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GOT lends itself to three different types of endings and all of them will leave fans upset
Posted on 9/3/17 at 11:54 am
Posted on 9/3/17 at 11:54 am
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Game of Thrones is going to disappoint us in the end.
Not because its seventh season wasn’t its strongest or because of its pretty damn mediocre season seven finale. Not because of the struggles the show has faced since it outpaced its source material.
Rather, Game of Thrones is going to disappoint us because it’s put itself in an impossible position, and no matter what happens, its ending will dissatisfy many, or even most, of its viewers.
Since its very beginning, the show has been built atop three pillars, all of which have contributed to its popularity: the heroic fantasy, the subversion of that heroic fantasy, and the detailed history of Westeros. As I've written about in my book on the series and elsewhere, Game of Thrones has derived an astonishing amount of power from being both a traditional fantasy story — one where kids come of age, embark on magical quests, and discover that they’re the true heirs to the throne — at the same time as it subverts traditional fantasy story tropes. Ned Stark and Robb Stark’s deaths, the rises and falls of Stannis Baratheon, Daenerys Targaryen’s difficulties in Meereen, and especially Jon Snow's betrayal and murder at the hands of the Night’s Watch are all tragic stories that traditional fantasy doesn’t normally tell.
But as the show now hurtles toward its endgame, it has only six episodes left to braid these three major elements into a single resolution. The problem is that each of them lends itself to a completely different type of ending, and all of them will upset viewers for one reason or another.
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Posted on 9/3/17 at 11:56 am to Bench McElroy
Any ending, no matter how good, is going to disappoint fans. A lot of fans want to see a happy ending while many fans do not. There are a good many fans who want to see the bitter sweet ending GRR Martin has talked about, while there are also many fans who do not. Another set of fans want to see the most depressing ending possible while a good many fans would hate the show if it goes that route.
There isn't an ending where 100% of fans will be pleased with the outcome.
There isn't an ending where 100% of fans will be pleased with the outcome.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 12:02 pm to RollTide1987
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Any ending, no matter how good, is going to disappoint fans. A lot of fans want to see a happy ending while many fans do not. There are a good many fans who want to see the bitter sweet ending GRR Martin has talked about, while there are also many fans who do not. Another set of fans want to see the most depressing ending possible while a good many fans would hate the show if it goes that route.
There isn't an ending where 100% of fans will be pleased with the outcome.
Agreed.
And like it or not, there will be some people complaining about whatever happens simply because they haven't already read it in a book.
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Posted on 9/3/17 at 12:19 pm to Bench McElroy
GoT fans are an insufferable group, so yes, this is accurate.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 12:26 pm to Bench McElroy
If cersei doesn't die a slow, painful and grotesque death...then I'll view the show as the most elaborate and expensive troll job ever. All I care about is her dying.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 12:26 pm to Bench McElroy
Translation, I'm plugging my book that I wrote about GoT.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 2:39 pm to Bench McElroy
The guy (or girl - I can't tell by the name Rowan) makes some good points but I think 3 is an arbitrary number of styles and possible types of endings.
I think the story has really been a generational tale. Story moving from one generation - Ned, Robert Tywin, Cat, Roose, Oberyn, Randyl, Olenna, etc to their children (or grandchildren in the last example).
Danny's father of course, was only a character in a past tense sort of way but I think he and she still fit the narrative.
Some houses saw the young generation fail the quest for survival. Some have seen theirs make it through.
We may well see an ending with at least a nod to still another generation.
I think the story has really been a generational tale. Story moving from one generation - Ned, Robert Tywin, Cat, Roose, Oberyn, Randyl, Olenna, etc to their children (or grandchildren in the last example).
Danny's father of course, was only a character in a past tense sort of way but I think he and she still fit the narrative.
Some houses saw the young generation fail the quest for survival. Some have seen theirs make it through.
We may well see an ending with at least a nod to still another generation.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 3:57 pm to Bench McElroy
Pretty arbitrary number imo. It could end a ton of ways. I have no clue what the clown showrunners will do, but I'm fairly certain of the following for the books:
Dany and all the dragons die. Would be a nice, tragic ending to her arc. She spends her whole life trying to come home and rule her homeland, but she has to sacrifice herself to save it somehow. Not sure if she will be Nissa Nissa, that would be a little too predictable.
Jaime kills The Mad Queen. This has to happen - I will be extremely upset if it doesn't. His arc comes full circle and he likely dies with her as well.
The monarchic system is abolished and they move to a more democratic system with elected leaders in each region. The last dragon melts the iron throne into molten scrap metal as a symbolic transition to a new age for Westeros
Dany and all the dragons die. Would be a nice, tragic ending to her arc. She spends her whole life trying to come home and rule her homeland, but she has to sacrifice herself to save it somehow. Not sure if she will be Nissa Nissa, that would be a little too predictable.
Jaime kills The Mad Queen. This has to happen - I will be extremely upset if it doesn't. His arc comes full circle and he likely dies with her as well.
The monarchic system is abolished and they move to a more democratic system with elected leaders in each region. The last dragon melts the iron throne into molten scrap metal as a symbolic transition to a new age for Westeros
This post was edited on 9/3/17 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 9/3/17 at 3:58 pm to Bench McElroy
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or because of its pretty damn mediocre season seven finale.
GOT fans are the biggest bitches ever.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 4:30 pm to Carson123987
I agree with the elected leaders but I still feel like there were will be a central head figure which will be Jon. He just likely won't be King so to speak
Posted on 9/3/17 at 5:36 pm to Bench McElroy
With any great show, its about the journey, not the ending.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 7:22 pm to Bench McElroy
If Bronn doesn't end up on the throne after ducking what would surely be a close range kill shot by the Night King in hand to hand combat, and hitting him with and defeating him with the stone cold stunner, I'll be disappointed.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 7:42 pm to Bench McElroy
They'll make three endings and whichever one is most positively reviewed by the focus group will air. My money is Tyrion inventing the electric guitar to defeat Cersei with the power of rock and roll and Jaime losing to Jon in a surfing competition to see Danny's rocking tits at the battle of dragon-splosions.
So epic!!!
So epic!!!
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