Game of Thrones - season by season ratings on Rotten Tomatoes

If the other seasons were done like 7/8 then Ned gets his head chopped off Episode 3 and the Red Wedding is the Season 1 cliff hanger.

Some people are stuck in the Anger phase in their 5 steps of grief.

Some people are in denial (signing a petition)

I’ve moved on to acceptance. I’ve accepted the turd that was forced on me and moved on with my life.

Individually, I have no problems with the episodes in general. I thought they all did a good job of what the purpose of each episode was suppose be. Last episode could've ended stronger, but it is what it is. The Long Night battle was amazing and Daenerys burning King's Landing was a great sequence. Episode 2 was great build up to the coming event.

With that said, in the context of the show, the season as a whole could be seen as a disappointment. They build up all of these story lines, character arcs, and major events, only to blow through them in a matter of an hour. The whole story line of the Night King and the army of the dead could've easily filled an entire season or at least 5 episodes. You have been building this force up for season after season, and in a matter of 2 episodes its over?

Turning to face Cersei and the turn of the Daenerys would've filled 6-7 episodes on its own. But we get sped through mad Daenerys instead. D&D build up massive character acts, like Arya's, and never fully utilize them. Bran is another example of this with the three eyed raven and Night King rivalry and all we get is a short staring contest between the two of them. No further explanation, no nothing. This is may biggest complaint with the season. There is no need to rush the story telling. You've been doing this for years, why would you want to rush the final stretch of it for the sake of getting it done.

This season doesn't ruin the entire show for me. I really hoped for a great and truly memorable ending, and we only got moments of it.

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What pisses me off about the final season is that it didn't have to be the final season. HBO wanted them to go until at least season 10, GRRM wanted them to go until seasons 10-13, but D&D were adamant that they could wrap up everything that needed to get wrapped up in 8 seasons (with the final two seasons shortened). The result? A rushed pile of shite.

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GRRM should have sold the tv rights to HBO and not to D&D.

Seasons 1-7 were all solid. Regardless of what people say about it dropping off after 4. Season 8 was definitely a drop off but still enjoyable. People got mad because they read the leaks, which were on target and in my opinion that’s why so many people were as pissed as they were.

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What pisses me off about the final season is that it didn't have to be the final season. HBO wanted them to go until at least season 10, GRRM wanted them to go until seasons 10-13, but D&D were adamant that they could wrap up everything that needed to get wrapped up in 8 seasons (with the final two seasons shortened). The result? A rushed pile of shite.

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I’m really surprised season 7 is that high, I found it to be quite bad, especially after rewatching it.

I was fine with the final season. It's quality was no worse than anything after they ran out of book material
But people are gonna complain because they didn't get the ending they wanted.