After 8 seasons, Game of Thrones finally ended its reign on television. And as it was widely discussed among the fans, the final season did not pan out as one would hope for. It had a tidy ending. Characters were given their moments before the end of the show. The characters' endings, in my opinion, were agreeable and made senses, but the pacing issues, the lack of attention to detail, and unexplained reversals rendered the season to be one of the the most criticized endings in TV history. Us audience weren't given a proper insight on the characters arc and development. Everything felt so rushed, cut-shorted and a bit forced.
Daenerys' descent into madness was heavily panned by the fans. She was one of the favorites, who started off as a young naive girl and eventually morphed into a Queen, had the most interesting arc. Blinded by her own personal tragedies, consumed by anger and paranoia, and her position as the legitimate queen was undermined, had turned her into the Mad Queen that her ancestry has foretold. The Targaryens were often associated with mental illness (genetically speaking, plus they practiced incest), thus Daenerys' erratic behavior was inevitable. But it wasn't Daenerys' state of mind that upset the fans, it was how the poor development of her characters from a saviour to a villain. The transformation was unearned and sudden. In other words, the issue was more about the execution. For seven seasons the characters was hailed as the saviour, and then in only a few episodes, she proceeded to massacre the entire city without any mercy. Face-palm.
My favourite character was Cersei Lannister. Cersei was manipulative and deceitful. She deliberately decimated the whole building with a single burst of wildfire. She was the selfish queen who lost her children, that eventually manifested itself in her vengeful and cruel nature. But basically, she was a grieving mother and an overlooked woman who wanted to be respected and loved. She's the villain whom you developed an odd sympathetic due to her multi-dimensional character. However, her death was, in my opinion, too easy. She was crushed by falling rubble. That's it. No drama whatsoever. I was hoping she'd be killed by one of her brothers (as prophesied) or a tragic death during childbirth. But no. Sigh.
Sansa Stark's storyline was probably the most satisfying one. She wasn't my favourite character, heck I thought she was annoying. She was naive, lost in her own fantasy world dreaming about princes and castles. But she grew up.When Sansa got older and wiser, Sansa's fight for survival changed. She's not fighting for the Iron Throne like Daenerys or Cersei; instead, she's fighting to save her home and keep it. From a spoil brat, to a tortured soul, she eventually was crowned Queen of the North.
All in all, I'm super glad the show ended. The ending was just an ending, a closure. Season 8 wasn't the best season nor had the best ending, but it finally put an end to a story. It made sense why some fans were disappointed how the show ended, I mean something that was heavily invested for a long time, only to be debased and ruined by poor writing. Fans were expecting more. Again, it was just an ending for a fantasy show. A fantasy show that left a bittersweet taste in our mouths.
My favourite character was Cersei Lannister. Cersei was manipulative and deceitful. She deliberately decimated the whole building with a single burst of wildfire. She was the selfish queen who lost her children, that eventually manifested itself in her vengeful and cruel nature. But basically, she was a grieving mother and an overlooked woman who wanted to be respected and loved. She's the villain whom you developed an odd sympathetic due to her multi-dimensional character. However, her death was, in my opinion, too easy. She was crushed by falling rubble. That's it. No drama whatsoever. I was hoping she'd be killed by one of her brothers (as prophesied) or a tragic death during childbirth. But no. Sigh.
Sansa Stark's storyline was probably the most satisfying one. She wasn't my favourite character, heck I thought she was annoying. She was naive, lost in her own fantasy world dreaming about princes and castles. But she grew up.When Sansa got older and wiser, Sansa's fight for survival changed. She's not fighting for the Iron Throne like Daenerys or Cersei; instead, she's fighting to save her home and keep it. From a spoil brat, to a tortured soul, she eventually was crowned Queen of the North.
All in all, I'm super glad the show ended. The ending was just an ending, a closure. Season 8 wasn't the best season nor had the best ending, but it finally put an end to a story. It made sense why some fans were disappointed how the show ended, I mean something that was heavily invested for a long time, only to be debased and ruined by poor writing. Fans were expecting more. Again, it was just an ending for a fantasy show. A fantasy show that left a bittersweet taste in our mouths.
Our watch has ended.