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The acting was still very on point, I think this was Dany's strongest season yet. Problem was the actors had to do the best they could with a terrible script. From season 5 I was watching more for the spectacle than the writing, but eventually it got to a point where I was just mad that I was so committed to it. The cinematography was typically on point (episode 3 of this season being a huge and jarring exception), it just felt like most of the characters had nothing to do in the last season because all of the subplots and intrigue peppered into this season just didn't end up mattering in a meaningful way. Ramin Djiwadi killed it though, get that man another Emmy.

Idk. I could see him being a good king. I could also see him going full on Minority Report here, (going out and arresting people for crimes before they are committed). We almost have this contrast being "love being the death of duty" and now we have Bran, who has zero emotions at all and is simply cold hard reason and logic. You need both to be a good ruler, IMO. Sheer reason doesn't give you enough empathy dealing with people. Bran being the king is one of the fan theories, and Martin said someone had guessed it. There's a lot of parallels with Bran the blessed or Bran the Fisher King in british folklore. Just like you said, it came 100% out of nowhere in the tv series. There are two problems with Varys telling Tyrion the best king would be someone who doesn't want it. The first is- he says this is exactly Robert's problem. He doesn't want to be king, so he is a terrible one, so he's done a complete 180 with no reasoning. The second problem has to do with Rodger's last point I quoted. His last point is absolutely valid, I've seen it brought up a bit. But if Bran does in fact see everything he wants to, and his comment to Tyrion implies he came to KL because he knew what was going to happen, doesn't he share the blame for orchestrating the whole mess that sent Dany into murder-rage mode in the first place? And thus, he does in fact want the throne, since he orchestrated events to that endpoint? A lot of my issue with it is just its way too condensed. Someone said in here they didn't have enough material for more episodes. That's bullshit times 1000. They absolutely had more material they could use, D&D wanted Star Wars instead. I mean just stuff like no one, not even the Stark sisters, bring up the fact that Jon is in fact Aegon Targaryen? What was the whole point of him being a Targaryen in the first place? Why was Jon even brought back to life? And since when has killing a king somehow disqualified you from becoming king? Jon is the heir to the throne. Or Gendry. Tyrion making one speech somehow convinces them all to give up the entire system? It's just all insanely rushed and it comes off horribly. Still had fun, its still a great show, the first six seasons are the best six years of any show I've ever seen. 7 is good, and 8 is extremely meh with an awful ending. Endings need to at least be satisfactory. That one was very much... not.

Yeah, I mean I get both. My gut tells me it doesn't make a ton of sense for the Three Eyed Raven to become the king... At the same time though, Tyrion is right. I think he will be a good king. Also, it makes sense considering Varys telling Tyrion that the best king would be someone who doesn't want it... We were all thinking about Jon, but the same applied to Bran. I thin this is Martin's ending, though. Big difference is that Bran is way more impactful in the books, so we will get even MORE on him and this rise to protector of the realm. And that's saying something considering we will get more on all of these stories -- I just think Bran alone will require beyond that. He's always had a ton of POV chapters before anyway. EDIT: I watched his interview at his locker talkign about that, he was very impassioned. lol. I don't think Dany should've sat on the throne though long term. Considering her descent to madness and all of her visions coming true -- it just wasn't meant to happen. I understand why people would want her to be on the throne though. But yeah, I think the rest just details what you said and what us other non-ragers (Kappa) like Stevo and I have been saying for like 8 pages of this thread. The detail and condensed nature of the main plot just doesn't take you to a place where you want Bran on the throne or to even really understand it that well. It was just kind of outta nowhere.

Aaron Rodgers agrees with me.

Pacing was the huge problem with seasons 7 and 8. I really don't know why they felt the need to compress the story's endgame into 13 episodes. I think this could have been 20 episodes for sure. The character development would have been more methodical, and the payoffs would have been more satisfying. Though you'd probably have to add some plotlines (something needs to be going on in King's Landing while we're gearing up for battle in Winterfell), Martin's outlines should have enough of that. There were things I liked about the finale, but overall I feel disappointed.

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Not really. I loved the finale. The endings to all the characters... didn’t have a problem with them at all. I understand the frustration with Bran. Doesn’t mean I hate it or don’t like it. The thing I hated most was a 60 second throwaway scene lol. Plus it’s really easy to agree with people when they are saying what I’ve been saying since very early in the season. Lol. You’re gonna bitch at me either way. I could argue and pick fights and you’ll make fun of me for defending the show. I can agree with people and you still moan about like a bitch in heat. GTFO lol.

Yeah, his biggest weaknesses will also be his biggest strengths. For example, I could totally see him going full MR like you mention. But he can also see into the future, so I hope he does that and realize what route that leads down which then in turn lets him find a quasi-balance. I also think he surrounded himself with good people / advisers. He's really set up for success. And idk when, why, or how... Maybe just because he's gotten more experience as the Raven, but it seems like he's gained a little of that humanity back already. He was cracking jokes at the end there. It was kinda weird, actually... lol. Ya, he does have to take responsibility for the series of events that led to all this happening. I don't know for sure... but I'd like to think that it wasn't motivated by his yearning or a desire to be King though. Think back to when Jon revealed his heritage (or allowed Bran to, lol). He at that point knew how things would end, in my mind, but he did seemingly give Jon the choice to reveal it or not. If he chooses not to, does Bran influence events to ensure the same ending happens? I mean, I don't know... I'd like to think not. Catch-22 of that though, he probably gives Jon that 'choice' knowing what he will do. Just the paradox of having characters that are full blown time wizards, though. lol. And, again just speculation but perhaps Bran was being honest about not wanting the throne. But at some point he sees the future(s) and realizes he actually is the best option. The council didn't exactly have a ton of options to put forth. Jon probably wasn't an option due to uhh... regicide rofl. Not to mention he didn't want it. Edmure uh... LOL. Yes, they could've pulled a name out of the hate or ceremoniously given it to some other of our main characters but... I don't think that would have worked well either. Also, worst writing of the entire series.... Sam pulling out the actual Song of Ice & Fire and going full Tolkien. That was the dumbest shit ever.

Basically D&D were given the answers out of the textbook, but when asked to show their work we got.... uh.... this.

Lmao. I can't believe they actually did it lol. That was just a completely godawful ending in almost every way. When I read that leak that Bran would become king I said no way, surely not. And it was just as cringey as I thought it would be. They all just take Tyrion's word for it? None of them know who Bran is outside of his sisters and Tyrion. Bran being king makes absolutely no sense. The three-eyed Raven does not care about that. His mission, as I said earlier, is to save humanity. If he was intending to become king, then why didn't he help take out Cersei? Jesus, that was like reading someone's bad fanfiction of GoT. What the show needed was more of that conversation between Tyrion and Jon way earlier, and just way more detail put into its scenes. The other episodes of season 8 would be okay if it wasn't GoT we were talking about. That was just utter shit. 4.4 on IMDB seems to agree. Never a good thing when the worst episode of the entire series is your last one. I will agree on Favre on one point only. Dragons are not dumb animals. They have, however, been portrayed as such the entire TV series. In the books, him burning the throne would make perfect sense because he would absolutely recognize that Dany's quest for the throne is what killed her. In the TV series, it's just confusing. Jon petting Ghost redeems the whole season though. Give the good boy some pets.

Dragons are not just animals. It’s literally canon that they aren’t . Fact. No dispute.

Meh.

It's over! Finally.

The plot this season was very questionable lol. Oh well. Still one of my all-time favorite shows and I'll miss it.

Damn near perfection. Amazing. Brilliant. Job well done.

So then stfu and keep it pushing lol. Nobody is forcing you to inject your opinion on the matter. You guys do understand that we're posting all this argument on a message board. Step back for a second and think about that lol.

Spending two weeks at my fiancee's right now and putting together that article was the only thing I really have done draft related for a week. Wifi here is shit and I can't watch cutups, so I'm going a little bit crazy.