First of all, I would like to add a comment about all the negativity the last episodes have received. I believe it is totally unearned for such a show, and even though it didn't end in a coherent way, GoT, as a whole, will be for a very long time, far better, by the 99% of the other series around.
Secondly, before I start my opinion about the last episode, I would like to mention that I am one of those who loved the episodes 1-4, and I even liked episode 5, even though it was rushed as f*ck. There were some things that bothered me (for example the way they revealed Jon Snow's identity to the other characters), but I enjoyed the series so much that I was more than willing to forget about them.
About the last episode: I believe you have heard that the scripts of the last 3 episodes leaked, after episode 4 aired. I was trying to stay away from them, but after Ep. 5 aired, I couldn't hold myself. I found them, read them, and confirmed that anything mentioned for ep. 4&5 was spot on. So that would mean that the script for the 6th episode would be legit, right?
Thing is, that after reading the 6th episode's script, at first I was shocked, at how disappointing it was, but a few moments later I was so happy, because I honestly, and truly believed that it was FAKE! The writers had mentioned that they would spread fake scripts, in order to deal with other possible leaks. Also the script was so utterly disconnected with anything that we have seen so far, that it couldn't be true.
I had just watched Arya, who was trying to escape the massacre in King's Landing, and I had just seen her in a killing mood in the last trailer, and in the script she was barely mentioned. That was my first hint.
Then I remembered seeing the exact words Varys wrote, to inform other lords about Jon's identity, and it played absolutely no part in the leaked script. So the script HAD TO BE FAKE!
Furthermore, Bran as king? Two episodes earlier, Bran was saying "he couldn't be lord of anything".
And Jon in the Night's Watch? As punishment????? Punishment for what? For killing the person who slaughtered thousands of people? In the same show where another major GoT character killed his king, who was *saying* he'd burn them all. And he was never punished for that.
I was emotionally prepared, for watching a massive GoT ending, and I was so excited at how the production tried (and managed in my mind then) to mislead people.
And then....I watched the episode. The episode which had even more plot holes than the ones I spotted in the leaked scripts. Bran appears as someone who had been planning this all along. Jon has been turned into someone who can't disagree with his now-officially-lunatic girlfriend. And he only decides to do something, not because of justice, but because he realizes that his sisters won't be safe. Arya goes to King's Landing after the long night, only to do absolutely nothing.
This was disappointing.
I thought there was plenty of room to have a great ending. I was expecting another battle - Jon against Dany. We saw in ep 5, Jon commanding his army to go back - that could be treason wouldn't it?. Also, I believe the Dornish army would appear (they probably were informed by Varys, about Jon and they'd come to his aid). I was even hoping for a scene where Jon would be captured, Dany would try to execute him, but Drogon would refuse burning him since he was a Targaryen. And somewhere then, Dany would get killed by either Jon or Arya. Arya, who I was certain she'd be in a killing spree after ep.5, and I would even bet money that she'd kill Greyworm. For the throne I was expecting it to be destroyed, but I expected to see Jon as king. You know, Jon Snow? The person who had claim to be king, who was raised in the North, and had already united with the wildings?? The only character who could unite the whole Westeros, instead of dividing it even more. And then bring democracy, I don't care! That would have a good touch. Let Sansa be Lady of Winterfell, Bran become a massive archmeister, Arya go west, and Jon find his bestest boi of a dog he had!
Anyway, to sum up. The last episode, messed it up. I loved the fact, that in GoT, whoever wanted the throne for him/herself ends up dead. Did the ending have to be so bad, in order to achieve that? If the writers couldn't find a way to sum things up after episode 5, they should have hired a few fans and let them brainstorm. Or they should have left the series in autopilot, after season 7. Just pick the easiest way to move things forward. A predictive ending would be far better than the ending we got.
My rating is 6/10. I feel like I should give a lower rate, but honestly I can't. It's GoT we are talking about. This has been one of the greatest shows I've seen, and I don't think we'll see soon such a series. I'll definitely watch the spin-offs, but it won't be the same.
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