Why "Game of Thrones" Final Season is a Massive Disappointment

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The final season of "Game of Thrones" had a promising enough start, but the most recent two episodes were filled with inconsistencies, errors, and terrible writing decisions that has derailed the show. This video digs into "The Long Night" as well as "The Last of the Starks" to see why fans are feeling so let down.
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[@h4ppy3nd]

The worst part is that they weren't even running out of time. HBO wanted to give them more seasons, more episodes, more everything. The producers just wanted out so that they could get their Star Wars deal. And they messed everything up in order to go get that sweet Disney money.

[@keeweem4015]

scarmander this season should’ve been stretched out over at least 1 or 2 more seasons.

[@daniel_netzel]

I haven't heard about the Star Wars deal, but I definitely know that HBO would have happily continued the show. It's garnered more viewers with each season, making them more and more money, and with them starting a handful of spin-off series, you know HBO would have gone to season 20 if they could have.

[@h4ppy3nd]

@@daniel_netzel it's apparently going to be a trilogy. I'm sort of hoping they get fired after Kathleen Kennedy hears about the backlash from the fans about this season.

[@veenooms]

So dumb. It's like the guy who played Daario Naharis walking away to play an insignificant role in some lousy tv series I don't even know the name of. Why would you leave GoT for something else?

[@dlm9293]

@Spanish Moustache the MCU is probably the only other series, TV or film, on par with GOT. So yeah that would make sense, otherwise it was just foolish on the part of that actor. Hindsight is 20/20, as they say..

[@YashKMusic]

GRRM might have killed your favorite character, but D&D killed your favorite show

[@El.gorila.oficial]

now das tuff fr

[@adrienneclarke3953]

@Dreymon Green yeap. Reread the books. Had forgotten how different it is. Cant wait to see what happens with Griff

[@NovaLaMason]

I was gonna like this comment, but it would've made me Like # 599, and I ain't about that "almost" life.

[@heresfrankbetches921]

Pangolinstirfrylungjuicecough who is it?

[@TheKingOfN0thing]

😭

[@Calilou52]

The craziest part is the fact that there are actually people who thought the final season was good

[@professorpvp]

Ikr, when I see comments like that I'm like God help us all

[@eadekolu]

😂😂😂 I know 😁😁 what madness

[@hamfitness863]

Off with their heads!!!!

[@truepotential206]

When I rise to power those people will be sterilized

[@pack10channel73]

mhm izme No, nudity is not why this show was popular. Season 4 is one of the most popular seasons and has fewer sex scenes than the prior 3. You obviously have not watched the show.

[@StaminatorBlader]

its so cute and innocent how he is disappointed at episode 3, not having seen the true horrors that follow.

[@sharbabess]

Maxmilian Schönbäck seriously!!

[@Robil63]

Lol not cute, it's sad. Hope he hasn't hanged himself by now!

[@jowelledfouni2253]

Was just thinking the same!

[@Mrdestiny17]

@@VeritasOmniaVincit176 nah, this episode destoryed all my investment in the show, still havent seen the last 3 episodes

[@laurenanderson61]

Yes! Yes! That's exactly what I thought!

[@OPENWIDEtv]

Season 8 is the equivalent of writing a thesis the night before it’s due.

[@Retrohut305]

Lol

[@KravMagoo]

Yep...excellent summation.

[@mysteryeeh4154]

💯

[@asideofaioli4630]

Oh, the days.....😌

[@codinginflow]

A....long night?

[@Raymando]

The show went from me being angry at the characters for their decisions to me being angry at the writers at their decisions. Best character arc of all time.

[@daniel_netzel]

Plot twist! The writers were the villains all along!

[@albatroce2324]

Good writing should make you forget there ever was a writer.

[@Raymando]

@@albatroce2324 Exactly. The characters should move the plot, not otherwise.

[@sebee555]

Omg so true. It started with escalating fandom wars over the dumb and irrational decisions of the characters and then it hit me - the writing was far more stupid than even the previous seasons lol.

[@GhostInPajamas]

@@sebee555 I think good writing, or just good art, is exactly when that happens, when it splits crowds and opinions and people lose their minds trying to argue if it's great or nonsense. More than half of viewers still like S8, the writing isn't bad, you just don't like it.

[@itaintoveryeti9444]

"lets wrap up this series, we got star wars to ruin". absolute state of hollywood.

[@MegaCalum11]

Star wars has already been ruined, the last jedi was so horrible and disney so powerful that netflix reviews were removed so people could at least be tricked into watching it.

[@shayla106]

mhm izme Dick riding fans: That wuz great, lok pretty colorz 🤪, or (cover ears) can’t hear your facts, the show was great, or do what I do and turn of your brain and you’ll love it 🧠🤪.

[@thorvenalvarskjomisson95]

Not considering Rian Johnson already ruined Star Wars, Dumb and Dumber wont do it anymore. They got kicked out of disney because they signed a multi million dollar contract with netflix which would have interfered with the making of the saga from them. Finally a somewhat good news around those two guys.

[@jobla7124]

The characters knew exactly what they were doing. They sacrificed the Unsullied and Dothraki because they knew they would respawn (in even greater numbers) for the battle at kings landing in episode 6.

[@michaelxz1305]

I swear to god I had thought that the dothraki and unsullied were mostly wiped out at the battle with the night king, but I guess not

[@SerMattzio]

And then Jon cleverly made his move, knowing that the Unsullied are the most merciful guys out there and would spare him and go home.

[@El_Descarriado]

Oh my god. Unsullied and Dothraki....they're Sand People.

[@koreancowboy42]

@@michaelxz1305 during the aftermath in the war room. Greyworm: half are gone. Jon: "the northmen aswell" Royce: *takes half of the vale forces off the map* Dothraki guy *also done the same* Which means they are less than before. Each of their forces are heavily injured and what not

[@jamiej5229]

the mountain was harder to kill than the night king-.-

[@thesaltybeard1793]

The hound didn't have dragon glass or valeryian steel.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@thesaltybeard1793 And if he did the fight would still have lasted about 13X longer than the fight against the Night King. Arya killed the Night King in less than seven seconds. It took The Hound about a minute before he got a good thrust in on him.

[@RobimusPrime]

I like the fight scene. But, it took way too long. Same with the burning the towns.

[@LonelyKnightess]

@@thesaltybeard1793 Oh my God will you people shut the fuck up about "Muh sjws" already

[@LonelyKnightess]

@@thesaltybeard1793 If the writers wrote a situation in which the fight is unbalanced, then it's still the writers fault if it's absolutely anticlimactic.

[@TheAlana.]

Incredible writers, they went from killing characters to killing the show itself! What an incredible twist! (Never gotten this many likes, thnx)

[@7thWardCreole]

D & D are trash & GRRM is the incredible writer. this is evidenced by how terribly D & D have been floundering ever since they ran out of GRRM's original source material.

[@heeho3360]

Gotcha!

[@oohehoohahahtingtang1232]

I know how to make an ending worth of season 8: Have Ned wake up, the morning King Robert Baratheon arrives at Winterfell.

[@liv97497]

"We thought this was something the audience wouldn't be thinking about"

[@Paindriller]

Gotcha!

[@ttv_mister_vic467]

Sam would have never survived that battle.

[@mikesinyaboot5992]

It was ridiculous. There were a couple times where he was overwhelmed/covered by the dead and he miraculously didn't die. The entire battle with the Knight King was a complete joke.

[@Nesseight]

D&D kind of forgot that Sam overcame his fear and killed a White Walker back in season 3.

[@MsPoliteRants]

Omg seriously!! If they wanted to keep him alive, putting him in the crypts to end up saving his family and killing a few wights would have been the much better route.

[@diamondblack19]

@@mikesinyaboot5992The dead generals were a complete waste of space. I could of done without all the useless fighting just to see them battle it out with some of the main characters. They didn't do anything but watch the action

[@joshjohnson2753]

@@diamondblack19 Don't forget, walking menacingly into winterfell. That was all they did,watched, and then walked around menacingly. What a dumpster fire of a season

[@crazyphotographer930]

Dragon : burns the Iron Throne Bran : Don't worry I got my own chair

[@itistime467]

Reported for making fun of a cripple.

[@sabtuxahad]

@@itistime467 reported for reported for making fun of a cripple

[@Mohamed-vk4dk]

@@sabtuxahad reported for reported for reported for making fun of a cripple.

[@michaelxz1305]

@@itistime467 you joke but this is the direction youtube is heading.. now they are tackling "hate speech".. but what is hate speech? soon it will even be using the "wrong" gender for a former man/woman - next it will be making a joke

[@jacobmurphy7333]

@@Mohamed-vk4dk Reported for reported for reported for reported for making fun of a cripple

[@noahhansford5942]

They broke the number one rule of writing, "Show don't Tell." Instead of showing us how these characters are "smart" or "mad". They just have moments where literally other characters have to tell us "tyrion is smart" or "sansa is the smartest person I know". It just comes out stupid and repetitive. And don't get me started on all of the call back in the dialogue, its like they're trying to remind us of how great the show use to be.

[@ronniejdio9411]

Sadley they did too much showing Showing arya have sex w gendry Showing jamie having sex with Brianna

[@claireb3004]

@@ronniejdio9411 yeah I hate the word "cringey," but that would accurately describe both those love scenes. Bleh

[@ronniejdio9411]

@@claireb3004 Jamie seducing her was Just awful

[@sierra750]

I don't see enough people pointing this out honestly. This is one of my biggest issues. I didn't have to have someone tell me Tyrion was smart in Seasons 1-4 I could tell based off his dialogue and actions. I didn't have to have someone tell me that Shae and Tyrion were in love, I could tell by how they treated each other. But now characters keep saying "Sansa/Tyrion are so smart," but I want to SEE them make smart decisions not be told it. And the one I really hate is how people keep saying "Jon and Dany are so in love" SHOW me and stop telling me.

[@ronniejdio9411]

@@sierra750 those guys are terrible writers. Sry not sry. When they ran out of books they could not continue the quality

[@vzvictorsaurus]

Daenerys: We must attack King's Landing now! Everyone else: Why? Daenerys: Because we only have two episodes left!

[@FuckGoogle2]

Her motive was clear, she saw the support for Jon Snow growing and wanted to take over before people begun to question her right to rule. Why the fight against the dead wasn't a fighting retreat across Westeros where a defiant Cercei refused them at the gates of Kings Landing still and were swarmed as the main army continued to fight and withdraw all the way down to Old Town or Dorne where they finally got their shot at the Night King after several near misses is beyond me, however predictable that would've been it still would be better than what was.

[@Vinny-bb2tj]

D And D wasted episode 1 and 2, could have built Dany up to go mad, stupid fucking d and dickheads. i loved episode 5...in till the bell rang, then i was sad :( they should have made 2 alternative endings to game of thrones, one happy ending and one, hitler,Dick Chaney, George Bush, Dany genocide hungry bitch, which were getting now

[@billb.5183]

She did have reasons that were evident out, but I do see the point you are trying to make. This season has seemed very rushed.

[@JerseyMcgee81]

😭😭😭😭

[@hiddenpower3783]

🤣😂👍

[@amylolxox]

The worst part is that D&D got offered more episodes but they refused 😭😭😭

[@rexnoct5810]

they even got offered up to 10 seasons

[@TheKillaShow]

@@rexnoct5810 HBO should have canned the idiots and kept the show going with new producers. They are the real idiots. I bet the executives watched the season and thought it was gonna be a hit. Dumbasses.

[@FrayAdjacentTX]

@@TheKillaShow if HBO could have, they should have. From all I've heard, D&D owned the rights, so HBO may have had their hands tied. Either way, SOMEONE made a monumentally stupid financial decision not to try to carry this show as far and as long as they could have. In this channel's next video about the character arcs, it's laid out - probably someone's ego got in the way.

[@romefox]

Dragonfire can devastate a city block and crumble 700 ft walls but John can hide behind some rubble and be ok . Consistency, is that too much to ask?

[@antonquirgst2812]

but it happens in all the movies tbf. towards the end in the face of battle: remember starship troopers: at the start of the film it took like 5 marines to fight off one bug at the end of the film one marine fought off like dozens of bugs

[@antonquirgst2812]

as far as logic goes im not too concerned i mean: just for starters: who in their right mind would tirion as their advisor in a battle against his own sister? It doesnt really make sense but the show created some stars who carried the remainig storylines and needed to keep them in it...

[@marcelinauy9037]

@@antonquirgst2812 Because old Tyrion knew how Cercei's mind works. And he hated her, there's no love lost between them. If old Tyrion could kill his father, he could kill his equally tyrannical sister. But if course, the last few season Tyrion was completely different from the old Tyrion.

[@antonquirgst2812]

​@@marcelinauy9037 tyrion just blew it all the way - he annihilated his family then made snow kill his love just to become the right hand of the kig again... and before that all his predictions and all his assumptions just went to fail. not to ention that he more or less killed tzhe guy who saved his life (varys)... tyrion just a bitch...

[@jowelledfouni2253]

Apparently Winterfell's broken wall is stronger then the magical wall who stood for thousands of years... RIP reason...

[@eugenebebs7767]

"If you think this story is going to have a well written ending, you have not been paying attention"

[@Ar1AnX1x]

-Undead Ramsey

[@aarongutierrez7705]

Dmitry Maximov I had it spoiled, I’m warning you to stay away from these videos

[@eugenebebs7767]

​@@aarongutierrez7705 It's a good thing I've already read the spoilers, otherwise I'd go mad myself

[@johnwayne278]

You’re a fool

[@holdwhatdoor7629]

Exactly, you haven't been paying attention since the start of season 6. The writing has been circling the toilet bowl since then, there was always so many more episodes to go that people ignored it. Now its finally going down the drain and people are acknowledging it. I think the hate is coming on so strong because people have let so much slide over the past few seasons and were willing to forgive bad writing in the past as long as they could make an ending work. This is what happens when people suffer bad writing for 2 seasons, the show runners think its great because people want to like it and will turn their brains off to praise when they should be critical.

[@tarikfretes5970]

interviw with dumb and dumber after ep 3: it was the end of the dothraki ep6 promo: nearly 1k dothrakis. perfect example for this season

[@patm3802]

I really loved the master strategy they put forth of the Dothraki YOLO charge. Who would have though that the Dothraki couldn't defeat the greatest threat Westeros had ever seen on their own? Makes you wonder why they even bothered banding everyone together if they thought the Dothraki could handle it on their own

[@MrTbob418]

@@patm3802 and keep in mind the dothraki live for fighting in pitch black against basically unknown opponents. Man, that scene by itself killed me right at the start.

[@bgill7475]

They kind of forgot they only killed half of the dothraki.

[@zurkturk13]

nah man didnt you hear? they ordered them on ebay..... thats why theres 1k dothraki in ep 5

[@marutanray]

the night king resurructed the dead dothraki. they are actually whytes.

[@DannyPhantom435]

"Once you've got your display settings figured out...." dude they should figure that out before they release the episode I shouldn't have to edit my TV settings to get the best quality from it.

[@maskedkitty7350]

exactly!

[@kpax2066]

Everything about the writing of season 8 was sub par. Character development, plot points, foreshadowing, prophecy, common sense. It was incomprehensible how they ruined it so completely. They couldn't have done a more thorough job if they tried. I have never witnessed such a complete and utter failure.

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

Hilarious and well said.

[@patwaddington]

I thought season 7 was really bad. But fuck me season 8 was just absolutely terrible, like I couldn’t believe what I was actually watching

[@oliviawilliams6204]

It’s actually the same quality of writing we got since Season 5

[@Rambl3On]

What makes Theon’s death poignant is he was the only character in the entire episode there for any reason besides survival. He wanted redemption.

[@Blackhawk211]

so did jaime. he left kings landing and went north to fight

[@nykerianash1590]

Jack_The_Masochist_Kelly MMA The went back to Cersei like a little bitch.

[@nykerianash1590]

Jack_The_Masochist_Kelly MMA Then went back

[@Blackhawk211]

@@nykerianash1590 when i wrote that comment i hadnt seen ep 5 and thought he was going back to kill cersei

[@gitapatel1262]

Disappointed, disgusted they could have done better than this. Looks like not only writers but the actors also wanted it to end it in a hurry. They all gave up on the show.

[@brightlamp2549]

Night king is the real villain. Just kidding its cerci Just kidding its daenarys Edit wow thanks for 1k likes! Just kidding its the iron throne! Just kidding its bran Just kidding its YOU! Yeah thats right its you!

[@daughterofyah6209]

I am Chappy lmfaooo yo dude I’m dying!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@speed9280]

@PissedFechtmeister Jon Snow will kill Daenerys

[@Xishnik94]

Just kidding it's D&D.

[@IQ2992]

"It was me Austin!"

[@MrConnorTV1]

Just kidding, is D&D

[@13lood13ath]

"Should we do a 9th or 10th season?" "Nah. Let's make the 8th season the final season and we'll only make 6 episodes." Brilliant.

[@richardcruz8101]

Fuck you

[@corentinf8896]

HAHAHA It makes me laugh when I remember aaaaaall these videos presenting hundreds of theories on eveything, trying to explain all the game of thrones mysteries, these mysteries that would be answered in season 8 aaaaaaand NO. Just Arya teleporting, Jamie fighting Euron, Daenerys becoming insane in a split second and characters sitting around Winterfell.

[@menotyu9576]

i honestly felt the battle of the bastards had much more impressive and impactful sequences.

[@thealgerian3285]

The writing was already pretty moronic then, though.

[@liv97497]

Even the Blackwater Bay episode waaay back in the beginning was better, simply because of the better tactics, with what Tyrion pulled off (and now it seems he's forgotten he's supposed to be clever). It's proof you dont need outrageous CGI for a good fight sequence.

[@soldnerfreak4712]

@@LokaJohn yeah, the battle of bastards is so overrated i think blackwater and the fight on the wall against the wildling were waaaay better

[@garywood97]

Battle of Bastards, Blackwater, Battle for Castle Black, and Hardhome were all better battle sequences.

[@rubenarancibia7145]

@@LokaJohn battle of bastards wasn't dumb not like this final season

[@mrwhite2039]

Game of thrones isnt about big cinematic visuals it's about the stories and the characters. DandD totally missed what made GOT great. They are not fans and it shows.

[@Lineage2ErtheiaPvP]

when u have a budget of 100 milion, permit me to be about quality also.Artefacts and no 4k hdr in 2019? fuck off hbo .

[@megbee7423]

Couldn't agree more. I wonder how the author of the boss feels toward this.

[@eviemattheij7047]

Right? I've always kinda thought GoT the series was a bit overrated, because the thing that makes it so great is the writing, and if you want the writing you can also just read the books. Now that they cant follow the books anymore it's just really showing that this show was all about the story and almost no one actually cares how big the battles are (look at season 1, where they dont have the money for a big battle scene, yet it wouldnt even be fair to compare it to this season)

[@ikarys5173]

dAnY fOrGoT aBoUt ThE iRoN fLeEt

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

After the Pearl Harbor attacks, FDR wanted to invade Japan, but all the American forces were ambushed and killed in sea, becuase they kinda forgot about the Imperal Japnese Navy

[@timazbill7746]

It felt like the last day of school where nobody really does anything. All the smiles into the camera were so cringe. The whole of season eight was just a feel good reunion for the cast. I want my money back.

[@Robil63]

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[@kj4660]

Well Grand Daddy Ice is dead. The big bad main villain Cersei just stared off her balcony and died by rubble. And Jon Snow is the highest paid extra in history of a television series. Fml

[@VictoriaClerici]

so... the show was built up to make Dany seem like the actual dangerous and radical villain lol but they probably regretted about that idea 2 hours after writing it so they'll kill her off with ease (like the other two) to prove how much of a huge threat she is :^)

[@xcrunner811]

Victoria Clerici how exactly has the show built that up? I’m sure GRRM wanted it to end like this but I know he’ll do a hell of a lot better job of showing exactly how she got to where she burns thousands of innocents. The majority of fans aren’t upset about her being a mad queen, just how she got there was rushed.

[@VictoriaClerici]

@@xcrunner811 they killed the NK with ease, Cersei lost the city within the first 3 minutes of Dany riding Drogon, and the final episode was all about destroying the actual threat, the actual tyrant... but, like the other two "villains", she was easily killed with little to no consequences or traumas lol and I'm aware of the fact that King's Landing had to be burnt before that happened, but look at last night's episodes: the Lords were LAUGHING AND JOKING after a goddamn GENOCIDE. Nobody fucking cared.

[@VictoriaClerici]

@@xcrunner811 I'm not upset about the fact that she was supposed to be the mad queen either, but there was an attept to make Dany seem villainesque at the last minute. Didn't work for me, at least the way it was executed. Seeing her die last night made me feel nothing, and every prior death in GoT felt compelling or pleasing (even Ramsay, he died BEING EATEN BY DOGS and everyone wanted to see him dead). After all those plot holes/developement holes, there was nothing else for the end of the series but to be empty.

[@antonquirgst2812]

@@VictoriaClerici burning a city is not genocide! I think thats on of the mature holes in this- even though danny did that for no good reason it didnt seem so traumatic, probably as viewers we got a litlle indifferent due to all of thos dramatic scenes and cuts throughough season 8 with all of its battles!

[@connormorrison5797]

Smh I guess the Night King wasn't wearing enough plot armour 🤷‍♂️

[@mrrominemr]

YOU CAN'T KILL THE NIGHT KING! Arya was groomed by Syrio Forel to serve the many faced God. The same God as the faceless Men in the house of black and white The only temple of the many faced God. The only things the many faced God Cares about is death and service. Everyone dies and everyone servers. The Night King changes that. With the Night King everyone won't die, he's the end of death. This is an abomination to the faceless men and the many faced God. Only the faceless men could have trained Arya and supplied her with The cats paw dagger. The only dagger that can used To destroy the dragonglass Shard. Arya had a secret path to the Tree she was able to sneak up on John. She learned by chasing cats as a kid. YOU CAN'T KILL THE NIGHT KING! Not even Arya! 1. They had to "undo" the ritual that created the Night King. That's why they had to get Night King under that tree. 2 a ring of death around Bram But a clear path from the Night King To Bran 3. All magic requires a blood sacrifice and that was Theon Greyjoy. 4. The only weapon that could undo the ritual was the dagger Cat's Paw. When Bran was flying around as the raven he tried to warg the Night King Bran was getting strong enough to warg the Night King. And may have done so, Arya was stabbing him in the back, that's not the ritual. Bran had to make sure she stabs him in the chest. Imho He warged the Night King Catching her hand forcing her To aim at his chest. When Bran first saw the Night king Probably was trying to warg him. Bran also saw the ritual Bran was The only threat to the Night king. That is why he was targeted

[@toutestvanite350]

And a big faking sword by the way

[@alwayscoping2133]

mrrominemr This is some high lvl autism

[@johnwayne278]

You’re a fool

[@johnwayne278]

Always Morphing you’re a bigger fool

[@youbetternotplaythatnashee898]

Everyone: If only GoT had better writers for the last 2 seasons Varys' ashes: _If only_

[@michaelxz1305]

if only GoT had more episodes and more seasons

[@youbetternotplaythatnashee898]

@@michaelxz1305 _If onleh_

[@marcelynxxx]

Rhaegal died for nothing 😂🤦🏾‍♀️, I remember watching that clip of them justifying his death .and thinking wth

[@TheKillaShow]

So many things happened for no logical reason the last 3 seasons. Jon was a Targaryan simply to make Dany go Evil. Imagine that.

[@truepotential206]

Well NK died for bo reason so

[@atheistgirl4869]

Masa Masa Rhaegal survived the night king but not from Euron Greyjoy😂

[@dragondude9637]

@@atheistgirl4869 isn't a fully grown dragon's scales supposed to be impenetrable and the odds of killing one is a million to one shot, at which point you are either eaten, roasted, knocked into the stratosphere by their tail or stepped on and squished into paste? Euron's scorpion shot would have simply bounced off his scales.

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

​@@TheKillaShowDany was so paranoid about competing claims, yet she legitimize Gendry, so the Baratheon line is back

[@patrikalexkiss4833]

Well I'm here after episode 5...sad to say there is little to no hope they can bring this back

[@Xxblaze191x]

No kidding, hate to say it but I don't know if I'll even bother watching the final episode. Here's hoping GRRM finally finishes his last few books and shows these scrubs how to properly tell a story

[@Babylauncher3000]

Episode 5 was a 9/10 episode. You people are just jaded.

[@st19123]

Babylauncher3000 visually yes this whole season visually is beautiful writing this season and season 7 is a 3 lol none of the characters acting the same

[@bendietrees]

Babylauncher3000 holy shit you have questionable taste

[@thealgerian3285]

@@Babylauncher3000 Either that or you're handicapped in a way that makes it so can't tell the difference between something pretty and something good.

[@flowinsounds]

This is heartbreaking. The potential, flushed down the drain of soulless fools

[@donsanjino]

GRRmartin: im a character killer. :1 Dnd: we're a show killer. >:D

[@Trialbyfire.coaching]

I just feel like ever since I started watching Game of Thrones I must have made the wrong choices which got me the bad ending. Would love it if I could retry and get the proper one next time.

[@AndreaHa]

If only that were true 😭

[@saiyanmgtow]

I was certain Stanis and Mel were gonna ruin Ramsey's whole career....

[@thrash4dave]

Me: Game Of Thrones is the best show of all time. Change my mind. Also me: Hey guys, D&D changed my mind.....nevermind.

[@TheAmethyz]

I hope someone makes tv series from Dragonlance or Belgariad

[@TheGuyWhoQS]

Its annoying that HBO offered them more seasons and more episodes, but D&D said no . . . Probably because they wanted Star Wars.

[@keithwinget526]

Wouldn't it be the best shock value if Disney pulled the rug out from under them, because of how badly they've handled this season of GoT? That's a huge way for Disney to regain a LOT of respect from fans, but I seriously doubt they'll take advantage of the opportunity...

[@omariramsey1154]

That's exactly why they did GOT so dirty. They wanted to get it over with so they could drop it on its head and kill it already, and they did exactly that with episode 5

[@ZR38315]

Also there’s the possibility some of these actors just want to move on. That has to be factored in

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@ZR38315 the actors were never the problem at all

[@ZR38315]

Sam Loomis how do you know the actors didn’t wanna move on to other projects. Emilia Clarke and Sophie turner are becoming much bigger stars. Can you blame them if they want to expand their horizons

[@deren2001]

I re-watched the whole show starting from the beginning just to stay in the flow while getting to the finals , It was like watching a 5 stars show crashing down hill to a BIG 0. It was so disappointing I can cry

[@arthurfortes8398]

I could compare Game of Thrones with Dexter using your brilliant comment, but Dexter is getting another season to redeem itself, so I can only use your comment to feel more disappointment for the finale of Game of Thrones.

[@Nik110512]

My first thought in episode 3 was why send the Dothraki first, you'd just be fighting them when they are raised.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Also, why fight with blades? They should have ONLY used fire. Burn the bodies so they cannot get up again.

[@wildlight9111]

No. HBO offered them 10 seasons with 10 episodes each around season 4. Around season 5-6 those two went to Lucas Films to propose a Star Wars trilogy. Around the ending of season 6 they announced there would be only 8 seasons. Last year they announced that their next project would be Star Wars trilogy and the CEO claimed to have been contacted awhile ago by them two. They killed the show *Point BLANK* Just another way on how corporate greed fucks you. They took your escape from reality and took a fat shit on it.

[@infinite8382]

season 8 was a disaster and episode 6 was so anti-climactic. So badly written. what a waste.

[@wtfallstars]

That is some fucked up shit, the D&D should get burned by dracarys and chop off by lightsaber.

[@pedropascalfan03]

The hilarious part is their plan backfired on them. They cut season 8 short in episodes and quality so they can quickly get onto Star Wars. Little did they know that they'd be fired from that Star Wars deal BECAUSE of all that season 8 backlash lmao.

[@fakjbf3129]

Season 8 has done something I never thought was possible, it has characters who are simultaneously acting completely randomly and utterly predictably at the same time.

[@troylandes]

I had the same issues and felt the same disappointment. I've watched over the past 10 years. It was the best show I've watched in 60 years, until this season. Poorly written, and rushed.

[@darkseidistheboss5781]

Season 7 was horrible as well. 5-6 although still good were the first signs of decline. The strong got is, sadly, the first half of the series 1-4

[@StarWarsJokes]

Why nobody fired D&D after that someone read the script??

[@moonshadow7057]

Maybe they have the copyright?

[@MollyFC]

Rigid contracts

[@pow3r17]

and somehow 50% of army survived...what a joke lol 8 years destroyed...meh

[@Brekner]

When i heard that i wanted to just walk away...i can't get over that, i feel so insulted it's not even funny...

[@drake128]

This is how lazy they are, no numbers, no x amount of this x amount of that ( very important really) ...just fuckin half.Half.....fucking half .

[@jakegraham3758]

If this week is absolutely amazing which there’s a good chance there is would you change your mind?

[@drake128]

@@jakegraham3758 I want it to be good, wouldn't change my mind of season 8 thus far .If it's good then great. We'll see tomorrow.

[@superskd1999]

No my friend well see today atleast i will at 9pm est time

[@roastpork5437]

Regardless how rushed and badly written build ups season 8 is, we should never pin that on the actors/directors/set design team/music composer/CGI team. They all did an amazing job!

[@daniel_netzel]

100% the most talented cast and crew working in TV right now, maybe ever.

[@RearAdmiralTootToot]

That's what makes this all so tragic. Everything other than the writing makes me want to like it, but I just can't. Like, I want to keep watching episode 3 because the battle looks so cool (just so long as I ignore logic) but the taste it leaves is awful. Watching the NK die was more tragic than like any other GoT death... and he's the villain (or was he?)... Season 8 is like a really stupid good looking girl and... well you figure the rest out about what I'm about to say.

[@ViralKiller]

and no one is denying that. The fact that the writing ruined the last episodes is an insult to their efforts

[@thelittlebrickshack8402]

that's true

[@Kalenz1234]

All on Dumb & Dumber.

[@bdbamerica2575]

Man, if u thought the long night episode had holes I’m guessing ur gonna need a 12 hour vid to cover all the holes of episode six🥶🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@thewolf4775]

They took away our 'OH MY GOD' moments and gave us topical BS

[@0mnicide]

Winter is coming Winter is coming Winter is coming Winter is coming Winter is coming Winter is coming Winter is coming Winter is he- CERSEI IS COMING Whoops never mind.. DANY IS COMING Three different main villains in the span of three episodes.

[@MiguelSantos_]

Why... Just, why...

[@dakotafoote6075]

It snowed for like 2 days lol

[@mikehoot3978]

Dany is not a villain. She was pushed to this. You want the dragon? You got a vert blood dirsty dragon.

[@0mnicide]

Burning innocent women and children when she didn’t have to made her a villain. Tyrion told her the bell ringing means surrender and she acknowledged. The bell rang. Dany got her ideal victory, minimal civilian casualties. Then killed a bunch of innocent civilians. She’s now a villain.

[@obblivionkr]

Mike Hoot cool motive, still massacre

[@apollion888]

Thank you for a sane and depressingly accurate assessment. You're not a lone voice in the wilderness but you are the most credible one I have heard so far

[@daniel_netzel]

I appreciate the kind words. I did my best to be fair and level headed with everything, here's hoping I don't get shitpiled by people who won't watch the video lol

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Frikidoctor said it in a great way too

[@JennieandMeredyth]

apollion888 100% agree! This review was very fair, honest, and still optimistic that the last two episodes might pleasantly surprise us.

[@Kabroumiman]

Unfortunately, only 1 eps left to save the ending, and seeing how the 5th first eps were....i have a strong feeling the last won t be any better, if not worst.

[@112523]

lets all be realistic. the show started to drop off since season 5 ever since D&D had to write their own stuff it went down hill remember the dorne sequence? yeah, that part is actually really badass in the books and theres way more to it. the culture of dorne is also badly explained. dorne is the only kingdom where men and woman are 100% equal. both woman and men can rule but both men and woman can be prostitutes

[@ajaxdgonzo7263]

SupahFly they butchered all of dorne. All so they could have one actress

[@Zeriel00]

The long Night = The mildly inconvenient evening

[@BatmanBoss]

D&D are terrible writers Since they ran out of books the story is trash.

[@Blackhawk211]

one of them wrote xmen origins wolverine soo yeah we shoulda seen this coming from the begining

[@soldatheero]

it was pretty bad before that tbh

[@Theirishcannoli]

Yes thank you

[@claudeapollon4723]

U can't blame them for doing what they can in a bad situation they didn't sign up to finish a song of ice and fire

[@DK-ff4oi]

Looking forward to the new Star Wars trilogy with screenplay written by dumb and dumber

[@manasbapat8700]

oh you sweet winter child....wait till you get every last hope crushed by the bells

[@daniel_netzel]

Yup

[@tylerulfmann4586]

The things I saw the character arcs I lost won’t stop hurting

[@ken_yap]

Wait till you watch the series finale and see the way they ended Dany’s and Jon’s story

[@CoasterCrazyy]

I was hoping that the Night Kings army would have made it up to Kings Landing where everybody, including places like Dawn, Bravos, and the Iron Bank etc. would have sent their armies over to help with the final fight. Would have been so EPIC!

[@hvymettle]

I know that you have to suspend disbelief when viewing fiction, especially fantasy, but I couldn't believe what they did to this show in the last season.

[@patrickoliver9133]

Equivalent of taking a shit on a diamond necklace

[@andremonteiro1506]

The destruction of King's Landing on EP5 is the best analogy how D&D destroyed the show

[@rosgill6]

yup all of us down there screaming, on fire and covered with ash. D&D should have been on the dragons, not Dany

[@andremonteiro1506]

@@rosgill6 Exactly my point

[@nobob8564]

This is the best comment regarding season 8 ep. 5 I have seen so far. LOL

[@gaspardp7314]

Destroyed without much logical reasons, incredibly abrupt and coming out of nowhere because all the clever people weren't advising anymore a quite stupid person with way too much power over Westerosi people? Yeah, quite fitting...

[@yateswebb]

Why don't we wait until he show's over to claim this? You only have one week. This feels knee jerk... and to be fair this was foreshadowed THE ENTIRE SERIES. Get over it.

[@ruthieo54]

One more thing, I think Bran is useless.

[@richardlinares6314]

Yeah, I was hoping he'd warg into a wight giant or find the source of the NK's power but nope.

[@558aly558]

I was expecting so much of him from the beginning. In the end he was one of the worst written character.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

Because Dumb and dumber don't know how to write fantasy characters so most of fantastic elements of the story lost in the series. they simply don't know where to use overpowering person like Bran so they made him useless. Great strategy.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

@fred's long, hard, throbbing ego Yeah Bran for the king. He will be a great king if he stop playing raven simulator all the time or simply become a tree after some years.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

@fred's long, hard, throbbing ego Democracy is really a lame way to rule in the medieval times. Feudals are worse than democracy. Best one is an absolute monarchy with small states appointed by the monarch when ruling over a huge land. Bran do not have what takes to govern, he can have intel but a spymaster would do that for him too, he can warg but he is a pacifist so won't help his case. He isn't eager,he doesn't have charisma, he can't go places ,mostly live in the past, have communication problems which is the most important one and he also need to go back to forrest and become a tree as the price of being winged wolf.

[@manalho2415]

9 years, 8 seasons, 73 episodes elaborating the plot of who will sit in the iron throne... ... and in the final episode it all is decided in a rush during a condo meeting 😂

[@logicpolice2451]

*House of Cards:* I have the worst final season ever. *GoT:* ... _Hold my beer._

[@syedibrahimbukhari7837]

They rushed the story to it's conclusion. Game of thrones could have easily extended to 2 or 3 more seasons if they wrote the story properly and considered the narrative structure.

[@flick2flick]

D&D doesn't give a damn. Theyre rushing it so they can work on star wars material which they will most likely ruin.

[@Forestwidow]

@@flick2flick also HBO want to push out the spinoffs, prequels and sequels to shit out profit, same thing AMC did to The Walking Dead, didn't care for the material but saw dolla dolla bills

[@michaeltrumph121]

@@Forestwidow Nobody is gonna give a fuck about the sequels and prequels given how poor this season is.

[@LetsPlayKenny]

@@michaeltrumph121 you would be surprised

[@7rob27]

Or just pick up the pace a little 3 seasons ago.

[@Wanderersea]

Season 8 should have 10 episodes and it should have been all about The Night King and his army of undead wreaking havoc from Winterfell all the way into Dorne. Everyone scatters and tries to survive the Undead. Nope, instead we have one measly episode where the night king is killed off and their threat reduced to a chuckle. And then, we have The Last Battle in King's Landing where Dany just goes ape shit for a whole hour. She didn't even confront Cersei. Sigh.

[@NutBustingHistory]

Game of Thrones pulled an Atlanta Falcons. Blew a 28-3 lead. Over with lol

[@badmanskill1112]

More like DnD should've ran the damn ball.

[@rosesongoku6980]

@@badmanskill1112 DnD held the ball and ran off with it when the score was 107 to 107.

[@amylolxox]

DEXTER, LOST and GAME OF THRONES are all buddies btw

[@hugoumero9723]

And Big Bang Theory Too

[@Ayeveraa]

HIMYM

[@cain7925]

dexter ending is quite good.

[@mijanhoque1740]

FootballManagerFTW GoanimateFTL Big Bang theory had a great ending but as a overall show it’s meh.

[@richardcruz8101]

LOST was shit from the beginnig

[@ControlLingOo]

So apparently Cercei didn't matter as the main enemy .... Surprise .... nothing mattered what was happening in the last 7 Seasons This is worse than "Lost"

[@VictoriaClerici]

indeed. None of them was a real threat, just Dany (LOLOLOLOL EXPECTATIONS SUBVERTED LOLOLOLOL)

[@iKeto_gal]

And “How I Met Your Mother”

[@devoringdemonsoulq9086]

Lost had a great ending

[@MattRoscoe1]

Lost was exactly what I thought of too when I watched this last series.

[@aeterna581]

@@devoringdemonsoulq9086 compare to this yeah

[@Parashoot7]

5:48 When the actor is questioning the logic of the characters actions, that when you know you have a problem.😂

[@VideoGameAutopsy]

To me, Arya killing the Night King is never not going to feel like fan service. I understand that she's more than capable of delivering the killing blow, but this wasn't her fight. It was Jon's fight. It's always been Jon's fight. Every time, him and the Night King locked eyes, you knew that at some point it was going to come down to the two of them. One person, one world was going to have to die for another to live. Jon killing his greatest enemy, and winning the war he's been fighting since he first went to the Wall would have been a fitting end for his story. Having anyone else kill his adversary feels cheap and dishonest. Think about the final duel between Harry and Voldemort. We know Harry has to defeat him. We know he's the only one who can defeat him. Seven volumes worth of story have practically beat that notion into our minds. Would the story feel just as satisfying if it were Ginny Weasley who delivered the killing blow? Or Ron, or Hermione, or literally anyone else who isn't Harry? No, because it betrays would was set forth, what was meant to happen.

[@unc54]

At the very least if not Jon have it be someone who was there because Jon opened their eyes to the threat. Having it be Arya just makes no sense on any level. And when you hear D&D talk about it, the reason was trope subversion.

[@Cobalt360Degrees]

More emotion was stirred in me from you playing Old Nan's story over the recent clips of the Night King and his army than the entirety of the actual episode of The Long Night.

[@TKinfinity01]

Season 8 is the biggest commercial ever produced. Now everyone wants to read the actual ending George will write.

[@obblivionkr]

Not gonna lie, I had zero interest in the books and the show, but now I wanna go read the book.

[@jasonhale770]

@@obblivionkr The books are so much better! But at least the first 4 seasons of the show were good because they did a decent job of adapting the books to film. Euron Greyjoy is such a badass in the books and is just a joke in the show.

[@Mechafree]

It mostly feels like they come up with "cool moments" and bend everything around them to make them happen.

[@dernwine]

Thats how a lot of writing is done and normally it's not a problem. The issue is that's not how GRRM writes and the switch from one style to the other is very noticeable. Even that wouldn't have been a problem (which is why Season 6 is bearable, and Season 7 kind of) if the writers where not rushing it now.

[@muratgunduz4666]

I can't be the warden of the north.. I'm three eyed raven.. Oh.. the king of the kingdoms you say.. Why do you think I came all this way I'm in !! Ok🙄

[@ken_yap]

“Why they felt the reason to finish in 8 seasons is something I’ll never understand..” I’ll help you understand with just 5 words: Disney, New Star Wars Trilogy, $$$

[@Robil63]

Hope nobody watches them out of protest. Or because they will suck.

[@ken_yap]

Angry Clown agree! Boycott D&D movies from now on!

[@thorvenalvarskjomisson95]

Well, atleast disney kicked them out again lol.. rushed got to get to star wars, ruined their own reputation while doing this because of star wars and then: get kicked out of star wars with a ruined reputation and now playing around at netflix.

[@storytellers1]

"It feels like we're watching the cliffnotes of how the season should end". Couldn't have said it better myself, it's almost as if George gave them some broad notes on how the main story beats should conclude and they just never really bothered expanding on it all that much...

[@brianfewer919]

Yeah... that's EXACTLY what happened... you can't be that dumb not to realize it. Fucking lower your expectations people and appreciate you're getting anything at all. There is no source material for them to work off of now so they are essentially wing'in it. This was the best you were ever going to get and although it's highly flawed, it's still quality entertainment. It's like you got a date with a supermodel but are disappointed to find out she's a moron

[@storytellers1]

​@@brianfewer919 Nah man, I'd already lowered my expectations substantially but now I get the feeling that D&D are just done with the show and really couldn't care less themselves. David Benioff on EP4: "She just forgot about Euron", that's just the laziest excuse I've ever heard for saying that you didn't care to properly set-up all these surprise shock moments. I understand it's insanely difficult, and I really didn't expect something that would blow me away entirely, but they're hardly disguising there apathy towards the show anymore at this point (the writers that is, everyone else involved are still killing it). Also don't understand this trend where people who criticize things that they obviously care a lot about are shunned for being 'toxic fans', as if you should just gobble up whatever you, as the viewer, is handed to you, no questions asked.

[@SurferMan127]

Personally, I feel like “Cliff’s Notes” gives the show WAY too much credit. That implies an abridged storytelling schedule where the intended story is still more or less told. This has become more like poorly written fan fiction.

[@dontghostbanmeplz8788]

@@brianfewer919 Your analogy is flawed. It should be: It's like you got a date with a supermodel and she is perfect, she is smart and funny, only to find out later she turned into a moron.

[@ryankings6755]

honestly, if they did have a small amount of direction but knew they did not have the brains to expand on it enough to produce something GRRM actually deserves i would rather have waited 3-4 years for the last season. a 10++ episode season based off of the last book. but instead we get a half assed rushed season based off of notes....

[@newish6596]

Winter is Coming!! ..... aaaaaaand it’s gone 😂

[@MAGDOSEH]

Best show on TV..22 years and counting

[@rickrossesneckrolls2042]

😂😂😂

[@reneelasswell3734]

The Stark house words sound really stupid now. They would have been better off with the Tyrells lame "growing strong".

[@fredpearson5204]

"Massive disappointment" is a massive understatement. 2 years to produce the laziest scripts for the fewest episodes.

[@ocky88]

I feel sick about the way Daenerys and her forces were misused and abused this season. In episode 4, during the celebratory feast, I could not stop asking, out loud: "why are there no Unsullied or Dothraki at the feast aside from Greyworm?" Even when Gendry went outside to find Arya, he passed by Northern soldiers having an outdoor celebration. None of Dany's people were there. They were treated like animals.

[@Kat1kafka]

Season 1 winter is coming Season 2 winter is coming Season 3 winter is coming Season 4 winter is coming Season 5 winter is coming Season 6 winter is coming Season 7 winter is here Season 8 winter was meh....

[@davemccombs]

Not their fault you have a linear understanding (I use that word loosely) of the show's thematic elements and thought it would come down to a good man vs bad blue man duel.

[@leodouskyron5671]

GnomeDazzle Actuality has a point. It is about setups and payoffs. No mater the other things they have in the series, the big set up was Winter and if you want other things to be more important you have to set them up better.

[@richardlinares6314]

Yeah, they could have at least had a huge time jump to show the long winter wearing them down.

[@RoninDave]

@@davemccombs oh shut up. Why build up a threat for seven seasons than wipe it out in one episode and move on to pirates and mercenaries?

[@oohehoohahahtingtang1232]

Season 8 Episode 1: Winter is coming ! Season 8 Episode 2: Winter is coming ! Season 8 Episode 3: ??????? Season 8 Episode 4: Oops, you just missed it. Season 8 Episode 5: BURN BABY BURN !!!!!!

[@the_purple_mage]

LOST Season 6: "Here's how you ruin the most popular show in television history." Game of Thrones Season 8: "HOLD MY ALE!"

[@albertolameira5224]

Tyrion prefers wine xD

[@mewgiah8057]

LOST wasn’t even that bad. The problem is that they botched the island/lore plot. But the actual character stuff was amazing. The finale absolutely delivered on the character side of things. Like a lot of people took issue with the afterlife stuff. But I had no issue with it, because it was supposed to be an epilogue (after the show ended). And a major aspect of the show has always been the character stuff. However, a lot of people got sucked into the island mystery. And IMO they shouldnt have ever set the show up to “explain” these things. Almost anytime fantasy/sci-fi tries to explain magic, it ends up being horrible. Like when Lucas tried to explain what the Force was. The writers of LOST made the major mistake, of trying to answer questions, instead of making a satisfying island lore plot. But I think its because there was intense pressure by fans, to answer every little thing. To be fair, the writers should also be blamed, for setting up mysteries and plot points, they couldnt answer. Either way, the show absolutely delivered on the character arcs/ emotional side of the show. But the island stuff was a massive let down. I think it was obvious, that the show was always meant to be about the characters being dead. But too many fans guessed it early on, so they had to do major re-writes. Which made past plot make no sense. I also think the other issue is, most people watching LOST, mistook it for being a smart/grounded show that would be based more on science. Whereas the writers wanted to focus on fantasy. Had LOST island plot been explained by the island being like a rip in time, or time being warped around it, then i think people would have been more happy. But instead they went with there being a “god” like figure on the island, that destined people to be there. And of course that means a lot of things are magic based. That in itself isnt bad (even if you didnt want that kind of plot), but what made it bad, was they then tired to explain all the magic. And well, magic is just magic. Lastly, I think people should cut LOST some slack. It was a groundbreaking show, made for a major network. That meant they had to write 20 + episodes for most of the seasons. They weren’t writing towards an ending. They were writing per season, to fill the networks needs. Meaning, it was open ended writing. LOST was sadly before shows like Breaking Bad, Dexter (before it got bad), and Game of Thrones. Shows that were written in a more concise manner. Shows that were being written with a focus on narrative (which is why they are shorter seasons). LOST had to literally write filler episodes. So it was a show way ahead of its time. If only LOST could have been an HBO show, where each season was 12 episodes. Where the writers could have sat down and figured out the ending, and work towards it. At the end of the day though, if you go back and re-watch Season 6 of LOST, most of the individual episodes are really good. Its nothing like Game of Thrones, where most of the episodes are actual trash. And I guarantee you, the series finale of Game of Thrones wont be anywhere as fulfilling as LOST’s finale. Because while Lost ending was a major let down, it still nailed the character aspect of the show. Game of Thrones has completely ruined every character, and has thrown all that away. So all we are left with, is the main plot, which is legit awful at this point.

[@carig121]

and both showrunners ending in Star Wars franchise, "HOLD MY LIGHTSABER "

[@the_purple_mage]

@@carig121 you're gonna make me cry

[@AramBamari]

Prince Neptunus hahahahaha that is so trueeee hahaha

[@natchnieni0]

Maybe if D&D said that Danny knew that the iron fleet was in KL... THAT might be forgiveable. But to say that she "forgot"?! 🤬

[@michaelsoares5908]

I can just hear your sadness in your voice.

[@daniel_netzel]

I'm honestly still not over it.

[@michaelsoares5908]

@@daniel_netzel Me too. Hopefully The Witcher, The Lord of the Rings, and the GoT Spinoff can fill the hole.

[@jobowisheshewasnomo4171]

Daenerys Targaryen: "Felt cute. Might massacre an entire kingdom later...Idk yet."

[@Wodz30]

yeah NO ONE could have seen that coming! It's not as if the show teased that in front of you for EIGHT FUCKING SEASONS

[@matthewcarroll2533]

@@Wodz30 I won't even bother, since you don't bother to read. Anyway, suffice to say that anyone who has that expectation of her character ALSO did not watch the show.

[@cyrusha9916]

@@Wodz30 But didn't she want to massacre the slaver cities in the end of season 6 before tiryon advise her otherwise?

[@cyrusha9916]

@@Wodz30 The potential of madness and massacre always existed in daenerys, Shame the execution was so poorly pulled off.

[@JamieD1298]

@@Wodz30 foreshadowing is not character development.

[@bleidd6743]

Special effects don’t make a show, a good story and character development does.

[@Babylauncher3000]

I'm not sure how killing people isnt development. Even if it's not the progression you wanted it's still development.

[@bendietrees]

Babylauncher3000 where did he even say killing people? He said special effects.

[@mestune5043]

This season is a perfect example of that. The production values are phenomenal. Yet the season is the worst by far.

[@youbetternotplaythatnashee898]

''Well, this was disappointing.'' Significant number of humans, May 19, 2019.

[@jojoregalado5355]

The biggest disappointment in GOT final season was Bran Stark proclaimed as a king and Jon Snow / Aegon Targaryen killing Daenary. It ruined everything.

[@TheAkwarium]

I like how Lena admited recently that Cersei was supposed to have a miscarriage at the end of season 7 and that means the whole plot twist with Dany going MaD KweEn was pulled out of their asses at the last moment and Cersei was supposed to be the mad Queen, not Dany. Even the conversation Jon and Dany had in the throne room felt like it was written for Jaime and Cersei and he was indeed supposed to kill her.

[@sophiawilson8696]

I disappoint in the killing of Daenarys why Nissa Nissa was done again? it all done with Ygritte already.

[@sophiawilson8696]

@@TheAkwarium maybe! Good point

[@MoeAji]

This summarizes my thoughts on the last two episodes. I kept hearing how massive the battle was going to be, then I watched it and felt let down.

[@daniel_netzel]

And to be fair, it was massive. But without any real danger, and that's never been what the show was about. I was forgiving when it was The Battle of the Bastards, because it felt right that the characters with much more to lose would fight much harder, and everyone underestimated Sansa calling in Littlefinger(which they hinted at episodes prior) but against the Army of the Dead it just felt so ridiculous that so few of the major characters died or even got seriously injured, that I couldn't even be emotionally invested in what was happening.

[@MoeAji]

@@daniel_netzelAgreed. I usually turn off my brain and just enjoy the spectacle. I get why the battle of Winterfell had to look dark, but it was too dark to see the action. The fact that many people complained about that part shows that it is a problem. I rewatched Battle of Helm's Deep from LOTR just to compare how a night battle can convey darkness while allowing the viewer to see the action. I don't mind plot armor to much if the story justifies it, but the battle of Winterfell had too many scenes where hordes of mindeless undead flat out ignore our heros. I didn't like the library scene where Arya takes a break from the battle to do hide and seek. It felt odd and out of place when there is a battle brewing outside. The crypt was another part that should've played differently. We see the undead rising in the crypt and start attacking everyone except two main characters who just happen to find a hiding spot behind a tomb that probably has a very sleepy undead inside. I would rather they kept the newly awaken undead inside the tombs and just groan and make noises turning them into a timed bomb. I'll still hold final judgment until I see how the story wraps up. Episode 2 had some great moments, but the last two episodes were very disappointing.

[@daniel_netzel]

I honestly think HBO is more to blame for the lack of visual clarity. The bitrate they stream the show at is just way too low for its own good when the scenes get dark, but if you watch some of the other dark episodes in Blu-ray quality, they look amazing. Oh same, I mean, these are the toughest characters left so I can believe they can survive some pretty intense odds, but the way they showed it was just too unbelievable to me.

[@renlysotherlover294]

Agreed I thought perhaps it was going to go over a few episodes perhaps lose winterfell and flee south to Cersei for help and have a big battle at kings landing with the night king while dealing with the whole Cersei Dany iron throne thing. It would have been incredibly interesting but no. We got this.

[@challiray]

Expectations breed disappointments.

[@MrPokemon248]

The long night Taking Cersei down Defeating mad Danny The show needed 3 more season.

[@killerpinetreegaming7712]

The very last episode could have been a season on itself.

[@davydoomz]

No it just needed 4 more episodes at 1:15 a piece. They could have done it right.

[@theb3654]

Defeating Cersei Mad Kween The Long night

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

Defeating Cersei should have happened in season 7 there was no need for us to see her staring out windows in season 8

[@rosesongoku6980]

The Long Night should have always been the entirety of the final season, all the way to the series finale. Otherwise, *it's not exactly the "Long Night", is it?!*

[@Alorand]

What if "they" internationally sabotaged the show in order to sell more books once the "true" ending comes out. ...and now almost anything the author will write will seem genius compared to the train wreck of the show's plot.

[@monworldsucre7527]

Nope....I think they were just ... excessively bad!

[@proudkiwi7641]

I get depressed thinking about GoT and what it became. Its like someone I loved got alzheimer's. It's still the same show its just not one I recognise anymore.

[@debrickashaw9387]

David Benioff wrote Wolverine: Origins Enough said

[@blueeyelaser5449]

Rofl seriously???? Jesus Christ why the fuck did they hire him for such a giant and memorable show with so much meaning if wolverine origins was forgotten 2 days after it came out. So disappointing and obviously not the right talent to direct a show like GOT.

[@a2falcone]

@@blueeyelaser5449Well, it wasn't "a giant and memorable show with so much meaning" when they were hired.

[@Wanderersea]

@@blueeyelaser5449 They spear headed GOT from the start because they had good materials to work off of but after they ran out of materials, it was when they were like a deer caught in a headlight.

[@ZR38315]

He also wrote 25th hour tho which is really good... Most writers have good and bad days

[@Wanderersea]

@@blueeyelaser5449 You still have to give them both credits because they did give us GOT and made it into this pop culture phenom. We're just a bit disappointed with D&D in Season 8 because it felt rushed, and they were given the opportunity to do more episodes and also another season but they declined it.

[@nightwolfjr.6184]

Why is Game of Thrones "Final season" such a massive dissapointment. Do you have all day ?

[@paulregan9304]

Do you have all of next week more like haha

[@sinjary]

I think season 7 needs anothor full day too

[@nightwolfjr.6184]

@@sinjary I agree

[@markcobuzzi826]

Captain America: “I can do this all day.” Dr. Strange: *Pulls out the Time Stone and experiments to find 14 million possible ways the season could be improved*

[@10parth10]

I would have been happier if the spent 2-3 episodes to kill the night king. 1-2 episodes could be for Cersei. The mad queen narrative should have just never been done. There was no buildup to anything this season

[@linzdubs5258]

Best cinematography??? Are you kidding me??? It’s too dark to see the epic struggle on the faces of the main characters.

[@Deborah5000]

I'm almost sad that my favorite show has turned to shit. Season 5 and 6 had problems but season 7 and 8 just don't even make good TV anymore. Edit: Still have a lot of respect for the cast and cinematographers, even though s8e3 was way too dark

[@V.elociraptor]

Exactly, season 6 has a couple issues, but it also has 2 of the best episodes of the show and probably the second best season finale. But season 7 and 8 are a mess.

[@stud20084977]

Season 5 had huge problems dude, probably my least favourite season so far, in competition with season 8, but yeah, the show has gone downhill a lot since it outran GRRM's material

[@bobthebox2993]

This season has given me such a bad feeling about game of thrones, I really should rewatch the other seasons to remind myself why I loved game of thrones so much

[@darktermi1993]

It even ruined me the first seasons

[@bobthebox2993]

@@thebluerose4179 Yeah, I actually never bothered rewatching it. Just thinking about doing so put a bad taste in my mouth.

[@ronaldrainero5579]

That was so dumb that we didn’t even see the darthraki fight. They were just cgi lights going out

[@bill3085]

As far as tactics the shows writers have never studied military tactics of the past so they can’t put the cast in a military formation. This season was atrocious

[@reneelasswell3734]

They didn't even need to study ancient tactics just a rudimentary knowledge of modern tactics would have sufficed. Even a couple of hours on Warcraft would have helped!

[@toufiq309]

At the End Joffrey and Ramsay wins... They died before D&D could ruin there characters.

[@Wanderersea]

Had Joffrey lived all the way to Season 8, he would have been crushed by falling bricks.

[@TheodoreBotman]

Ramsay was already ruined when they removed his intelligence and somehow him shirtless dual wielding made 30 iron born run away.

[@TheodoreBotman]

@@Wanderersea Well he became unrealistic, thats the problem. He even killed his own father and no one cared and everyone just followed him. He's a monster in the books, but he's a realistic monster. In the show he's just meme crazy and can scare off while shirtless and without armour 30 soldiers in armour with weapons who traveled thje length of the entire coast of Westeros to get to him.

[@MyBlueZed]

D & D = Dumb & Dumber. They let down the audience, the cast and the production crew. 21:00 “This is just objectively bad writing.”

[@TheGabrielbly]

That was the most important line of the video

[@MOUNTAINBIKLIN]

Just goes to show, people don't remember you for what you did, they remember you for what you did last. Enjoy your legacy D&D.

[@aaronseet2738]

The cinematography is stunning. The battle strategy is dumbing. I can't believe they actually played it out like *Plants vs Zombies* .