...And Now Our Watch Has Ended | Game of Thrones 8x6 REACTION and REVIEW | 'The Iron Throne'

[@SpartanandPudgey]

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[@Doctor.--mm]

The true epilogue of game of thrones ,written by a true fan. Not my original idea Jon went North and froze, since he decided to go north during winter to a land already destroyed by white walkers. Sansa lost the north shortly thereafter due to starving peasants rising against her,since she separated the north from the food producing parts of the country during winter and she was forced to flee in exile to Essos. Arya got lost at sea since no one has any sailing experience and the crew soon devolved to cannibalism and the lifeless husk of that sad ship is still floating aimlessly in the sea. Bronn was assassinated in his sleep by the reach lords who were disgruntled that a lannister gave away highgarden to a random seel sword over the other lords who have blood claims to the reach. The unsullied made it to Nath and promptly perished to butterfly fever. The dothraki suddenly remembered they were blood riders and their culture demands they take revenge for their fallen khal of Khals and started pillaging. Seeing the north declare independence dorne and the iron islands declare independence. Gendry made his way to stormsend and was promptly beaten up and thrown in a ditch by Stannis loyalists. With the realm in chaos food supplies got cut off causing a food riot. The ppl promptly through the wheel chair king out a window since he was too busy flying with birds to notice Briene having failed 2 kings was dubed Briene the useless and took her own life. Triyon remembered he was still lord of casterly rock and fled there where he drank away what was left of his family fortune. With bran having no heir the kingdom was throne into chaos and the land tore itself apart till they were left with hundreds of petty tyrants. The End

[@drrohanjacob]

To the true villain of game of thrones,bran the broken ,if only the heroic night king had killed him😂

[@leoreoibardo9294]

bran is a better hero to villain character than dany 🤣

[@drrohanjacob]

@@leoreoibardo9294 Exactly

[@2imaginethis422]

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[@silvervelcroo6129]

The reason why Drogon burned the Throne was because he knew that Bran would bring his own chair

[@Mutabor1981]

😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@randys3764]

Lolll

[@joynnywheels]

Geez you had this joke ready to copy paste in huh?

[@bibibony5319]

😂😂😂😂

[@jaredwallace3270]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@garam2930]

Jamie Lannister being the kingslayer was so legendary that he tried to kill the king since the first episode!

[@Doctor.--mm]

The true epilogue of game of thrones ,written by a true fan. Not my original idea Jon went North and froze, since he decided to go north during winter to a land already destroyed by white walkers. Sansa lost the north shortly thereafter due to starving peasants rising against her,since she separated the north from the food producing parts of the country during winter and she was forced to flee in exile to Essos. Arya got lost at sea since no one has any sailing experience and the crew soon devolved to cannibalism and the lifeless husk of that sad ship is still floating aimlessly in the sea. Bronn was assassinated in his sleep by the reach lords who were disgruntled that a lannister gave away highgarden to a random seel sword over the other lords who have blood claims to the reach. The unsullied made it to Nath and promptly perished to butterfly fever. The dothraki suddenly remembered they were blood riders and their culture demands they take revenge for their fallen khal of Khals and started pillaging. Seeing the north declare independence dorne and the iron islands declare independence. Gendry made his way to stormsend and was promptly beaten up and thrown in a ditch by Stannis loyalists. With the realm in chaos food supplies got cut off causing a food riot. The ppl promptly through the wheel chair king out a window since he was too busy flying with birds to notice Briene having failed 2 kings was dubed Briene the useless and took her own life. Triyon remembered he was still lord of casterly rock and fled there where he drank away what was left of his family fortune. With bran having no heir the kingdom was throne into chaos and the land tore itself apart till they were left with hundreds of petty tyrants. The End

[@the_doubletrap8325]

That was EPIC@@Doctor.--mm

[@godemperorofmankind3.091]

@@Doctor.--mm bran is immortal. he doesnt need an heir. he could rule for a thousand years. there's no dislodging him from power now.

[@DarthKay093]

@@godemperorofmankind3.091 so basiclly a tyrant

[@godemperorofmankind3.091]

@@DarthKay093 perhaps, perhaps not. but he wont get instantly overthrown. thats silly.

[@micahgibbs2939]

It's weird how Bran was like "I can never be the Lord of Winterfell, I am the 3 eyed Raven now" but man is all okay with being king of everything. 🤣

[@kingrichard8188]

Because he knew he would be king right?

[@johnmorris1009]

I also thought he could only see the past and present and not the future - in which case "Why do you think I came all this way" makes little sense.

[@micahgibbs2939]

@@kingrichard8188 he played everyone.

[@izattyu6863]

How come no one talks about what a villain Bran actually is due to this ending? He got away with murdering Hodor with hardly a pfft from the audience but he basically orchestrated the demise of KL to be king. And yet…not a peep. Wth

[@izattyu6863]

@@johnmorris1009no. Rewatch 1) the scene with Jojen when they are talking powers and 2) his visions. He saw Cersei destroy Baelor. He did see the future. But then it seemed like Dumb and Dumber were trying to ignore that fact as if it never happened. But then all the lines in this episode…shockingly bad. It only gets worse with time.

[@newtonowaga2250]

Jon: " You are my queen, now and always" Inner Jon: "The Lannisters send their regards"

[@Doctor.--mm]

The true epilogue of game of thrones ,written by a true fan. Not my original idea Jon went North and froze, since he decided to go north during winter to a land already destroyed by white walkers. Sansa lost the north shortly thereafter due to starving peasants rising against her,since she separated the north from the food producing parts of the country during winter and she was forced to flee in exile to Essos. Arya got lost at sea since no one has any sailing experience and the crew soon devolved to cannibalism and the lifeless husk of that sad ship is still floating aimlessly in the sea. Bronn was assassinated in his sleep by the reach lords who were disgruntled that a lannister gave away highgarden to a random seel sword over the other lords who have blood claims to the reach. The unsullied made it to Nath and promptly perished to butterfly fever. The dothraki suddenly remembered they were blood riders and their culture demands they take revenge for their fallen khal of Khals and started pillaging. Seeing the north declare independence dorne and the iron islands declare independence. Gendry made his way to stormsend and was promptly beaten up and thrown in a ditch by Stannis loyalists. With the realm in chaos food supplies got cut off causing a food riot. The ppl promptly through the wheel chair king out a window since he was too busy flying with birds to notice Briene having failed 2 kings was dubed Briene the useless and took her own life. Triyon remembered he was still lord of casterly rock and fled there where he drank away what was left of his family fortune. With bran having no heir the kingdom was throne into chaos and the land tore itself apart till they were left with hundreds of petty tyrants. The End

[@joejjjj]

@@Doctor.--mmdude

[@skylarjeselnik]

Jon be like: “for the watch”

[@dadatosu4702]

Hahahaha the amount of comments like this, is worth the end we had, hilarious.

[@simonalexander2354]

​@@Doctor.--mmabsolutely f*****g hilarious 🤣😂

[@Pelagion98]

The actor for Bran actually thought that the script given to him was a joke. He was shocked that Bran was written to be king.

[@SnailHatan]

Probably even more than most, considering he didn’t do shit for an entire 3 seasons. Or 4? Can’t remember if 4 or 5 was the season without him, but ever since then he didn’t do anything, anyway.

[@pr-tj5by]

I was shocked too lol

[@MT-UK]

He was sensible then 😂

[@MT-UK]

I thought it was a joke when watching , I checked the date

[@r13hd22]

Thats because in the book he isnt Bran...Brans body is taken over by Rivers.

[@Drevamora]

Yara laughed at Sam mentioning democracy even though that’s literally how the Ironborn choose their leaders (The Night's Watch do this too, and the Wildlings).

[@lolmao500]

Well... democracy among the ruling family so not really democracy... its like if we had democracy but only the billionaires were allowed to run...

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

She knows that the aristocrats will never go for that.

[@joeydrummer7929]

@@lolmao500oh wait….

[@gustavotrejo6888]

Only the nobel families were allowed to vote in the iron islands so its not really democracy.

[@goddyfame3424]

How is it Democrazy in the Iron Island when they wanted to give power to Rick and finally giving it to Euron. By the way Democracy is trash.

[@skylarjeselnik]

Bran : “I can never be lord of anything” Also Bran: “why do you think I came all this way”……..🙃

[@ryanhauck70]

Good thing he’s king and not a lord then

[@ericgerlach8496]

@@ryanhauck70”Lord of the Six Kingdoms”

[@kalecrystal4054]

@@Krucifus That always makes my blood curdle.

[@knightheaven8992]

@@Krucifus The Night king was the real hero of this story

[@ARD-lk5pr]

@@ryanhauck70 Wrong - Bran is a Lord...."Lord of the Seven [Six] Kingdoms is the second title held by the ruler of the Seven [Six] Kingdoms, along with King of the Andals and the First Men and Protector of the Realm." Don't try to defend this pile of crap writing with petty (and incorrect) semantics!

[@autje1970]

Sansa - "The North will stay independent" Yara - "Wait, that was an option?"

[@MrPozaidon]

Also Dorne that notoriously have wanted to be their own. 🫣

[@Neddoest]

@@MrPozaidonoh well. Nothing more powerful in the world than a good story. 🙄

[@yomamma.ismydaddy216]

Lol I wish the expanse had won the polls

[@autje1970]

@@MrPozaidon Them too, but who the hell even was that guy on this council? 😂

[@TheKillaShow]

That finale made no sense. Bron is lord of highgarden? give me a break.

[@JustAway9]

Bran had such a good story that he wasn’t in season 5 at all

[@constancesirbu1481]

probably one of my favorite ones because of it, and season 5 had the sand snakes x)

[@Luke_DeFi]

@@constancesirbu1481 Bran was doing eyeball actions in season 5. Bran deserves the title of "Goofiest character"

[@orphanedhanyou]

It's why it was a good end. People couldn't fathom Jon was Frodo not Aragorn.

[@tsmith8082]

@@orphanedhanyouthat part

[@yomamma.ismydaddy216]

Arya: “I know a killer when I see one” Jon: oh really? Was it the subtle look in her eyes or the thousands of dead bodies laying around that gave it away?”

[@songwright]

This is the most laughably bad line they ever made Arya say. Jon could have followed with, "Oh, so you've never seen one in a mirror, then?" or "I thought you liked killers," or lots of other lines that would have pointed out how ridiculous the writing had become.

[@mike90317]

Thank you Arya!

[@BhBc8f8]

*millions, according to Davos

[@OccamAsylum]

true but at the same time it was clearly meant to signify personal vendettas over war events.

[@TimeBoy180]

You know when Maisie saw that in the script she thought “nah y’all are not making me say this” 😂 what they do to Arya

[@rustygear447]

I like how the Dothraki just respawned.

[@aronaskengren5608]

They got that quick revive

[@themetalpig7613]

And the Unsullied.

[@mack_taylor]

She only brought a small percentage of them to Winterfell.

[@arobin6695]

@@mack_taylor when was that ever said or implied?

[@annjenkins2677]

​@@arobin6695yeah no shit !!

[@Mic-Mak]

25:44 It's not that simple. A dragon recognizing Targaryen blood doesn't mean he/she won't harm you. Targaryen have been killed by dragons. What the rider of the dragon is feeling is a huge factor in how the dragon reacts to others. And even then, at the end of the day, they are uncontrollable beasts.

[@johnalden5821]

My take on Drogon's burning of the Iron Throne and sparing Jon, is that he recognized the motives of everyone involved. He saw that Jon was not motivated by personal power and was doing what he felt he had to do out of duty. He also recognized that Dany had been motivated by (and in the end, obsessed with) taking the throne. That obsession had corrupted her, so Drogon chose to eliminate the source of the corruption. His leaving with Dany's body symbolized the fact that she, and the Targaryens in general, were foreign invaders, who never belonged in Westeros and only ruled it by power, fear and dragons. As the last dragon, Drogon definitively ended that rein of fear forever. In the end, Drogon was smarter than we ever gave him credit for.

[@Mic-Mak]

@@johnalden5821 I can't tell if you're being sarcastic.

[@johnalden5821]

@@Mic-Mak Guess. Not sarcastic in this case, but maybe a bit tired. . .

[@clvz7773]

@@johnalden5821 Pass me those blunts bro ...

[@Peeh_Souza]

@@johnalden5821 The writers cast Bron as the leader of Highgarden. They would never write something like that for Drogon. I think you thought too much.

[@dreamfyre3868]

Spartans denial made me laugh: “Are they gonna name Jon King now?” “Is he gonna be at least King in the North?” “Will we see him as Lord Commander?” Maxbe he can be King of the Free Folk? (Ignoring the fact that the Free Folk don‘t have rulers, Mance Ryder is an exception, not the rule.)

[@Doctor.--mm]

He is completely biased

[@arobin6695]

Yeah he's right though, Jon should have been more important than he ended up being, based on how much they hyped him up.

[@theblues8840]

@@arobin6695he literally ended the cycle of war for the throne and saved the realm ffs 🤦‍♂️

[@arobin6695]

@@theblues8840 he got to stab his crazy unarmed ex girlfriend? anyone could have done that, arya could have done it without being captured and banished

[@theblues8840]

@@arobin6695except the fact that Drogon was literally guarding her. He was the only person Drogon trusted to get close to her that would actually kill her

[@1HalfbloodPrince]

Shoutout to the MODS. You guys helped them stay sweet summer children and not get spoiled. You made this journey possible.

[@Rickety_Cricket]

Bran is a villian. He knew everything that was going to happen, including the burning of King's Landing, and he let it happen. He let everything that was in motion play out so he would end up as King. Remember when he said he couldn't be the Lord of Winterfell because he 'didn't really want anything anymore'? He sure took the title of King of the six kingdoms rather quickly! As soon as he said 'Why do you think I came all this way?' I immediately started side-eyeing him. But when he told Jon 'You were exactly where I needed you to be.' I knew for sure. He's the true villian of the show. He played the long game as the three eyed raven. Everyone else was just a chess piece on the board - and he just sat back and let them clear the path forward for him. Remember, Bran ISN'T Bran anymore - he's the three eyed raven - and he won the game of thrones.

[@snappingbear]

lol. There's no point trying to justify terrible writing by incompetents that were in a rush to leave the show. The last two half seasons of GoT destroyed the show's legacy which is why millions petitioned to have them rewritten. They were that bad.

[@RamaSivamani]

He took the Kingdom because he foresaw it. That's what he meant be "why do you think I came all this way?" It's not because he wants the throne he just knew that's the way the vote was going to go. Does he have the duty to stop actions that he foresees or his job just to foresee them and know what's going to happen but his duty is to let them run their course. I like Bran on the throne. The one who does not desire the power is the least likely to be corrupted by it and therefore should be the one to have it. You can say he let them clear the path, maybe my way of looking at it isn't correct but the way see it Bran's duty is to know what's going to happen, not change what's going to happen

[@lmaoashley]

Evil 3 Eyed Raven is actually one of my favorite theories. Especially because it’s confirmed that Bran being king is a George R R Martin idea, not a show idea.

[@whatisreddin7367]

I still like the stupid theory that bran is the night king. He says "why do you think I came all this way" because he actually came all the way from the Lands of Always Winter. More likely its just that the children of the forest / 3 eyed raven / old gods in general are just the real force of evil in the world.

[@brianito7779]

Bran didn't see what was going to happen, he saw what happened. Big distinction.

[@mintybadger6905]

Years later I’m still shocked the evil tree demon wearing Bran’s meat suit won the whole Game of Thrones.

[@wonderboy13579]

Well said!

[@SasukeUchiha21072011]

is not evil is just practic, he left die 500K to save billions i think.

[@johnalden5821]

Not sure how you get the Three-Eyed Raven as evil. It just represents the original magic/religion of Westeros before the coming of the First Men and the Andals. Basically, it is Westeros itself that won, having defeated both the Army of the Dead and the power-hungry madmen (and madwomen) who had taken over, with their dragons, gold-mining and sigils, etc. In other words, the Children of the Forest now get a say in how their own land will be governed again. I don't think that's evil. I think that is a kind of justice.

[@_justinblizzle]

​@@johnalden5821he's trolling lol bcuz people figure that the three eyed raven allowed a bunch of bad things happen in order to end up in the monarchial position

[@orphanedhanyou]

It's not surprising at all. Bran's wolf was SUMMER. The prior 3 eyed raven was most likely Bryden Rivers (Bloodraven). The power of the 3 eyed raven clearly sought key people that would help it towards its goals - my guess the goal is to bring back the ancient power of the land & a balance, that includes ending the imbalance of power by bloodline vs a worthy leader that is supported by the choice of the people.

[@hirvale]

The scene where they choose Bran as king is so funny to me. Not only do all these people accept a guy they know nothing about as king, but then they sat there and said nothing as Bran's first act as king is the single most flagrant act of nepotism in the history of the seven kingdoms! 😂😂 And then there's Tyrion calling him "the broken" repeatedly to his face thoughout the entire thing 🤣🤣

[@cavrence]

And how Davos tells eunuchs to start families 😂

[@hirvale]

@@cavrence did he really! Hilarious 😂

[@Springheel01]

Not to mention it makes no sense for the North to be "independent" when Ned Stark's trueborn son is literally King.

[@arobin6695]

@@Springheel01 Sansa said previously that the north would never submit again to a southern ruler but now when her own family rules westeros she still demands they break up westeros and claims the north should never have to kneel to anyone (except her?)

[@MotherofImps]

@@hirvale Yup, he did. incidentally, the Unsullied are sailing to Naath to settle - an island where everyone but the natives die because of an indigenous species of extremely poisonous butterflies. So I guess they won't be starting families either way.

[@robbybobby4373]

Despite the final season being obviously rushed, I give credit to all the actors playing their roles at their absolute best with what they had to work with. I could only imagine how great they could've been if they had a better script/story to work with in the final seasons.

[@smocloud]

I can’t imagine how strange it felt for them to be doing those scenes knowing it doesn’t fit their character.

[@mst4705]

They did look very tired though. And probably subtly disappointed in the script also.

[@salmarwow]

Tyrion: and who has a better story than Bran the Broken Fans: everyone, literally everyone in this show!

[@bobdonda]

Writers: what do we do with Bran in season 5? you think anyone would care if we just don't bother with him this year?

[@alejandroroldanortega819]

Well, it seems that fans didn't understand a shit. Bran has the best story, because he owns all the Westeros stories. That's the point of choosing him.

[@_KantenMaaier_]

​@@alejandroroldanortega819Him owning all stories doesn't mean he has the best story. That you like that he became king and why doesn't mean it makes sense and all other fans "didn't get it".

[@latviankhan2989]

@@alejandroroldanortega819 lol you're just reaching to make it make sense. Im quite sure Bran will be king in the books (that's if GRRM will ever finish them) but it will actually make sense and won't be because he has the "best story".

[@Kaddahn]

Dude... its also this surname.... vran the broken. And what about his uncle, edmure aimless? Brienne the manly?? Man idk...

[@sheepsky]

The worst part of this for me is that I was so emotionally invested in this show and when this episode came I felt nothing.

[@ChivyD]

I could not stop crying actually could not believe this was how it ended.Also to saygoodbye to show i loved and watched for so many years .D&D cannot take away the love for i had for this world and characters .

[@recker198]

Yeah relate, I had been a fan since season 1 aired. Every year it was an event for me, the top tier quality, rich lore, weekly discussing with folks, it was an amazing time, but by the time the finale arrived I was just numb, watching just to see how it ended with slight-naive hope that they might just pull through the mess for a decent end to excuse the last 9 years. Actually depressing.

[@d3l3tes00n]

Yep. Eight seasons & I felt nothing when Dany died. I would've felt more if Rhaenyra had died after only 10 episodes.

[@Starkiller2725]

Lucky you, i felt a ton of anger and still do.

[@Springheel01]

I felt angry for how the showrunners ruined the best show on television because they couldn't wait to do Star Wars.

[@jschrauwen]

Remember back to when Davos was talking to Missandi along the wall at Dragonstone. And he reflected on Nath's palm trees and butterflies. In the books, those butterflies are deadly/poisonous to non indigenous people of Nath. Greyworm and his troops are sailing to their deaths.

[@rahilrameez8635]

😂

[@0saintclark0]

Oh well, what a shame.

[@OofTuna]

“Like eating your favorite tub of ice cream only to find a dead rat at the bottom”

[@bugsby4663]

As terribly written as this episode was, that scene with Dany and dragon wings behind her is just fantastic.

[@williamroper5422]

One cool shot is little consolation.

[@johnmorris1009]

I thought the final jon and dany scene was excellent too, despite the fact it was probably not the right way to end her character arc.

[@ianwestc]

D&D have SOME directing talent. But it's overshadowed by the writing "talent" here

[@izattyu6863]

Its a dumb cliche. Stop being impressed by stupid bullshit. Thats why twats like D&D think they can do what they did.

[@sidscorner1]

That sums up the last couple of seasons really. Epic scenes trumped substance. For example, Jaime galloping on his horse along the water with his spear aimed at Dany made for great visuals. Then, the water magically became so deep - him and Bronn emerged miles away with nobody going after him. Epic shot, but you had to forgive really poor plot holes.

[@JC-ev2ns]

Love watching other people have the same “wtf” reactions to this ending

[@diannebdee]

That would be a "wtf" for the whole season.

[@avonbarksdale91]

@@diannebdeenah y’all just mad y’all got a daughter or niece named Dany lol

[@diannebdee]

@avonbarksdale91 Naw, that would be because Dumb and Dumberer are frat boy hack writers who could have cared less about the toys they were given. Instead, wanting to go play with Star Wars toys they never got to play with because they were fired before messing up what's broken at Disney.

[@r13hd22]

Love watching yet another group of people follow an insane person for 7 seasons turning a blind eye to how evil they are and then get butt hurt when they cant anymore at the end of it all....

[@a.b4428]

despite how it ended, we have to give flowers to the earlier season for being amazing. no show will ever have what game of thrones had. it was a great journey with you. honoured to be with you both through this all. and hoping for attack on titan next!!

[@seancarroll5803]

Where do you get attack on titan from??

[@a.b4428]

@@seancarroll5803 no i’m just putting it out on the universe asking for it to happen for fr let me edit it

[@seancarroll5803]

@@a.b4428 they watched it already so that’s not gonna happen

[@a.b4428]

@@seancarroll5803 oh they did? ah sad then 😭

[@Kenneth_James]

HOTD is as good as the last 2 episodes of GOT

[@riodelizo9120]

I WILL MISS THIS JOURNEY SO MUCH! Feeling like I'm saying goodbye to a friend for good. You guys have been the best!

[@annjenkins2677]

I feel the same way. I just can't watch anyone react to Breaking Bad. It's just way to slow and boring during to much of the show to react to. Just my opinion

[@Hollygli]

Yeah, I gave Spartan some grief for a while there but overall it's been super enjoyable. Every Monday and Thursday popping on here first thing in the morning to watch. It's impressive that they could have that effect on me.

[@dubsonly]

​@@annjenkins2677nah it's not

[@djlu3011]

Bruh...who cares. The season was trash.

[@annjenkins2677]

@@dubsonly like I said just my opinion. Wow !!

[@mike90317]

The journey is over, from "Winter is coming" to "The Iron Throne". Thank you guys! My rewatch has ended. After this finale, the fandom went to sleep like the White Walkers until HOTD signaled a new awakening.

[@geebekay8275]

"Start your own house" - Davos Seaworth, speaking to a bunch of eunuchs Wish that was covered in the reaction, it's hilarious.

[@NielRogando]

That scene with Haleana in HotD ep6. Her talking about the millipede, she said “the last ring has no legs at all”. It might be a call to the last king, bran stark

[@Neddoest]

Oo good one… I never picked up on that. Can’t wait for the rest of HoTD

[@GrandmaVhagar]

Im pretty sure it means Aegon since he became crippled in the dance

[@NielRogando]

@@GrandmaVhagar yea ur probably right, i haven’t read the fire & blood yet. I think you should edit your comment coz of spoilers

[@constancesirbu1481]

This shot of a plant growing north of the wall really feels like a reference to the title of the last book planned by G.R.R.Martin "a dream of spring"

[@rostopasca538]

"I can't frickin' believe I held the damn door for THIS" - HORDOR

[@llvll_KEV_llvll]

Ha ha that's a classic, love your work!

[@randys3764]

Best com!! 😂😂👍👍👍

[@arobin6695]

he should have left Bran to die and focused on saving Meera

[@seancarroll5803]

@@arobin6695”you died in that cave”

[@mindshiftershub.]

Two words for me describes the ending of the show - weird and underwhelming. And even so - still my favourite show of all time 😄

[@AL-fl4jk]

I think of it as an ex relationship. Great while it lasted. Ended badly.

[@antoniochasten3192]

Agreed. For me, the only part of this show where there was a massive dip in quality was the writing for S7 and S8. Particularly the last 3 episodes of S8. They maintained everything else across the board with the acting, costumes, VFX, set design, score and locations.

[@mike90317]

Yeap, spot on.

[@baderaw25]

I don’t think I can call any show my favorite with an ending this terrible.

[@antoniochasten3192]

@@baderaw25 The terribly disappointing dip in writing for S7 & 8 certainly lowered it's ranking for me but it's still one of my favorite shows of all time and, IMO, one the greatest shows ever created.

[@moonscorch]

Now you can learn about Lady Stoneheart! Her exclusion from the show made sense but it's one of the biggest twists in the books!

[@hardybryan]

How to assassinate your show's legacy in 3 episodes. I didn't love the 7th season or the first half of this one, but these last 3 episodes take stupid to glorious new heights.

[@jirimar]

Then you weren't paying attention. The ending was glorious!! Dragon bitch dies, finally!!

[@latviankhan2989]

@@jirimar You liek the ending just because a character you don't like dies? lol low iq take. Maybe in media we should focus on the writing of the show not things happening like you like them

[@BhBc8f8]

@@jirimar careful your misogyny is showing

[@notthecoolwhip]

⁠@@jirimaryou think bran becoming king is glorious?

[@Andre_APM]

The biggest death in Game of Thrones was the show itself.

[@j9lorna]

I think that the showrunners thought "Hey, we are famous for subverting expectations... let's do something no one would expect and make it a massive letdown!!"

[@Springheel01]

A five-year old can "subvert expectations".

[@Marcelinho98]

Makes my blood boil to this day

[@bereasonable8018]

You hit it on the nose. The showrunners relied on fan-service material (like Clegane-Bowl) and shock value to get ratings rather than deep compelling storytelling which was what initially grew the show's fanbase.

[@Adam-xg1ch]

definitely. my opinion is that they went through reddit threads and fan theories and reaction videos and tried as hard as they could to write the ending in a way that no one could predict. and they succeeded. i don't think anyone could have predicted how bad the ending would be.

[@Allaiya.]

100%.

[@ryanhampson673]

Jon’s ending is fitting in my eyes. He never sought out fame or popularity or power. Jon is a thankless hero. The vast majority of the people of Westeros will never know his name, but the people Jon loves and respects all know what he did for them and they will remember his deeds and actions. Jon sacrificed his future and birthright to make a better world for everyone else. How much nobler can you get than sacrificing yourself for the betterment of others.

[@thecreatordiesalone8703]

That’s why he’s befitting

[@smocloud]

The thing I always thought was that the results weren’t bad, it was the journey to them that was shit. It’s like taking a left at the end of your block and ending up in candyland. Maybe candyland is where you were going but your gps said it was 178 miles away. You were gonna make a weekend of it. Now you’re suddenly there. You’d wonder if you took drugs. Dany becoming the mad queen is fine if the writing builds up to it. Same with Arya killing the Night King. Thats fine, but they built up a fight between Jon and the Night King. Jon doesn’t need to kill him, but he could have served as the distraction or could have been with Theon defending Bran in the godswood or any number of things, then Arya could have come in and saved Jon’s life. Subvert expectations but still grant the payoff for seasons’ worth of buildup for that fight. But having these things suddenly happen, it’s just like “what the fuck happened, how did we get to this so quickly?”

[@ghostgod.66]

Best Character in the series by a mile.

[@r13hd22]

Jon had the most fitting ending for a Stark. A worthless man in a place where he can do no harm.

[@anoushkas8726]

Lol, if he never sought power everrrr, then he should have kept his mouth shut about his inheritance. But the truth is that everytime after saying I don't want it, he very gladly (with a face bursting with pride) he accepted The Lord commander post, The king in the North post. And he would have gladly take King of the Andals post too. But the show served him right by throwing him where he belongs. The grey waste!😂😂😂

[@tzoanast1061]

It wasnt snow, it was ashes. From all the fire.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

The biggest issue with Dany's ending was because they cut out another Targaryen character from he books, Young Griff. Him being king and loved by the people when Dany arrives, and fighting Dany over Kings Landing makes a lot more sense. Dany should be more tragic, not genocidal maniac.

[@DarthKay093]

I hate How they basiclly erased him and mashed His Character with Jon. Since there is No way in the 7 hells That Lyanna would be so dumb to name him Aegon even When Rhaegar already had a son named Aegon.

[@Bronze_Wing]

That's my feeling too. I think he will get rid of Cersei, or at least make her flee, and the people will celebrate his ascension to the throne. Then Dany appears and they don't want her, that will truly hurt her. I think they were trying to convey that in the show, but it didn't really work because the people clearly hate Cersei and the rejection was in Dany's head. Dany will go too far, but I think Cersei will be the true mad queen, she's losing it already

[@GenomeSoldierDK]

@@DarthKay093 I don't think Lyanna was the one to choose that name. Rhaegar was the one who was obsessed with the prophecy and clearly he didn't believe that the children he had with Elia Martell to be Azor Ahai, so I don't think he would have problems naming another son Aegon. :) Such a shame that they cut Young Griff though, but I think it was for time reasons. Having another hidden Targaryen thrown into the mix all of a sudden that late in the show would just convolute things unecessarily given that they also had to do justice to all the POV characters. I wish they had taken more time with it, but I also get as a human being that doing the same thing for 10 years + is too much to ask of anyone. Remember that the cast / crew can't work on other projects during filming so that is a lot of lost opportunity elsewhere.

[@DarthKay093]

@@GenomeSoldierDK still makes Rhaegar and Lyanna seem so damn selfish and Give the finger to Elia Martell and the other kids. I hate them for basiclly causing the death of Elia, Rhaenys and Aegon (in the show).

[@ccispahan7514]

@@DarthKay093 The children and the Mad King are already dead when Jon is born and Kings Landing has fallen. He is the new and only heir to Rhaegar. This is why the very best Kingsguards are left behind to protect him at all costs.

[@zarthur2752]

After 10 years waiting, that hollow feeling hits so much harder

[@nickcarlson2708]

If the books ever come out it will be interesting to see what GRRM does differently.

[@salmarwow]

I bet this is the reason why GRRM doesn't finish his books. Because they end in the same way. And GRRM saw how poor it looked, how fans were angry, etc. And he struggles with finding the other, more appropriate way to finish his story.

[@archmaester6594]

​@@salmarwowit would probably be Bloodraven as king/regent, not Bran

[@keanancupido]

agreed

[@keanancupido]

@@salmarwow I don't think it will end this way because there are more characters in the books that the show cut out.

[@184Switch]

I feel like a lot of the endings are what are intended (I've read GRRM did at least tell them where things were going), it just needs a lot better pacing. I can see a lot of things being set up in earlier seasons, and with more time to actually work up to the big changes, they could be great. One thing the books do a lot better, is being able to focus on the characters inner thoughts. Eg, in the show, Dany very very quickly loses the support of those close to her, and next thing she's burning thousands of innocents. In the books we'll be able to read her thoughts and see the inner struggle that the show just kinda skipped. Bran should be an advisor though, he's not a ruler by any means. I can't defend that at all lol

[@nickpalumbo8046]

Grey worm not killing Jon on the spot after he realized he killed his queen is one of the most idiotic writing decisions ever. Allowing him to go party with the nights watch is even dumber.

[@DrewDragoon]

I love how you ignore the implications of such an action. That would start a war and probably result in the unsullied all being killed and wiped out, do you think gray worm doesn't care about his men?

[@nickpalumbo8046]

@@DrewDragoon I doubt that grey worm would care about a potential war in the heat of the moment. Plus the north cant even make the argument that jon shouldn't of been executed. He murdered the queen of Westeros, the person he swore to serve. By law he should of been executed.

[@KeenAesthetic1]

The fact that there were so many Unsullied and Dothraki left after the long night is the joke. 12000 Unsullied and 20000 already died on screen

[@themingler441]

100% There is no scenario where Jon makes it out of there alive except for flying off of Drogon's back (unlikely). The way they treated Grey Worm was also insane. For all intents and purposes they are the strongest force in KL and control the city. It would've been way more of a poetic ending that Jon kills Daenerys knowing his own execution was inevitable

[@themingler441]

@@DrewDragoon they all know their duty. They followed across the planet and to hell and back.

[@justinlathery2452]

Spartans optimism about Jon being in some type of power was pretty hilarious.

[@evatesche]

Jon, who refused that kind of power from the very beginning. Already in the first episode when he joins the Night's Watch he has to forsake all his claims to every title and castle he could ever inherit and he does so gladly. He didn't even want to be Lord Commander and gave that title away as soon as possible after his death. All his dialogue in the last season was "I don't want it (to be king)" If D&D did something right in S8 it is that fact that Jon does not end up in a position of power with lots of titles.

[@rowaystarco]

George RR Martin is and has always been very anti monarchy, anti inheritance of power. That Westeros moved towards a semi democratic system was the logical conclusion. But the lords laughing at the very concept that commoners would get to vote was also realistic. Westeros is not a society modern enough that modern elections would work, but having lords elect the king was a start to move towards a modern society.@@evatesche

[@smoon4195]

I find it very annoying 😂

[@_justinblizzle]

It was far too much

[@jamesmckissick3356]

he kinda does have power lol hes king beyond the wall

[@AK-jx1si]

Arya - "I know a killer when I see one" thanks for pointing that out

[@Pink.andahalf]

As they breathe in the ashes of half a million incinerated peasants.

[@Aydan2108]

Coming from a serial killer 😂

[@mike90317]

She's the smartest person we've ever met.

[@orphanedhanyou]

Jon being honest and being ready for death just shows his level of dedication to the truth & honor.

[@LeBlanco89]

Spartan so obsessed with Jon being King 😂.

[@mineirice87]

Jon should have ended up as king.

[@steveswafen2528]

King Spartan & Queen Pudgey. Long may they reign. Thanks so much to you both for a sensational memorable series of unique GoT reactions/discussions & special mention to the mods for keeping you spoiler free. Looking forward to your continued LotR reactions & counting the days until you react to The Last Kingdom & Black Sails.

[@BhBc8f8]

Black Sails let's gooooo

[@LocTsun]

Imagine having a Stark ruling the 6 kingdoms and then so happen the sister gets her own kingdom too. Somethings is off

[@bill.godwin-austen]

Interesting to note that the final scene at the Iron Throne called back to her visions in the House of the Undying. And ultimately, it wasn't snow that was covering the throne and everything else (inside a destroyed Red Keep), it was ash.

[@eonym4103]

Just to establish some "facts" about the second part of season 8: Grey Worm becomes Euron Greyjoy. Bronn becomes Petyr Baelish. Varys becomes Ned Stark. Jon becomes Jaime Lannister. Dany becomes Cersei Lannister. Sansa becomes Mance Rayder. Aria becomes Dora the Explorer

[@lojo1454]

Dora the explorer🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Doctor.--mm]

The true epilogue of game of thrones ,written by a true fan. Not my original idea Jon went North and froze, since he decided to go north during winter to a land already destroyed by white walkers. Sansa lost the north shortly thereafter due to starving peasants rising against her,since she separated the north from the food producing parts of the country during winter and she was forced to flee in exile to Essos. Arya got lost at sea since no one has any sailing experience and the crew soon devolved to cannibalism and the lifeless husk of that sad ship is still floating aimlessly in the sea. Bronn was assassinated in his sleep by the reach lords who were disgruntled that a lannister gave away highgarden to a random seel sword over the other lords who have blood claims to the reach. The unsullied made it to Nath and promptly perished to butterfly fever. The dothraki suddenly remembered they were blood riders and their culture demands they take revenge for their fallen khal of Khals and started pillaging. Seeing the north declare independence dorne and the iron islands declare independence. Gendry made his way to stormsend and was promptly beaten up and thrown in a ditch by Stannis loyalists. With the realm in chaos food supplies got cut off causing a food riot. The ppl promptly through the wheel chair king out a window since he was too busy flying with birds to notice Briene having failed 2 kings was dubed Briene the useless and took her own life. Triyon remembered he was still lord of casterly rock and fled there where he drank away what was left of his family fortune. With bran having no heir the kingdom was throne into chaos and the land tore itself apart till they were left with hundreds of petty tyrants. The End

[@miikamartin7026]

If you want a GOT comparison, Arya became Gerion Lannister. Probably got herself killed on a suicidal exploratory quest just like him. Also is a noble who falls in love with a commoner (Gendry/Briony). If Arya has a bastard child, their stories would be near identical.

[@tibiaspardon]

​@@Doctor.--mmJeeeezus Christ lol

[@Lex77755]

Arya became Nymeria of Ny Sar

[@skylarjeselnik]

Jon: “you’re my queen” 5 secs later …..“For the watch” 😂

[@Aydan2108]

That's why his ass is back at the wall, AGAIN 😂

[@orphanedhanyou]

He was never going to kneel to anyone else but her. She just double downed and would never truly bring peace.

[@adimic8]

this isn't snow.. those are the ashes from the burnt city. and as much as everyone thinks this end is terrible and not true to their character, it was all meant to be since the end of season 2. If you remember, Dany had a vision where she is almost touching the throne in a ruined crown hall, and we all thought it was snowing when it was burning. then she met Drogo and her child, which means she's dead with them and reunites with them as the Dothraki believed. also, the witch told her Drogo will be the same when the sun rises in the west and go down in the east. Now that she is dead (and can see him as she remembered) in the west, the sun of a brighter future for the 7 kingdoms can rise, while Drogon takes her back to the east to rest for an eternity. I think this end was poetic, I loved Dany through the whole series, but this is so philosophical. also, Bran I believe is supposed to represent a philosopher who knows all the truths of the world (by being the 3 eyed raven) and is the only one who can direct people to the light and show them the right way. very much similar to Plato's cave. this is how I see it, I enjoyed re-watching it with you!! ❤❤

[@autje1970]

Dothraki #1 - "Hey, isn't that the guy who killed our Queen?" Dothraki #2 - "Yes, it is! We were her bloodriders, remember? What did that mean again?" Dothraki #1 - "Ehm, I can't remember"

[@drrohanjacob]

😂

[@bobdonda]

And for years they've been following Dany's rules of no imprisonment. You can be forgiven if you swear loyalty to her, but all enemies are to be killed. They do not imprison people. Oh what's that, someone killed our queen? Well we better imprison him, because that's what we totally do! And now we're going to F off and go sailing away while they set the murderer of our beloved queen free, a couple weeks in a cell sure taught him a lesson

[@annjenkins2677]

​@@bobdondaomg I'm laughing so hard I actually fell off my chair. That's hilarious and so true.

[@bereasonable8018]

Let's not forget that Greyworm would never have let Jon live for killing Dany. They would have had to kill Greyworm instead of him sailing away like that.

[@autje1970]

@@bereasonable8018 But, but.... butterflies, man. 😂 Why they didn't execute Jon immediately is beyond me. There's a power vaccum, who is going to stop him (or her Dothraki bloodriders)?

[@tommy2keen32]

What a journey. Rewatching every episode with you two. Absolutely smashed this series.

[@user-df8oh4vx9l]

what really breaks my heart is that all the stark children still end up apart. i've spent so much time hoping for them to have each other again man

[@kurtrivero368]

What, you wanted them to all live in Winterfell together forever into old age? You grow up… you move out of the house.

[@shaunstait1564]

Shoutout to the mods, for making sure you stayed spoiler free all the way through. Certainly paid off and made the experience even better for us fans of yours.

[@mirrojas]

Aww Emilia Clarke said she was worried about how everyone would feel about Dany after the last episode because she loves her character so much & has meant a lot to the fans. Glad you enjoyed the show still & can’t wait to watch Breaking Bad again with you guys. That’s top 5 best shows of all time for me.

[@Wraiven22]

Breaking Bad actually sticks the landing. Perfection start to finish that only a few shows, like The Wire, BCS, and The Leftovers have been able to even touch.

[@mirrojas]

@@Wraiven22agreed!!

[@arobin6695]

@@Wraiven22 Breaking Bad's ending was terrible, sorry to have to break it to you

[@ΔημήτρηςΖάνης-ξ4χ]

They destroyed an amazing character

[@Wraiven22]

@@arobin6695 you’re the only person I’ve ever seen say that 🤷🏻‍♂️ so that’s just, like, your opinion man

[@schwazroda7882]

Despite not always agreeing with all the perspectives you guys share on the show (which is part of the beauty of this show how it can fuel so much amazing discussion about perspective that stretches beyond the show itself) I think you both were incredible throughout these reactions at fully immersing yourselves in the world to get the most enjoyment you could. I think it’s so easy to find people miss key moments or don’t care to pay attention enough but I was so happy to see the amazing moments of realization and you both piecing everything together to get the most out of this series. Thank you for sharing your journey! I’m sorry your watch had ended ❤️

[@InimitableAde]

3:00 baby girl, the man has not even finished writing the books yet. We're _all_ hoping that they have a better ending 🙏🏽

[@ms_scribbles]

He won't ever finish the books.

[@queenxx1690]

I just want another book

[@baronhomer1]

This was the book writers ending.he told the show runners

[@atheos.1383]

@@baronhomer1 people who say this are first, full of shit, second, full of shit. The first full of shit is thinking GRRM gave them the actual end points. The second full of shit is thinking that even if he did, it will be the same results in the books. If you watched Justice League theatrical cut and Justice League snyder cut you are VERY aware that two stories can have the exact same major plot points, the exact same start and end, but be entirely different stories. Theatrical was hot garbage, snyder cut was amazing, both the same story with the same end.

[@InimitableAde]

@@baronhomer1 it wasn't and he did not. It's only ever been said that he told them the major beats the story would hit. The showrunners are the ones who missed the steps. And besides, if you are the author of what some consider to be the greatest fantasy work since the Lord of the Rings, would you really tell two chucklehead hacks like Dan and Dave how it actually ended? Think about it. You only have to compare the version of The Reynes of Castamere that Cersei told Margaery in the show to what Tywin _really_ did in the books to know that the Undynamic Duo have zero imagination.

[@LorraineVirginie]

As someone who watched this last season in real time with a group of friends who regularly got together to watch every week, it felt very obvious that the writers prioritized creating an ending that no one could guess at above all else, to the point that the ending they landed on just didn’t actually make sense with the characters. They were so dead set on not letting anyone have the satisfaction of having guessed the ending that they just ruined the show. It was honestly insulting and heartbreaking.

[@annewoodard6803]

This was GRR Martin’s story and he oversaw the writing to the end. You can’t blame a storyline on producers when the ending was the writer’s intent, George RRMartin himself.

[@neerajcherukuri4052]

@@annewoodard6803I actually agree with you to some extent. But the events which took place in the last season should’ve been spaced out into 20 episodes and give legitimate reasons why some of the things happened. I think the ending is going to be the same if the books are ever released but I hope he takes his time to build the arcs a bit to make sense to the audience.

[@RLucas3000]

@@annewoodard6803 they rushed it to go do Star Wars, then the public hated their rush job so much that Star Wars fired them. Literal definition of cutting off your nose to spite your face.

[@bennybennyson1079]

​@@annewoodard6803 thats a lie he was shut out of the last season and had no say he was disappointed that he was shut out and wanted it to be at least 10 seasons.

[@dzibanart8521]

​@@annewoodard6803that's not true GRRR Martín stated that HBO and himself explicitly asked the show runners/ writers to make the show 10 seasons because there was enough content to explore. But they wanted to.move.on to StarWars so bad and they were tired of so many seasons of GOT that they decided to end it all in season. Nobody was happy with the script. They just didn't have time.

[@DecSteele]

Peter Dinklage must’ve summoned all his acting ability for that speech when Brian gets named king 😂😂 what a shambles

[@danshotguns4226]

I will say one thing that they did. That was really cool, the visual of the dragon coming out of the ashes was one of the coolest scenes I've seen in cinema or t.v.

[@themange59]

You two are much more charitable than me. I was physically injured by the last couple seasons of this show. Thanks for the react!

[@Zorak9595]

Charitable is a nice substitute for gullible.

[@svncerity]

The ending where tyrion says “there’s nothing more powerful than a good story” I’ve always felt is d&d patting themselves on the back and really makes me sick

[@johnalden5821]

Cersei famously said, "Power is power." But then, Cersei is now dead. I would argue that stories, if they are true, are indeed more powerful than lies.

[@orphanedhanyou]

You are sick over the truth?

[@fl0wbee]

"Once upon a time, a woman was picking up firewood. She came upon a poisonous snake frozen in the snow. She took the snake home and nursed it back to health. One day the snake bit her on the cheek. As she lay dying, she asked the snake, "Why have you done this to me?" And the snake answered, "Look, bitch, you knew I was a snake." -Natural Born Killers

[@variable57]

An appearance of Lady Stoneheart would have been legendary

[@nickyengland2568]

Good job they didn't have to cast the book cannon of characters, GOT had about 500 named cast the books so far has over 2300 named characters but I also wish they had shown aryas wolf dreams, because then you would have been able to bring that story line into the show x

[@CraigKostelecky]

I'm still not sure about Lady Stoneheart. From what we know so far, her parts went to Beric Dondarrion and he did fine with it. It also gave that much more weight to Jon's resurrection since we didn't see it already with Catelyn. But it's impossible to really tell until we see where else GRRM takes Lady Stoneheart in the next book(s). I think the omission of Jaime telling Tyrion about Tysha (Tyrion's first wife) was the bigger issue. Book Tyrion is so different and broken when he gets to Essos because of that. Also leaving out Young Griff created a huge deviation from Martin's story.

[@Bronze_Wing]

I think that Arya might be the one to end her, idk I just think her storyline might culminate in the Riverlands with Nymeria. She killed the NK in the show but it still felt like the writers were struggling to give her something to do. Her ending is fine, but I never thought of her as an explorer

[@BernardoPC117]

The more characters you bring back from death the less weight death has, I'm glad they didn't brought her back.

[@lewisomboga09]

“I can never be Lord of anything.” - 😐 Brandon Stark Also Bran “Why do you think I came all this way.” - 😶 I still hate this 😂😂😂

[@atlasisshrugging]

Hey, he said he couldn't be the LORD of anything; he didn't say anything about not being a KING! 🤦🙄😮‍💨

[@lewisomboga09]

@@atlasisshrugging he’s now “Lord of the 6 Kingdoms” cmon fam lol

[@LadySophiaVelaryon]

😂😂😂

[@SpecRB]

I literally laughed out loud when I first watched the episode

[@AndyMatts44]

Davos: "He's not a lord, your Grace, he's king....." Get over it.

[@reasthope]

Your S1E1 video was recommended like 15 hours after you released it and I’ve been following the videos ever since! I watched each video and it’s become a bit of a routine! Gonna miss the GoT eps but excited to see what else you guys will react to! ❤

[@SpartanandPudgey]

🙏🏼❤️

[@annjenkins2677]

Yeah good luck with what's next.

[@imperial-x-]

01:39 oh damn, Pudgey throwing away that Targaryen t-shirt the same way Tyrion threw away his Hand of the Queen badge! 😂

[@samanthatomcat]

Don't feel bad for Jon. He's getting exactly what he wanted! All he wanted was his family safe and to go back with Tormund.

[@G_Singh222]

Im pretty sure that’s not all Jon wanted, he was more satisfied being a leader outside nights watch, he wasn’t even happy when he saw the brothers of the nights watch taking him so yeah we should feel bad for him, he deserved much more and Jon knows it.

[@luminaratano3935]

15:41 The best shot of this season! Beautiful and so symbolic, like she literally became a dragon (scary, dangerous, unpredictable). Amazing shot 🖤

[@tashaaponte]

I’m so sad it’s over! I looked forward to watching these reactions every week, it’s been a pleasure watching you two react to this series and share your thoughts. What a journey it’s been. Your insight and opinions were always on point, thank you!

[@jhopeur7219]

The most interesting and important part of this whole episode is Robyn Aryn's GLOW UP. Like I didn't even recognize him at first.

[@araceli2827]

He is not a sick child amymore

[@javierlopez9789]

​@@araceli2827it was the tit milk

[@bluepandaman]

I understand the void in your hearts - we felt the same after watching when it originally aired, which is why it was SO awesome to re-live it through you over the last year.

[@khagapatibisoi3835]

Bran - "I don't want to be lord of anything" (just a little ago) Bran - "Why do you think I came all this way" (just now) And that's why he has the best story & arc (that's what D&D were thinking i guess)

[@theblues8840]

Ahh yes because people don’t ever tell lies do they?

[@KGR0]

Bran just kinda... forgot about not wanting to be lord of anything

[@ARD-lk5pr]

@@theblues8840 So Bran should be King because he's a liar? Well that's a much more satisfying ending (roll eyes).

[@Neddoest]

It’s. So. Stupid.

[@theblues8840]

@@ARD-lk5pr No, Bran should be king because he can see pretty much everything going on in the realm, he’s smarter than everyone and most importantly he won’t have cruel children that will inherit the throne. Instead he’ll pick his successor just like the three eyed raven did with Bran

[@Mic-Mak]

11:22 *TYRION JUST KILLING TIME...* _"Cut to Tyrion walking through the ruined ground level of the Red Keep to Tyrion walking through the ruined secret passages of the Red Keep. Yes, that took more than a minute. Does anyone get the feeling there’s not actually much plot to this plot? Anyone feeling like we’re largely substituting shots of Peter Dinklage emoting over the ruins of King’s Landing for writing how Tyrion Lannister would react to the burning of King’s Landing?The man can act. But nobody can act enough to make up for this sucking black hole of plot vacuity. And it blunts the impact of what’s coming up."_ *-TURTLE PACED*

[@Grizzly_6623]

Now you see why it was so important for HotD to be good

[@generalmortars7557]

Too bad Joffrey has already spoiled the death of you-know-who.

[@Tallgeese556]

@@generalmortars7557 Unless they got history wrong or some shit.

[@whatiwatch006]

@@Tallgeese556 nah that wouldn’t make sense it’s gonna happen just like the books

[@MARYWTHER]

And yet GOT's ending makes no sense when you look at HOTD's events: - on HOTD, Viserys was not elected by birthright through his father, but chosen by the lords of Westeros. That failed, creating a huge war among the noble houses of Westeros - on HOTD, again, Viserys was chosen against his will, he didn't want to lead and become King, didn't have it in him and everyone knew it That failed, creating a huge war among the noble houses of Westeros. Heck it happened on Game of Thrones as well with Robert, who didn't get the throne out of birthright either, didn't want to rule and allowed the Lords and Ladies of Westeros to plot behind his back to grab power. - on HOTD, Viserys was favored over a woman who had 10 times if not more his legitimacy, will to rule and ability to do so. Actually, HOTD is all about how women are mistreated by the powerful, devoured by their will to rule, manipulated and abused, and GOT ends with Daenerys getting massacred over a storyline that doesn't make any sense regarding her journey through the show (and no, contrary to what D&D claim, Daenerys not feeling sorry for her abuser - brother - isn't a sign of "madness") and men who don't want to rule and have less claim to rule than her, are favored over her. Jon, Bran, both of them. - on HOTD, it's precisely Viserys' all affairs about heirs that creates this whole thing. The fact that "the Lords and Ladies" couldn't explicitely point to a successor, is what lead to the Dance of Dragons. - all of that, without beginning to mention all the prophecy parts on HOTD that don't pay off at all on GOT. When you watch HOTD, GoT's ending just doesn't make a bit of sense and it actually makes GOT's ending even worse. And you knew even just considering that Jon is a Targaryen and all, well the entire Targaryen Dynasty has fallen, there is nothing left, like yay. And GOT pretending that "the wheel is broken" when literally the show ends on the same rich, disconnected people (yes because the show pretends that the Stark are noble, poor, oppressed people but they're not lmao, they're nobility!) sitting in the same rich ass palace than the beginning of the show (and the beginning of the TV universe with HOTD) is just hella funny (in a very sad way). No wheel has been broken, Jesus. There are the glaring problems in this writing, and then when you think in-universe, it gets worse and worse.

[@imunknown9392]

@@generalmortars7557 Theres book already written about the HoTD called The Dance of Dragons, we already know the whole story, including everyone who dies

[@changingmind2522]

Pudgey, I love your take on Sansa’s ending. She got to be Queen and have power “on her terms,” like you said and I think that’s beautiful. In the end of her long suffering journey, she finally has agency and won’t use her power in the way people like Cersei, Joffrey, and many others used it on her. She truly is Ned and Catelyn’s daughter.

[@CosmicAeon]

She schemed and backstabbed her family in the last few seasons and helped push Daenerys over the edge just so she could finally be a queen and have power to herself. She's basically a littlefinger 2.0 who actually succeeded in getting a crown. All her ending proves is that she deserved the suffering she got in earlier seasons.

[@johnalden5821]

Jon's arc was never going to be about glory or a throne. From the moment he took the Black, he resigned himself not only to a life of duty, but a life of anonymity -- no better or worse than Qorin Half-Hand or Mance Rayder. He knew what he signed up for. But he will always be the Crow who brought the Free People together with the people of the North, ending thousands of years of war. That's better than a king. That's a legend. The real tragedy for Jon is that he loved two women, and he lost both of them because of duty. That will be his burden for the rest of his life. But if there is anywhere in Westeros that he can forget those losses and move on, it's in the Far North. I like Jon's story better than all the others, I think. The truth that we all come to know (maybe with a bit of age), is that we all have to serve. We all have duties and responsibilities -- and choices. Very few of them end in glory or even in basic recognition by others. How many of us toil in complete anonymity and get no honor or commendation? How many crucial moments in our lives come in the dark of a sleepless night? Life is not about power or glory. Life is about serving and striving because you love the people you serve, whether it is your family, your partner, your country or whatever. You don't do it for congratulations, you do it because they need you, and because that is what good, strong people do. And you would not fail them in a thousand years if you could help it.

[@DutchFurnace]

I love how "man 1" and "man 2" are two of the Leaders of the Great Houses we just spend 8 and a half seasons learning about.

[@benjamingarrett9960]

This was Tyrion and Varys' fault by trying to keep Cerci (the enemy) safe. Daenerys had a great plan of flying to the Red Keep and burning it down while all of her enemies were inside at the same time. Tyrion and Varys wanted to starve the city out and cause chaos and diseases, which would've caused nearly the same damage she had done here.

[@benjamingarrett9960]

@@williamshelton4318 Eh, she did what Tyrion wanted

[@rakdar1714]

Arya’s “I know a killer when I see one” remains the funniest line of the entire show lmao Also, RIP Arya.

[@psq6214]

RIP??

[@8293nokinho]

They just pee on the fans, that line is, I think, in top 3 most stupid things in GoT.

[@xenikos99]

@@psq6214 Attempts to sail across the western ocean end in death for pretty much everyone. There is an indication in Fire & Blood that one ship made it across - a vessel made explicitly for the voyage (paid for by stealing and selling the dragons eggs that eventually wound up in Dany's hands) was seen in Asshai in the far east. But most of the crew that went on that voyage died, and any who made it to Asshai probably died once they got there. And unlike the people who planned that whole trip, Arya is not an experienced ocean seafarer.

[@rakdar1714]

@@psq6214 she’s not coming back. Look up Brandon the Shipwright. Not to mention that Arya has zero sailing experience.

[@samdorton1841]

Sending John to the wall was Bran tricking the unsullied because he knows there's not a night's watch anymore but they don't. Grey worm thought he was being punished, but he was really being sent to where he would be happy.

[@Crazymoviefan_23]

I'll miss your reactions, for sure. They became such an integral part of my weekly routine, it will be weird not to have more videos to look forward to. I wish you luck going forward and I hope HoTD returns as soon as possible so I can have those reactions to look forward to as well. Greetings from Bulgaria!

[@autumncolors7015]

Maybe we'll eventually get that Jon Snow sequel...

[@hokagedlo6133]

​@@autumncolors7015gods I hope not a s8 spin off is not the move

[@BhBc8f8]

check out their gaming content, they're on part 4 of the tell tale series

[@stefannicolaescu294]

what kills me is how good it could have been if they kept up the level of the first seasons. It hurts because us hardcore fans waited for 10 years for this caricature of an ending...

[@generalmortars7557]

D&D were offered a couple seasons to wrap the story and better flesh out Dani's descent into madness, among other plots. Sadly, they got hired to make Star Wars movies, so they decided to drop GoT like a hot potato.

[@stefannicolaescu294]

@@generalmortars7557 yea fuck d&d

[@AtticsTV]

@@generalmortars7557 and then the ending was so poorly received they lost the Star Wars movies. Poetic.

[@kurtrivero368]

@@generalmortars7557That’s not why they ended it the way they did.

[@johnnyrotten1666]

I really did like Jamie's ending in the sense that Brienne got to write all his good deeds and at the end it said he died protecting his queen. If you remember he was the king slayer, oath breaker, man without honor. Even though it was Cersei who we hate, he got to die with honor being an oath keeper protecting his queen instead of being the king slayer. I think that was Jamie's redemption story and I liked it because it wasn't the stereotypical redemption story. Jamie was a complex character and I think they did a good job with his story. I also liked Jon's ending. I think what they were getting at in the end was that Jon wasn't gonna stay at the wall he was leaving to go live with the wildlings. He's going to be with the only people who truly accepted him for the man he was. He wasn't very accepted in Winterfell with his family because he was a bastard. Then even when he went to the Night's Watch and became commander he got betrayed and murdered by his own men. But the wildlings always accepted him. They didn't care who he was or what his titles were they accepted him for the type of person he was. Some people have said he's now the new king beyond the wall.

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

Regarding Jon: Bran knew the Night's Watch was no longer needed. By condemning him to the Night's Watch he satisfied Grey Worm's need for punishment, but at the same time set Jon free to go to where he was happiest, The North. With the Wall irreparably damaged and the White Walkers gone, there is no longer a need for it. The Free Folk (what remains of them) are now free to interact with the rest of Westeros without resentment. This is actually the best outcome for Jon and he realizes it the moment he sets foot outside the wall, hence the smirk.

[@dinamovac6539]

Holy shit, time flies, journey has ended, i cant believe. You were the best reactions to GOT that ive watched and ive watched a lot of them,thank you for that! ❤️

[@SpartanandPudgey]

❤️

[@tactician27]

Despite the shortcomings at the end, it was great to re-watch it with you guys. See you again for HOTD season 2 ❤

[@shureyh]

This man here speaks facts

[@Doctor.--mm]

The true epilogue of game of thrones ,written by a true fan. Not my original idea Jon went North and froze, since he decided to go north during winter to a land already destroyed by white walkers. Sansa lost the north shortly thereafter due to starving peasants rising against her,since she separated the north from the food producing parts of the country during winter and she was forced to flee in exile to Essos. Arya got lost at sea since no one has any sailing experience and the crew soon devolved to cannibalism and the lifeless husk of that sad ship is still floating aimlessly in the sea. Bronn was assassinated in his sleep by the reach lords who were disgruntled that a lannister gave away highgarden to a random seel sword over the other lords who have blood claims to the reach. The unsullied made it to Nath and promptly perished to butterfly fever. The dothraki suddenly remembered they were blood riders and their culture demands they take revenge for their fallen khal of Khals and started pillaging. Seeing the north declare independence dorne and the iron islands declare independence. Gendry made his way to stormsend and was promptly beaten up and thrown in a ditch by Stannis loyalists. With the realm in chaos food supplies got cut off causing a food riot. The ppl promptly through the wheel chair king out a window since he was too busy flying with birds to notice Briene having failed 2 kings was dubed Briene the useless and took her own life. Triyon remembered he was still lord of casterly rock and fled there where he drank away what was left of his family fortune. With bran having no heir the kingdom was throne into chaos and the land tore itself apart till they were left with hundreds of petty tyrants. The End

[@tactician27]

​@@Doctor.--mmActually a lot of this is quite possible lol

[@drrohanjacob]

​@@tactician27It's the only logical conclusion to where they left off😂

[@tactician27]

​​@@drrohanjacobOr maybe the Night King spawns again somehow in the land of Always Winter which is why Bran sent Jon north and idk shit happens from there

[@natzbarney4504]

Wow you got me emotional at the end... What a great series! Thank you so much! It was a pleasure to re-watch GOT with you... Can't wait for HOTD season 2 with you too!

[@szyszunia3463]

Do you remember when Dany was looking for baby dragons in the house of the Undying? She was there in the burnt hall and didn't touch the throne

[@SimmerBee18]

Book Dany is easily one of the best characters of literary history (imo) and Emilia Clarke’s portrayal of her in GoT was such a joy to watch. It’s just a shame that the show runners completely misunderstood and ruined her character. Hopefully GRRM writes an ending worthy of her true character. David Lightbringer has great videos analysing her character in the book and a great GoT channel in general. I would highly recommend!!! Regardless, GoT was a good show that made me feel all kinds of emotions. I will miss your incredible reactions to the show!!!

[@davidwindell]

I think it’s fair that some disagree with you. I didn’t mind her ending, and as someone who only watched the show, he insanity was hinted at for years, and for me I thought she was gonna go the way of her father the moment she burned Sammy’s family. I was looking for clues and I saw them almost everytime Dany was challenged. The hints were there. Once Mysandi was killed I knew she was going to snap. When she did it was no surprise to me. Idk, I think it was fine. Insane people aren’t considered insane until they do something crazy. It always comes out of nowhere and the clues it’s coming are always subtle.

[@Pink.andahalf]

Best in literary history? Seriously? I get that people enjoy the book series, and they are well written, but don't oversell it.

[@hedersonlopes9280]

​@@davidwindellthe thing is, in the show, they just made her a tyrant conqueror whose philosophy was "breaking the wheel", while in the books her philosophy is more of "kings and queens exist to protect those who can't protect themselves". In the books she walks out in the middle of sick people to offer them water. In the books she cares. And all that makes sense for earlier seasons Daenerys. The show really made her different after season 5 and thus contradicted everything we'd seen from her before. She never hurt the innocent intentionally like she did in season 8, remember she always crucified the masters, never the slaves, and she even locked up her dragons 'cause they were harming innocent people, so what justifies her rampaging the entire town and not going directly for Cersei and The Red Keep? I'm not mad about twists but they have to make sense and this one wasn't built at all.

[@harish123az]

@@davidwindell The thing is, it was not executed well. Dany turning a tragic villain will be an amazing amazing journey if done right. So it was not that she went the way of her father, it was HOW it was done. Execution is everything Thats not true about insane people at all, their near and dear ones always see the symptoms You cannot blame the audience, fan favorites Ned, Robb, Cat, Oberyn, all had surprising faiths which seemed to come from nowhere and audience didnt predict and were shocked and cried but the audience still loved those moments! Because these were executed right and made sense Considering the reaction to the ending was just plain "what?" and mostly no emotions from the audience, its fair to say it was not done right at all. A right ending would have the audience sobbing and sympathizing with Dany but understanding that it was logical and only thing to happen. It would have impacted the same way many well done tragic tales in literature are.

[@user-bk9bs3oc8c]

@@hedersonlopes9280exactly what you said. And really she is the best Targaryen ever and one of the best characters written even GRrM won an award by just a compilation of her chapters. The amount of rich and complex story that involves her is insane. People are just biased if they say no bc SHE TRULY IS ONE OF THE BEST CHARACHTERS WRITTEN. That’s why she still has fans, that’s why she has so much haters and people who think she will go dark and the other half it’s just the biggest loudest fans of her character who will root for her. People are def biased or they just don’t care but objectively she is def the moment of the show and the books. If grrm makes her go dark in the books too it’s literally the most cliched most lazy ending EVER. There is too much to her character to be like yep she is gonna kill everyone now. The grayness of her character it’s gonna be the end too. Agh Emilia did carry the show too, like if she wasn’t in the show and this season everything would have been idk flavorless in my opinon. And I am not even her actual fan and I know all this lol. Anyway

[@asiahenry7798]

I didn't feel badly when she burned the people of King's Landing, because I remember when all those two faced traitors clapped and cheered when Ned got beheaded. Eff 'em.

[@brokeboybillybaker7270]

Well they were manipulated into believing ned was a traitor

[@hokagedlo6133]

😂 i definitely don't care about the small folk but Daenerys in canon would never do that shit. She's a Liberator and a conqueror not a bully and tyrant

[@asiahenry7798]

@@brokeboybillybaker7270 Manipulated by the incest family? Nahhh they just wanted blood. And they got it with fire.

[@Solar-td4fj]

​@hokagedlo6133 She was a complicated character. Since season one her first impulse against anyone she felt wronged her, or didn't show loyalty to her, was to burn them down. She always had someone else play the good angel in her shoulder that stopped her at the edge, but the tyrant that feels entitled to rule because it was her birthright, and who happily threatened doom or actually carried out the threats was there every single season since the first.

[@thinkhector]

​@@hokagedlo6133Dany actually would. It just wasn't explained very well in the TV show. Dany would not let ANYTHING get the way of her sitting on the Throne. The TV show tried to use.her Dragon's death as her motivation to burn everyone. I think that was the wrong choice. They should have used Sansa. Imagine Sansa plotting to get Jon in the thrown..with Varys and Tyrion all in out. Now Jon has to choose between Dany and his family. The whole Dany/Sansa thing was right there in the plot to be used. And Dany would have killed Sansa if she tried to put Jon on the Throne.

[@GenomeSoldierDK]

It wasn't snowing in King's Landing, what you were seeing was ash. :) Edit: Okay done watching now! It's been so nice following your journey through this show!

[@_LexiMae]

It was also what Dany saw in her vision in season 2. She never touches the throne in her vision.

[@barr790]

Jon is the new Mance Rayder who was also once a crow. Being sent to the not wall (as it doesn't really exist anymore) was infact just letting him go live in the North with the wildlings, he never wanted anything other than a simple life.

[@muffinamy83]

I never had an issue with the ending for this reason, but I know I'm in the minority.

[@irisblue2332]

Yes. This is one thing that I always feel good about in how things end. Jon in the free land makes sense. He can be useful in some forms of leadership, but you could tell from his time with the Wildlings in the beginning that something in their life style and way of being called to him in an elemental way. Also, he was so weary and worn down by the wars and having to kill Dany that he just wanted to retire from life in that world.

[@hokagedlo6133]

@@muffinamy83 maybe because the show isn't about one character? You like Jon snow that's cool doesn't mean the plot made any sense. It's not just about Daenerys going mad either, everything d&d tried to do felt lackluster and without any heart to it. The sand snake plot was one of the biggest red flags but show only fans didn't even realize how bad it was and how changes like that lead us to this nonsense

[@barr790]

@hokagedlo6133 well being that the books don't go this far everyones a "show only" fan at this point. I didn't particularly enjoy the last 2 seasons of GOT but it had moments and Jon ending up in the North was one of them. And FYI... I have read the books

[@hokagedlo6133]

@@barr790 no we are not. The show is an adaptation, the books are the real story. Asoif doesn't have an ending yet, GRRM is the only one who gets to decide what's canon or not.

[@Helion_Prime]

Tyrion just re-elected a new king and redesigned how the entire world is ruled. All while he was on trial for high treason =))

[@Mrryn]

The sad part is that, especially with some of the reasons Tyrion gives in his dialogue to Jon and some minor glimpses in her rise in Essos, you could see where the rush to close the story this season is what failed her arc into becoming a villain. We needed more time to really see her struggle with Westerosi politicking to truly get over the issues with her trying to use her "grand liberator/breaker of chains" style of conquer and rule to do the same in Westeros and the pushback and distrust she would face as a result (along with spin campaigns from the more savvy ruling class to turn public opinion against her more). To really sell that Westeros, despite being where she was born, was not her home, that she wasn't or at least didn't feel welcome and nowhere near as loved and basically deified with little effort like she was in the slave cities. To really make every loss both in battle, in public opinion, and in her treasured friends push her deeper and deeper into a dark place. Because really, Dany is and was way out of her depth politically even in Essos; she became a fighter but never genuinely evolved into a ruler. It's like the smart kid in high school who aces things without trying hitting the wall when they hit college. And as she loses the people who evened her out or gave her guidance and things just not coming as simply as they had, on top of feeling like a stranger in what's supposed to be her home, on top of wrenches into the plan like the Battle for the Dawn and the knowledge of Jon as a trueborn heir in the back of her mind and of weapons that can actually hurt her dragons, her children, after already losing one...after all of this losing and being denied, this could have been a realistic spiral for her, until her "then let it be fear" line actually hits because she has given up on love and mercy and decides to be what she is, what has worked, and what she was even told to do: be a dragon. Go back to the short term solutions that worked at least somewhat for her in Essos and just wreck shop and move on. Fuck everyone else and only rely on the Dothraki and Unsullied - her people, since the Westerners choose not to be - and then go back to the other people, the slaves in the East, that also accept her. Everyone else can burn or submit and then, when they do, they can realize their "folly" and that her regime is for the best. It could have been done, the pieces were there. It was just pushed way too fast for the entire puzzle to come together in time and ended up a jumbled mess with maybe some pieces together forming part of the picture.

[@ncpatriot58]

Just Loved your reaction at Tyrion telling Jon he's going to the Night's Watch. Such a travesty - "he saved everyone and this is what he gets" - no one is allowed a happy ending except for the two people who did absolutely nothing to deserve it - Sansa and Bran.

[@Adam-xg1ch]

it also makes zero sense since there is no need for the night's watch anymore. also, once grey worm and the unsullied bounce for Naath (where they will die for not be immunized), jon could just do whatever he wanted since his entire family rules the mainland of Westeros now.

[@ncpatriot58]

@@Adam-xg1ch And Varys made sure that others know of Jon's heritage - there are too many people who want a Targaryen back on the Throne - hoping this is what SNOW sequel would include - Neither Bran nor Sansa are capable of governing and don't have the support or loyalty of those they are governing, within weeks if not days the other kingdoms will be proclaiming independence, and Bran won't have any way of saying No. The only way Targs or Lannisters could rule is because they had their own military and their own money. Bran has nothing except his creepy magic stuff, maybe he starts blackmailing everyone, yeah, that'd be fun

[@Adam-xg1ch]

@@ncpatriot58 well said.

[@thinkhector]

I don't get this from fans that thought Game of Thrones was going to have good-feels conclusion. "If you thought this was gonna have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention."

[@ncpatriot58]

@@thinkhector I think fans at least wanted an ending that made sense and was satisfying. Which is not what we got.

[@OccamAsylum]

Imagine living in a world where it takes so much time to travel and the likelihood of you seeing someone again is virtually nonexistent. The risks were so much higher.

[@Luke_DeFi]

You must have noticed that no one was beyond the wall after the fight. We can safely say that Jon Snow is the King beyond the Wall now. He has been chosen by people every time