10 Ways Game Of Thrones Has Been "Ruined" Before The Finale
Why some fans really aren't happy with HBO's flagship show...
Game Of Thrones is now one of the most divisive shows on TV thanks to a final season that simply hasn't gone how fans have wanted it to. While lots of fans are still massively enthusiastic about the show, the existence of the petition asking HBO to remake the final season says a lot about the split in the fanbase. And it's important to offer some thoughts on why that division has happened.
Behold, the counterpoint to the WhatCulture's Game Of Thrones writers who think the show is still great...
Perhaps we should have all seen this coming since the beginning; in the same way that Bran Stark was thrown out the window at the end of episode 1, the writers of Game of Thrones are now throwing 7 seasons of character development and great writing out the window. We are just one episode away from Game of Thrones' final episode yet the show has sunk to depths far below what many even thought possible.
The action has been spectacular with the immense budget clearly being used well but it is not enough to save this trainwreck of a season. While most of the earlier seasons were slow and gave viewers time to breathe and understand the characters, this season has been almost relentless in its constant battles interspersed with unearned moments of fan service that are ruined later on by terrible writing decisions.
10. Jaime Lannister
This list begins with perhaps the most insulting part of this final season, the character assassination of Jaime Lannister. Over 7 seasons, we have seen the Kingslayer grow and become far more compassionate than the man who mercilessly attempted to kill Bran in the first episode. We've seen him leave behind the woman he loved and join forces with Jon against the Night King only to ignore all of that to go back to Cersei to die under a pile of rubble.
This is all the more insulting given that this bizarre decision came directly after sleeping with Brienne. It reduced what could have been an earned romance solidifying Jamie's face turn to a shameless piece of fan service completely ruined by everything that happened after.
Perhaps the worst thing about it all is that this move comes after he learns Bronn has been hired by Cersei to kill him and Tyrion. The things we do for love...