I just finished GOT for the first time and after getting through the last episode I am blown away (more with anger than sadness) about the events of the entire season really. On the one hand, season seven sets us up for a new storyline about Jon’s true ancestry and then it gets completely blown over in season eight and barely talked about. It would’ve been much better to never have mentioned it to begin with if he was never going to be crowned king, or even have to fight for it. On the other hand, since season two, we have knowledge of the white walkers and the army of the dead, and yet the entire storyline comes to a close in one single episode presumably in one night of fighting. Another character arc that makes no sense is Dany’s, she is practically the protagonist the entire time (I mean it was 8 seasons like come on) and in two episodes, the writers completely undo all her good work and make her a brutal murderer and mad queen (much like her father). So for this I find Jon was right in killing her because he foresaw the destruction she would cause just to get to the throne and make everyone bend the knee to her but if his claim to the throne was never going to be mentioned again, then the writers were idiots to make this happen in the first place. Lastly, the most frustrating part of it all, is the writers made Bran to be an unlikeable person (I mean what he did to Hodor/Wylis was uncalled for but also the plot twist of the decade) and therefore fans of the show did not like him by the end, which I feel like was intentional. BUT to then give him the throne at the advice of Tyrion, who knew Jon was a Targaryen was truly maddening.
Does anyone else share in this frustration of the last season of Game of Thrones? The writers made a five star series a three star series because of this season alone.
Also I’m curious to read what everyone else’s alternative ending would’ve been! Here’s mine: After Dany slaughtered the city, Jon met with other council members, and told Dany that they thought she was unfit for the throne because she killed the people she swore to protect and free from Cersei’s reign. Dany then realizes that Jon has no intention of ruling with her and sentences him to die. In front of the city, Dany says dracarys and Drogon attempts to burn Jon but because of his relationship with the dragons (remember other than Dany, Jon was the only other person to ride a dragon) he emerges unburnt as she did in season 1. Tyrion and Bran are then forced to tell the city of Jon’s true ancestry beginning the final fight for the Iron Throne (I imagine Jon would’ve accepted this new role after seeing what Dany was planning to do with the other kingdoms). From here, I wouldn’t care as much who ascended the Iron Throne as long as there was a proper fight between the two last Targaryen’s.
Submitted May 19, 2023 at 02:37AM by BubblyCherryGirl https://ift.tt/HyFfEoz
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