Game of Thrones

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

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

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

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

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

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

    P.S.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I am profoundly disappointed in David Benioff and D.B. Weiss who are responsible for this terrible season. Shame on you. I give this season a 3/10. It is a terrible.    … Expand
  29. Nuki
    May 25, 2019
    0
    What an absolute waste of so many years of character development and great story telling. Poorly executed, contradictory writing in the final season along with strange production values - badly lit, inconsistent cgi, the Starbucks and water bottles incidents on camera, went from literally one of the best shows in television history to one of the worst.
  30. Kil8
    Jul 13, 2019
    2
    The most epic among TV series and movies but in the final season while showing astonishing battle scenes dissapointing with incoherent scenario and characters incoherent and trivial behaviour. GoT was breaking the limits in every aspect but the most important strenght was the scenario. It seems like it was improvised in the final to be unfair and trivial. Maybe it is a good as message forThe most epic among TV series and movies but in the final season while showing astonishing battle scenes dissapointing with incoherent scenario and characters incoherent and trivial behaviour. GoT was breaking the limits in every aspect but the most important strenght was the scenario. It seems like it was improvised in the final to be unfair and trivial. Maybe it is a good as message for the majority of people, let them think the John Snow is a positive character... and revenge is no good...… Expand
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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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