@hakele - ahhhhhhhh - I've been avoiding this thread because I do not have HBO or HBOGo currently so I have not actually seen the new season of GOT Hopefully we can catch up at some point over the summer.
What the actual eff just happened?! Omg. They can’t end that episode that way. Jesus. One more. How are they going to make this come to a conclusion in ONE episode?!?!
What the actual eff just happened?! Omg. They can’t end that episode that way. Jesus. One more. How are they going to make this come to a conclusion in ONE episode?!?!
@jenniferjoy37 Agreed--how are they going to wrap up all that plus the storylines for Sansa, Bran, Brienne, Bronn, Gendry, Davos, Grey Worm...? I was expecting the Mad Queen to appear, and I agree with the reviews that say there have been plenty of hints in the past that we dismissed as purely heroic, but wow that was excessive. I wish we could have seen a shot of Daenerys' face as she torched random sidestreets in the city just to see what was going through her mind. I'm convinced now that Arya will be the one to kill her. Arya has been all about revenge, but it's clear now that she doesn't tolerate the destruction of innocents. She is a Stark after all. And I can't believe they left Jaime and Cersei's deaths so ambiguous. The reviews I've read confirmed that they're definitely dead--so why didn't the audience actually see it happen instead of watching them get surrounded by dust and debris? Side note: does this mean Daenerys is both the "younger and more beautiful" queen AND the valonquar? She is the youngest sibling of three...
Daenery's has lost her shit! I had a feeling it was coming but had no idea how crazy she'd go... I say Jon or Arya takes her down... I felt that Cersei's death was so lame, after all the evil she has done, she gets to die with her brother in a pile of rubble? no thanks, that was stupid.
+1 for so many stories that need to be wrapped up in one episode, not sure how they can do it to make me happy LOL!
"I wish we could have seen a shot of Daenerys' face as she torched random sidestreets in the city just to see what was going through her mind."
@hestia14 Yeah, was she laughing, crying, angry? But the writers said they did that purposefully so that we solely saw it from the perspective of those on the ground. They didn't want us to experience her perspective or humanize her angry/craycray, just the sheer terror that the innocent folks of Kings Landing were going through.
I saw a tweet with a picture of the horse at the end saying Bran sent Arya an uber and died laughing
I think a lot of those people are just done story wise - not cool at all. I really don't think 6 episodes was enough to wrap it up. And if I hear them complain about their budget one more time I swear!!
I liked the episode, @tsa208 I watched the end of episode director talk too and it made sense why it centered on random people's stories, like that mother and daughter. I liked the perspective. Not sure how I feel about Cersei's death, I was hoping for something more than that as a revenge type of thing. But at the same time, I've enjoyed Jaime's character development so I liked that ending for him. @gbud630 yes agreed! I know that they can't control the episodes they get (or can they, IDK) but everything feels suuuuper quick. Also, safe to assume Elaria Sand is dead then? Since last time we saw her she was in a dungeon in the Red Keep??
This is really a FFC but we thought we had a meeting at the daycare center today but it was actually tomorrow...so DH and I just went home and watched last night’s GOT since we had both blocked 2 hours on our calendars was totally worth it!
@tsa208, yes. And actually - I haven’t shared this a lot - but my son died in a fire and it was SUPER upsetting to me. Not the first time I’ve had to deal with that on GOT. But man.... too brutal.
I had a dream last night that everyone got revenge on Daenerys by pieing her in the face. My dream also involved ordering cake pops from Burger King...
Well, I think it was a happy-ish ending. I have mixed emotions.... I really think there were tons of holes in this season in general, and they needed more time to play out those stories. It seems like everyone got what they wanted, just about.
Very disappointed. I feel like I kept waiting for something to happen but nothing amazing happened. The best part was John being reunited with Ghost. But why was John not made king? I don’t understand why he always gets the short end of the stick
I have mixed emotions too, but I just haven't been a fan of the final season. I think it's ridiculous people are signing a petition for the writers to redo the season.
I'm less salty now, so here's my recap. (I still think the reviews are being too nice.)
*I didn't hate the previous episode because I knew there was one more to wrap things up. But like @jenniferjoy37 and countless others have said, they needed way more time to appropriately conclude all storylines if this was the ending the producers wanted. The show took a year-long hiatus and the last season still felt insanely rushed. (Which made the scenes of Tyrion meandering through the scorched King's Landing and scooting in chairs that much more frustrating.) *Speaking of Tyrion, what kind of holding cell was that? A kitchen? *Am I the only one who noticed that they used a line along the lines of "That's not for them/us to choose" four times? *I wonder if Drogon letting Jon pass by was Drogon's way of betraying Daenerys like DH and I predicted last week. But is anyone in Westeros a tiny bit concerned about an AWOL, grieving dragon that could reappear one day to avenge his mother's death? Unless they're all certain that Bran's warging ability will keep him away. Is Drogon just going to live in the wild and feed on farmers' sheep? *When Jon was sent back the Night's Watch, I legitimately shouted, "AFTER ALL THAT?!" Couldn't they pretend to send him off while the Unsullied sailed to Naath and let him go free after they left? GRRM has stated that explorers or invaders never bother Naath because the famed butterflies kill all outsiders--something about how the natives are immune to whatever the butterflies emit and nobody else is. I guess Missandei left that detail out. *Modified democracy in Westeros was ultimately the best choice to "break the wheel," but I don't think anyone in the fandom seriously thought it would happen. It was a happy ending for the surviving players, but we've been led to believe all this time that we would not get a happy ending. (I forget the exact quote: something like, "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.") *The best way I can summarize my thoughts is that the finale felt like I was watching a different show. The reviews I've read are encouraging the fans to focus on iconic events like The Red Wedding, Hardhome, and all of the iconic events and characters instead of this finale. There's no right or easy way to wrap up a legendary series like this and people are bound to be disappointed no matter what, but the finale of GoT felt way off the mark.
@hestia14 I am literally giving you a standing ovation for this! I agree with you 100% I still feel like there are unanswered questions. And i'm not going to lie i am a little disappointed more people didnt die. But I am guessing the writers maybe left a few things open for a movie or spin offs......?? Who knows. The disappointment I felt was the same disappointment I felt when I finished the Sopranos. Empty and wondering
Agree with a lot of y'all's comments. I'm trying to remember that there was no way the writers could have pleased everyone with the ending of this show. And agree that petitioning to redo it with different writers is ridiculous.
All in all I felt kinda meh about the last episode and the last season in general.
Specific comments:
▪️The scenes where Jon killed Dany and then where Drogon came in and nudged her body were perfect. ▪️It's suddenly Arya's dream to set sail and what, discover America? ▪️Glad Jon and Ghost are reunited. Kinda think it's appropriate that Jon ended up back north of the wall. ▪️If Bran was going to be king, they should've developed his character more.
I wish we'd had like 12 episodes to end the show instead of 6. 🤷🤷
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I was expecting the Mad Queen to appear, and I agree with the reviews that say there have been plenty of hints in the past that we dismissed as purely heroic, but wow that was excessive. I wish we could have seen a shot of Daenerys' face as she torched random sidestreets in the city just to see what was going through her mind. I'm convinced now that Arya will be the one to kill her. Arya has been all about revenge, but it's clear now that she doesn't tolerate the destruction of innocents. She is a Stark after all.
And I can't believe they left Jaime and Cersei's deaths so ambiguous. The reviews I've read confirmed that they're definitely dead--so why didn't the audience actually see it happen instead of watching them get surrounded by dust and debris?
Side note: does this mean Daenerys is both the "younger and more beautiful" queen AND the valonquar? She is the youngest sibling of three...
@hestia14 Yeah, was she laughing, crying, angry? But the writers said they did that purposefully so that we solely saw it from the perspective of those on the ground. They didn't want us to experience her perspective or humanize her angry/craycray, just the sheer terror that the innocent folks of Kings Landing were going through.
Crazy episode, I loved it.
I think a lot of those people are just done story wise - not cool at all. I really don't think 6 episodes was enough to wrap it up. And if I hear them complain about their budget one more time I swear!!
Not sure how I feel about Cersei's death, I was hoping for something more than that as a revenge type of thing. But at the same time, I've enjoyed Jaime's character development so I liked that ending for him.
@gbud630 yes agreed! I know that they can't control the episodes they get (or can they, IDK) but everything feels suuuuper quick.
Also, safe to assume Elaria Sand is dead then? Since last time we saw her she was in a dungeon in the Red Keep??
Also this:
*I didn't hate the previous episode because I knew there was one more to wrap things up. But like @jenniferjoy37 and countless others have said, they needed way more time to appropriately conclude all storylines if this was the ending the producers wanted. The show took a year-long hiatus and the last season still felt insanely rushed. (Which made the scenes of Tyrion meandering through the scorched King's Landing and scooting in chairs that much more frustrating.)
*Speaking of Tyrion, what kind of holding cell was that? A kitchen?
*Am I the only one who noticed that they used a line along the lines of "That's not for them/us to choose" four times?
*I wonder if Drogon letting Jon pass by was Drogon's way of betraying Daenerys like DH and I predicted last week. But is anyone in Westeros a tiny bit concerned about an AWOL, grieving dragon that could reappear one day to avenge his mother's death? Unless they're all certain that Bran's warging ability will keep him away. Is Drogon just going to live in the wild and feed on farmers' sheep?
*When Jon was sent back the Night's Watch, I legitimately shouted, "AFTER ALL THAT?!" Couldn't they pretend to send him off while the Unsullied sailed to Naath and let him go free after they left? GRRM has stated that explorers or invaders never bother Naath because the famed butterflies kill all outsiders--something about how the natives are immune to whatever the butterflies emit and nobody else is. I guess Missandei left that detail out.
*Modified democracy in Westeros was ultimately the best choice to "break the wheel," but I don't think anyone in the fandom seriously thought it would happen. It was a happy ending for the surviving players, but we've been led to believe all this time that we would not get a happy ending. (I forget the exact quote: something like, "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.")
*The best way I can summarize my thoughts is that the finale felt like I was watching a different show. The reviews I've read are encouraging the fans to focus on iconic events like The Red Wedding, Hardhome, and all of the iconic events and characters instead of this finale. There's no right or easy way to wrap up a legendary series like this and people are bound to be disappointed no matter what, but the finale of GoT felt way off the mark.
All in all I felt kinda meh about the last episode and the last season in general.
Specific comments:
▪️The scenes where Jon killed Dany and then where Drogon came in and nudged her body were perfect.
▪️It's suddenly Arya's dream to set sail and what, discover America?
▪️Glad Jon and Ghost are reunited. Kinda think it's appropriate that Jon ended up back north of the wall.
▪️If Bran was going to be king, they should've developed his character more.
I wish we'd had like 12 episodes to end the show instead of 6. 🤷🤷