2. Arun_honestly
    May 17, 2019
    2
    The directors cut, with them talking about their perspective actually tells a lot about the misplaced priorities. They speak at length about using the 'ground perspective' while shooting the episode 'Bells'. Really!! Does the perspective matter if your entire plotline has gone down the tube?

    With RR Martin's work being unavailable as a primary storyline, the series has gone completely    The directors cut, with them talking about their perspective actually tells a lot about the misplaced priorities. They speak at length about using the 'ground perspective' while shooting the episode 'Bells'. Really!! Does the perspective matter if your entire plotline has gone down the tube?

    With RR Martin's work being unavailable as a primary storyline, the series has gone completely awry in the hands of the Hollywood moguls.

    It's a pity to see this masterpiece end in such mediocrity.    … Expand
  3. Papervoice
    May 17, 2019
    3
    What were they thinking? The first few seasons had great characters and dialogue, and an intriguing “winter is coming” theme. This season has nothing of quality. Bloated, murky, and ridiculous.
  4. lgapollo
    May 17, 2019
    4
    Perhaps the most visually beautiful season ever. Perhaps the most poorly written season ever.
  5. ahand
    May 17, 2019
    4
    The downhill trend continues. A sad season to end the largest tv series ever produced. No amount of fantastic acting or effects could cover for a distinct drop in the show's writing, which leaves the impression that Benioff and Weiss no longer have the will to maintain the show's quality in a final mad sprint to the finish line.
  6. Gunther123
    May 16, 2019
    0
    Rushed beyond belief. The writers are trying to wrap up the story way too fast. None of the battle tactics make any sense. Character arcs that have been established since the first season are ruined. Plot armor is thicker than ever before. And expectations are being subverted at every turn. This is an absolute travesty for a show to go from one of the best, to having possibly the mostRushed beyond belief. The writers are trying to wrap up the story way too fast. None of the battle tactics make any sense. Character arcs that have been established since the first season are ruined. Plot armor is thicker than ever before. And expectations are being subverted at every turn. This is an absolute travesty for a show to go from one of the best, to having possibly the most disappointing final seasons in television history. If the writers could of gave it more time in the oven, it might not have been that bad. This however is truly awful.… Expand
  7. Codex
    May 16, 2019
    1
    This is just awful, I can't believe the show has become such a disappointment. The writers should be ashamed of destroying something so great
  8. OrenDenis
    May 16, 2019
    1
    6 episode wont be good because previous were so stupid and unlogical, Wise and Benioff are super dump persons so ruined such masterpiece
  9. kpc
    May 16, 2019
    2
    Has all the hallmarks of out-of-touch writers who think they're now entitled to the adulation of their audience no matter how much of an increasingly steaming pile of **** they serve up weekly.

    2/10 for the epic action sequences. -8 for completely abandoning character arcs and plot in favor of "wrapping things up" so the writers can move on to Star Wars. If their efforts on that front    Has all the hallmarks of out-of-touch writers who think they're now entitled to the adulation of their audience no matter how much of an increasingly steaming pile of **** they serve up weekly.

    2/10 for the epic action sequences. -8 for completely abandoning character arcs and plot in favor of "wrapping things up" so the writers can move on to Star Wars.

    If their efforts on that front are anything like Season 8 GoT, they shouldn't be anywhere near that franchise either. But Disney is into ignoring fans and putting out hot garbage on a tight schedule that will make the most money for the least effort and talent spent, so these writers should fit right in.    … Expand
  10. Elucidate
    May 16, 2019
    3
    A laughably bad end to a show whose quality has been in decline for quite some time now. Others have already covered the specifics exhaustively. Looking back at the early seasons, it's sad to think that this is how it all ends. Fortunately, it's only just the show.
  11. Arkon
    May 16, 2019
    2
    It's okey guys, the show isn't bad it just got a change of genre... to comedy...
  12. LoudestOne
    May 16, 2019
    3
    When the material no longer came from George R.R. Martin it has truly became unwatchable or just laughable.
  13. Speedlulu
    May 16, 2019
    3
    Nice cinematography (except for the black screen that was most of episode 3), lots of action, god awful writing. The music was mostly great.
  14. Iracundus
    May 16, 2019
    0
    George Martin claimed the ending would be "bittersweet"but right now it just seems straight bitter with no sweetness at all. All of the character growth and internal struggles of the past seems to have been thrown away in favor of basically genetic predestination with Jaime and Daenerys. The touted threat of the White Walkers ends with a whimper. All those prophecies? Thrown out theGeorge Martin claimed the ending would be "bittersweet"but right now it just seems straight bitter with no sweetness at all. All of the character growth and internal struggles of the past seems to have been thrown away in favor of basically genetic predestination with Jaime and Daenerys. The touted threat of the White Walkers ends with a whimper. All those prophecies? Thrown out the window with no payoff. There is "subverting expectations" and there is just tearing things down for the sake of it to jerk with the audience.

    Nor does the supposedly leaked ending bring any comfort or sense of closure. Game of Thrones was based on the War of the Roses, and that ultimately only ended with someone taking the throne that had links to both of the major sides. Similarly, I do not see any ending with a Stark on the throne as giving closure because such a choice would be unacceptable to the other 7 Kingdoms, who would rightly suspect any such ruler of favoritism towards the North. The Targaryens were able to weld the petty kingdoms into one through being outsiders and through the actions of their dragons. Any Stark on the throne would face what the Lannisters would also have faced, namely an endless sequence of rebellions or even secession. That rules out Sansa. It is not believable that they would follow Bran, because he has no charisma or talent for ruling, and his mystic mumbo-jumbo would not be believed by most people. Finally there would again be the suspicion that he would be a puppet of Sansa or show favoritism even if he claims otherwise. Any Stark on the throne will be seen as a base of power centered on Winterfell and that would be unacceptable to the surviving lords of the 7 Kingdoms.

    Jon in terms of bloodline would offer the right mix of Targaryen and Stark, but let's face it, he's a horrible leader. He might have charisma and be a good fighter, but his political and command decisions are just awful. He is another Ned Stark in that his inflexibility and personal moral code ends up costing everyone.

    The original hints of a dual monarchy with Jon & Daenerys thematically would complete the Song of Ice and Fire. While modern viewers might feel uncomfortable with the idea of incest, they have handled even closer incest between Jaime and Cersei. Jon and Daenerys would temper each other's faults. A blasted devastated kingdom after defeating the White Walkers but with the promise of rebuilding. A true "Dream of Spring"

    Right now all we seem to be having is a blasted wasteland, the main characters mad, dead, or going into exile, and a kingdom on the cusp of tearing itself apart again.

    Martin has used the example of Aragorn from LoTR and how Aragorn's rule would have had consequences for all. Sure, explore those consequences, and sure have some nuances to Aragorn. But doing a 180 and turning Aragorn into a new tyrant is not some deep "subverting expectations" move. Such moves are simply for shock value and trolling and sadly it seems that is what GoT has turned into.

    Ironically George Martin, having written for TV before, was aware of and feared bad quality endings to TV series. Sadly that is precisely what he is getting.    … Expand
  15. ZackMurph
    May 16, 2019
    2
    Definitely my least favorite season and the show as a whole took a nosedive to the point of me just wanting to watch the highlights to get it over with.

    I'm fairly certain that without George R.R. Martins books to follow. That the directors and the shows writers were struggling to maintain just a glimpse of Mr. Martins marvelous story telling. Now the shows turning the incredible    Definitely my least favorite season and the show as a whole took a nosedive to the point of me just wanting to watch the highlights to get it over with.

    I'm fairly certain that without George R.R. Martins books to follow. That the directors and the shows writers were struggling to maintain just a glimpse of Mr. Martins marvelous story telling.

    Now the shows turning the incredible story into what one might call Hot Garbage. Leaving most fans annoyed and unsatisfied per the ending of what could have been a masterpiece series.    … Expand
  16. musthyzz
    May 16, 2019
    4
    Abysmal, absolute ABYSMAL and atrocious writing! WTF were they thinking?! That's it? THAT'S WHAT WE GET? What a f#$%ing waste...
  17. Niallism
    May 16, 2019
    1
    This season would have been better if they gave us nothing at all. “Abysmal” doesn’t even touch it.
  18. SchnitzelPoof
    May 16, 2019
    3
    Visually impressive, yet utterly moronic. The characters are there, but they're all skin-deep, and some behave like different people. If you care for Game of Thrones, the fantasy genre, or even just like good stories, this season should leave you mortified.
  19. Rico7260
    May 15, 2019
    2
    Superb cinematography, ruined by mediocre Seto ring and the true causality being character development and storytelling logic.
  20. paukgavnyck
    May 15, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Неумелый фанфик по мотивам с прекрасным графеном, хорошей актерской игрой, и слитыми ходоками… Expand
  21. threeheadedmonk
    May 15, 2019
    2
    This season is utter nonsense. A big fan and 8 years down the drain. Perhaps Benioff and Weiss should focus on screen writing B-movies, it's more up their league.
  22. TruthBearer
    May 15, 2019
    1
    Worst season ever! Most scenes doesn't make any sense. I thought episode 3 was bad, boy was I wrong; by comparison, episode 5 made episode 3 oscar worthy. Not hoping much for ep 6.
  23. Ghoster
    May 15, 2019
    0
    This season looks like screenplay writers didn't watch previous seasons at all! Nothing apply what was this show preparing for climax. None of prophecies ... Nothing. Jon Snow suddenly become weak and useless. Hope Martin would write real ending of this...
  24. Maag123
    May 14, 2019
    0
    Just a disgrace. The writers are absolutely terrible. There was no consistency and absolutely no logic to their actions. They just tried so hard to amaze us that they stopped thinking if the events they put in sequence made sense. They made the best show into a total waste of time.
  25. sourabh7
    May 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For the people who think, plot for episode 5 was bad, just think about it one more time,
    Dany has lost her 2 dragons, of which one dragon was very recently killed by Cersei’s navy, she lost her dothraki army, she lost her lover, jorah, missandei was killed in front of her, and she couldn’t do anything about it, even after all these, she was betrayed by varys, jon, tyrion, she became possessive about her claim to the iron throne, her dream, her everything was under danger for her.
    Not to forget about the hatred she received from sansa, even after she had fought in the Great War, her under appreciation, she couldn’t get any love in the seven kingdoms.
    She was already short-tempered, and after all that anger and all that rage, she couldn’t control it, and lost control over her feelings, and she destroyed everything.
    Everything was perfectly plotted in the episode.
    Writers can’t make Arya look bad, because if she had killed cersei, then she would have to kill Cersei’s unborn child also, and that would have made Arya look cruel

    About Jaime leaving Brianne for cersei,
    Jaime loved both of them, but loved cersei more, so he had to make lies to make both Brianne and tyrion hate him, so that it would have been easier for them to forget Jaime.    … Expand
  26. ansab
    May 14, 2019
    1
    devastating writing and script , the best show and the writers totally ruined it
  27. one-pot
    May 14, 2019
    3
    "Subverting expectations" is a catch phrase used by dumb and dumber to divert your attention away from their garbage writing. GOT, a once intriguing and clever show has been reduced to an eye rolling shambles, complete with vacuous one-liners. Complex adult characters have been purposefully dumbed down, while one-dimensional teenage Arya has been promoted, probably because dumb and dumber"Subverting expectations" is a catch phrase used by dumb and dumber to divert your attention away from their garbage writing. GOT, a once intriguing and clever show has been reduced to an eye rolling shambles, complete with vacuous one-liners. Complex adult characters have been purposefully dumbed down, while one-dimensional teenage Arya has been promoted, probably because dumb and dumber figured she didn't require any intelligent nuanced dialogue, of which they have no hope of writing. Where once there was brilliant plot structure, there is now a sense of nothing making sense, which has nothing to do with subverting expectations and everything to do with dumb and dumber being totally out of their depth.… Expand
  28. 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
  29. WhatIsLoooove
    May 14, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season 8 is a disaster, I was a fan of GOT until season 8, because it ruins all the work of the last 7 years, big incoherence, choice of the easy scenario, and a season incredibly but really incredibly rush, there is a gap between the S8 and the rest!

    Thanks to George RR Martin who did not have the courage (or strength?) to finish the novels since 2011 and leaves the fans in the most total confusion with this season 8 concluded and rush by someone else than him ... Thanks to D&D for having rushed and screwed up this season with your 73H limitations, its totally absurd!    … Expand
  30. ScriptError404
    May 14, 2019
    0
    Season 8 is actually the worst episodes I have seen from all seasons combined. Episode 1 and 2 were ok but then it got worse and worse.
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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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