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. Positive: 465 out of 1574
  2. Mixed: 246 out of 1574
  3. Negative: 863 out of 1574
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  1. adrenilinmatt
    Apr 15, 2019
    10
    The show is its own monster after detaching from the safety of martins writing, and in some areas you could argue it has suffered slightly for it, last season had 1 or 2 weaker episodes, the writers clearly trying to move all of the key players into position ready for the end, and the first episode of this season was more or less a calm before the storm episode. Which is COMPLETELY ok. NotThe show is its own monster after detaching from the safety of martins writing, and in some areas you could argue it has suffered slightly for it, last season had 1 or 2 weaker episodes, the writers clearly trying to move all of the key players into position ready for the end, and the first episode of this season was more or less a calm before the storm episode. Which is COMPLETELY ok. Not every episode needs to be 10/10 heart-in-your-mouth action, game of thrones has always had slower episodes, and im kind of glad they didnt rush straight into the war from the get go. Building tension has always been GoTs strong suite, we know whats coming, we usually always do with this show.

    The thing that really sets GoT apart from any other show is that, 99 percent of the time, when we know something is coming, GoT delivers and then some. Think of all of those big episodes in the past, the big ones we waited eagerly for. The red wedding, hardhome, botb, winds of winter (my personal favorite epside of all time) and now, we KNOW whats coming.

    And i for one am feeling very secure in the idea that GoT will deliver. It has earned that trust, by delivering so many times before.

    I am READY. A good start, leads to an amazing end.    … Expand
  2. BCafGun
    Aug 28, 2019
    10
    It's strange, but I wasn't disappointed by the final season, like mainstream was.
    There are some flaws, of course. But not so "lethal", as for me.

    So watch it at your own risk.
  3. jackherer50
    May 21, 2019
    10
    This rich story, that has been an exciting roller coaster, is now shaped on a story no one saw coming. We finally know who the main characters are, and who everything that happened so far mattered. Complex characters, great acting, and finally dragons.
  4. Borgoros
    May 16, 2019
    10
    Still shocking, awesome twists, set pieces and huge battles/duels. Many do hope for something else and give it a poor rating because of it, their loss!!
  5. elnur4ikk
    May 2, 2019
    10
    It was the most emotional and stressful episode I have ever watched on TV. Everybody did their best to make this episode incredible.
  6. Arsalan99
    Apr 24, 2019
    10
    Hands down one of the best TV series of all time.
    My favorite series ever, and possibly the most popular and
    anticipated in the history of television.
    Simply amazing and definitely recommended.
  7. manningn15
    Apr 17, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think that I might be in the minority of fans because yes there were things I would have changed but that is with most seasons of most shows and overall I really enjoyed this last season and it is one of my favorite final seasons of all time. The lead acting was phenomenal especially from Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Gwendoline Christie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Rory McCann, Kristofer Hivju, Iain Glen, Isaac Hempstead Wright and Alfie Allen. Pilou Asbæk, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, Gemma Whelan, Jacob Anderson, Bella Ramsey, Tobias Menzies, Daniel Portman, Jerome Flynn, and Conleth Hill gave outstanding supporting performances. Carice van Houten and Joe Dempsie gave excellent guest performances. The visual effects were exceptional especially in the scene where Jon and Daenerys were riding on Drogon and Rhaegal, the scene where Drogon melts the Iron Throne, and the scene where Viserion was attacking Winterfell, the dragons Drogon, Viserion, and Rhaegal are the best visual effects I have ever seen in a TV show. The costumes wore by Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, Lena Headey, Carice van Houten, Kit Harington, Nathalie Emmanuel, Maisie Williams, Gwendoline Christie, Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, John Bradley, Alfie Allen, Isaac Hempstead Wright, and Kirstofer Hivju were remarkable. The makeup and hairstyling was stupendous especially on Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Carice van Houten, Nathalie Emmanuel, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, Kristofer Hivju, Pilou Asbæk, Maisie Williams, Lena Headey, Nikolai Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Alfie Allen, Isaac Hempstead Wright, John Bradley, Hannah Murray, and Gemma Whelan. The music was superb as always, the opening theme is my favorite opening theme of all time. The writing was great but there were only a few things I didn't like like the way Rhaegal and Missandei we're killed and I didn't like how Daenerys was turned into a tyrant and killed but overall I loved this season and it was another A+ season and I can say that this is my 2nd favorite TV series of all time and always will be.… Expand
  8. Haandy
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    Pra a última temporada foi bom ate a longa noite, a destruição de Westeros foi boa também, mas o resto pode no lixo
  9. dgk15
    Apr 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice episode 1 ! great show. he 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 right now, the season premiere is solid as usual. This review will be updated weekly and will be a work in progress as the episodes pickup momentum before the end is near.… Expand
  10. pedropascal
    Apr 15, 2019
    10
    Thrones" is an unwieldy beast, and it's still possible that the show won't be able to stick the landing. But if the premiere is any guide, like Jon and Daenerys' dizzying date, the remaining five episodes promise to be a genuinely wild ride.
  11. Carlegend
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    this season is full of emotions and promises to be a great ending for the big TV series
  12. tobbie
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    episode 3 was spectacular, although many did not like it at all, in my opinion it was very good
  13. theinvisible85
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    the mixture of suspense and sadness, make this season much better than the previous one and now we only focus on what has always been the emblem of the series, the throne
  14. Genius49
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    the war that broke out between the living and the dead was shocking, I hope and the last war to come is just as shocking or better
  15. loyalty
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the way in which arya kills the night king was really surprising and I expected no less from this series… Expand
  16. kingofwesteros6
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    the evolution of this series is incredible, however it does not leave that essence that characterizes it
  17. yococ58
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    the suspense and surprise war formula make this episode unmatched super great
  18. alexio89
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    it feels like the end that is very sad but also very exciting why we do not know what will happen and finally will stay with the throne
  19. itsme89
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The truth at first I was surprised that Arya was the one who killed the NK, but then I said, where are the damn prophecies, I hope (because I love the series very much and I still have some hope) that the remaining 3 episodes clarify because it was Arya the hero… Expand
  20. butisnoascool
    Apr 29, 2019
    10
    la mejor serie de todaaaaaas, fue uyn emocionante capitulo el 3 , ya no aguanto por el final
  21. Johnssoonn
    May 13, 2019
    10
    Great episode. All got what they deserved. They had the chance to bend the knee in episode 4. But they did not, because their own ego and arrogance. They started the killing of innocence by killing Missandei. The whole population had the chance to bend the knee. They did not. They followed Cersei to be used as barrier and got the consequences. PS: for people who think this is cruel, lookGreat episode. All got what they deserved. They had the chance to bend the knee in episode 4. But they did not, because their own ego and arrogance. They started the killing of innocence by killing Missandei. The whole population had the chance to bend the knee. They did not. They followed Cersei to be used as barrier and got the consequences. PS: for people who think this is cruel, look back at all the killing and bombing in real wars. The scale of terror and cruelty in WO1, WO2, the dropping of atom bombs on Japan, vietnam war etc is bigger.… Expand
  22. 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
  23. kasun252
    May 19, 2019
    10
    I think it's very good season for ending..Not like a fairytale story ends..
  24. Christingulk
    May 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although it's shocking what's happened to the plot it's still one of the best shows I have ever watched. I think that's why it's so big and viewed because it goes against what traditional people think should happen. It's been a great show overall and to end it on a bang is great rather than dragging it out ! People are stupid for creating a petition get over it.… Expand
  25. bauer1365
    May 20, 2019
    10
    FANTASTIC END//this season was great and tyrion is the beSt for always/staRk=happy End
  26. LouisLindsay
    May 20, 2019
    10
    Amazing!!! Good as ever. A lot of people are making this season out to be bad, however, the writing, spectacle and and music is as fantastic as ever! Would highly recommend
  27. Speak-The-Truth
    Jun 24, 2019
    10
    a fitting finale of a complete saga, with epic events, it is sad that the detractors cannot accept the story and its telling, wanting rather a more cinematic finale rather than a story
  28. tvhomebound
    Apr 13, 2021
    10
    When a series reaches this level of quality and popularity its hard to satisfy the enormous amount of fans. And with the massive plot that GOT had, it really made it impossible to make a perfect ending. But i think season 8 had its own moments, which some of them was really great. like episode 2 , which i think its in the top ten episodes of the series. And in other episodes, apart fromWhen a series reaches this level of quality and popularity its hard to satisfy the enormous amount of fans. And with the massive plot that GOT had, it really made it impossible to make a perfect ending. But i think season 8 had its own moments, which some of them was really great. like episode 2 , which i think its in the top ten episodes of the series. And in other episodes, apart from some minor and major errors in writing, we had the best level of acting , directing and composing. overall my real rating for this season is 8 but because many people acted dramatically and gave it very low ratings i'll give it a 10 .… Expand
  29. mytvcritic
    Apr 16, 2021
    10
    This season is really underrated. i dont wanna say its great but it has its own moments that real fans wil enjoy it. And the acting and atomsphere is really good like other seasons. Especially episode 3 that has got great visuals and its thrilling as hell. overall it was a good ending not a bad one for sure. People should not be so dramatic about it.
  30. KingCrimsonfan
    Apr 24, 2021
    10
    Good ending. Yeah maybe too hard to admit for some dramatic and purist people but it was good. Yeah some errors here and there, but overall the quality and the feeling was good. Maybe a decade later people will understand the genius and uniqueness of this show.
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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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