* SPOILER ALERT* Did you find the last episode of "Game of Thrones" to be satisfying?

First -- if you haven't watched all of Game of Thrones Season 8, LEAVE NOW! There will surely be a lot of spoilers in people's comments -- you are warned!

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Now... there's a LOT of political implications involved in the total Game of Thrones presentation, and there's also a LOT to consider in the last, final episode of this series (which we can get into later).

Right now I'm just trying to see how many of this Forum's membership was at least 'satisfied' with the conclusion, and the "reality" of the way that everything was at the end of it.

For the purposes of this poll question, I'm not asking if you were "happy" about what happened, or whether you "approve" of what any of the characters did or did not do! I'm only asking if you were satisfied with whether you were satisfied that the plot came to its final end in a way that satisfied you.

In other words, did you find the conclusion to be consistent with your impression of the entire saga, going back to the very beginning? Did you find the events in the final episode to be logical or in harmony with all the series had conveyed to your understanding of this fictional world and this fictional situation, which has very real political relevance to much of what exists in the world today...?

I've given an adequate "spoiler alert", so, please, comment freely! Thank you!

 

Denaerys reminded us that in the real world sometimes it takes a hard brutal force to root out an evil, powerful government. Jon Snow seemed to understand that concept all through the entire series, but then he turned traitor against her because she used that force to get totally rid of Cersei and all those who followed her. Once she had defeated the Night King and the Dead Army she at least deserved a chance to show what she could do in a world where peace had been achieved. So no, I was not at all satisfied. Jon Snow was not logical or reasonable. I'm glad he was banished to the Wall which had no more purpose anyway, kind of like what Snow's life turned into after he murdered Denaerys. After everything he had experienced he should have known better than to allow a new government to take over which would only result in more of the same kind of eventual rulers as Cersei.

 

Because I don't feel like writing a book, NO, I didn't like the show since the 4th season.

But then again...I thought most of the Marvel movies also sucked and Thanos was a boring villain so I might be the loner.

 

Just wait. The dragon Drogon will fly her back to Essos where "the Red Woman" came from. Daenerys will brought back to life like Jon Snow was after he was stabbed to death, and she and her dragon will reassemble an army made up of the Unsullied and the Dothraki and head back to Westros. You heard it here first!

 

Option 3 - I've never watched one snippet of any episode of Game of Thrones !!!!

 

I was satisfied, because there were clues that Daenerys was going to go crazy sprinkled throughout the series; it didn't come out of nowhere.

As for Bran taking the throne, recall back a few episodes when Tyrion and Bran sat down to have a long chat on where Bran had been and what he had become. Tyrion figured, not unreasonably, that a ruler who could actually see the results of his decisions would be in the best position of anyone to make the correct ones.

Makes sense to me.

 

Jon Snow was the one that brought all the feuding factions together to fight the white walkers. He should have been king, or Arya, who saved the world. I didn't like the ending.

 

I enjoyed the ending...and was satisfied with it.

With the possible exception of Tyrion, Bran was the logical choice. The "leaders" would not have been leaders if they had not chosen one of the two...and Tyrion just did not want it.

Jon Snow Targarian was a schlump. That's probably why they picked a guy with a horrible Eastender accent to play him.

Dany got what she so richly deserved.

 

I must say, your idea is stunning! Totally unexpected -- but within the context of the possibilities we learned during eight years of this series, it's logical!

Through the lens of your imagination, I can see that there could be a sequel-series -- one is which Daenerys is brought back from the dead (exactly in the same way that Jon Snow was), and then with armies that would rally to her call immediately (the Unsullied and the Dothraki), she could easily get back on her dragon, Drogon, and mount a new invasion upon Westros!

Consider: We vividly remember Melisandre, often referred to as the Red Woman, as a priestess of the Lord of Light. This religion originated in a land far to the east -- and that is where Drogon was flying Danerys' body -- across the sea -- and perhaps (just perhaps) she may be taken to the land of Asshai, where Melisandre and others of her religion and culture were founded in a land the Dothraki predicted would sweep like a 'sea of grass' that would cover the entire world.

To put it simply: If Jon Snow could be brought back to life by the "Lord of Light" religion after being stabbed to death with knives, why can't Daenerys...?

Maybe "Season 8" isn't really the last season of "Game of Thrones" after all!

. "Oops! I forgot to file a 'flight plan'...."

 

Was I satisfied? Well, yes and no. But I did see it coming to a head between Jon Snow and Denairis ever since it came out that he was the real heir to being King of the Seven Kingdoms and not her.

I think I would have liked it best if they had gotten married and ruled the Seven Kingdoms as King and Queen. That would have worked well and made most people happy I think.

 

Loved Clegane Bowl.

 

It totally blew.

But yes, Clegane Bowl was awesome.

 

Uh, yeah... quite the critic. A reply from the sort of commentator who needs to use three superfluous exclamation marks to make a statement. Impressive....

 

Regretfully, I did. The first three seasons weren't bad.

From 4 and on...ugh. But people insist it was good till 7. I'm thinking they never read the books and they probably also like The Last Jedi.

 

I can agree somewhat.... The first three of Martin's "Game of Thrones" books were quite good and enjoyable. After that, the story (as he told it) sort of went off on tangents, "down rabbit-holes", etc. By the last of the books, there was no real connection whatever between the story Martin was telling (fragmented and unfocused as it is), and the story written by the playwrights for HBO.

Beyond the story of the third volume, what Martin had written simply would not have worked at all in a television series, anywhere, by anyone! I'm very grateful that the HBO playwrights went off on their own, and I'm satisfied with the story as they told it, right down to the fairly unsettling end....

P.S. -- I really can see how there could be a sequel series -- with Daenerys back from the dead, leading her armies back to Westros. Credit for this idea goes to poster "Conservaliberal". You have quite an imagination, sir, and I hope you're right....

 

Thought it was a perfect ending. Haters are gonna hate.

 

I actually had the same thought because I'm a veteran of J J Abrams "Lost" where the build-up was great but the ending proved the show wasn't as brilliant as people believed. It was mostly hype. However, I'm hoping the Martin has a master plan. It's looking like he didn't in the beginning, but there's still time on the clock, so...

I don't see another series at all. I mean, you said it yourself- the books are hard to make a series, yet they did so. Seems obvious they didn't have a plan because you can see the writing changing with the growing fandom even before they departed from the source material. They should have just left it alone if it was too complicated for them, but I'm guessing money and prestige won (and they still made their money...). Bringing Daeny back would be awful. I mean the show is still based on the story Martin wrote. It's already been contorted into this mess, but doing that would be profane.

 

Anyone struggling with the concept of multiple exclamation marks can update their knowledge by reading

https://www.thoughtco.com/multiple-exclamation-points-1691411

I'm sure you could equally provide a link to your multiple full stops....

 

When Game of Thrones first was broadcast, I then paid for HBO to some carrier. I saw Season 1. What a hot woman that blonde Emilia Clarke. I cancelled the service that provided HBO and frankly for the money for HBO I looked for other venues. I pay for Amazon prime now. I still would need to pay extra for HBO but the advantage is it is cheaper and does not force me to include junk programs. When I move to Idaho in a few days, I plan to see what my son has for his service since I will wi fi off his service. I then can opine on the entire Game of Thrones. I have heard some mumbling on the Kimmel show. I do not pay for TV except for Prime and for a few weeks for Netflix.

 

I don't use "multiple full stops", so I don't know what you're referring to. Are you referring to 'ellipses'...?

But my knowledge of syntax and punctuation in the English language is limited to what I was taught in the process of earning a Bach. of Science with honors from the University of Texas at Austin. Within the plebeian strictures that apply, it is therefore all the more important that I do the best I can....

Now, back on topic --

The more I think about it, the more I hope that after Jon Snow goes wandering as far into the icy oblivion as he can get that he's eaten by a polar bear. He declares his undying allegiance to, and love for, "Queen" Daenerys, and then pulls a sneaky chickenshit stunt like stabbing her in the guts?

. "Well, Jon, how could you have f*cked this up any worse!"

 

I wasn't totally satisfied, but for the most part it was satisfactory. Jon Snow made the only decision he could--which was to slay Daenerys in an intimate situation. The dragon didn't execute Jon Snow, so the dragon understood. I don't understand why people actually think that Jon Snow was really sent to the Wall. Tyrion arranged for Jon Snow to be sent to the place Jon was able to live life to the fullest--north of the Wall. Tyrion was being sarcastic when he said the things in the Night Watch's oath. Everywhere else was wondering about who will stab him next. Being King of the 6 kingdoms would have been about the worst fate possible for Jon.

 

I agree. I also loved the dragon taking out the Scorpions (ballistas). After the last dragon was shot down, I knew instantly what the dragon tactic was going to be. Come in from the clouds, which is what was done.

 

Then why comment? This thread isn't for you.

 

If you know the rules, threads are for everyone. When you get into fanciful stuff like Game of Thrones, you tend to be a lefty. Righties often stick to non-fiction, aka, reality.

 

Nice try with that "tend to" and "often stick to" bullshit.

But no cigar.

PollyCy started this thread.

Why don't you call him a lefty?