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Catbone said:
Im glad this show is over and done forever. I will rewatch season 1-6 and end it there. Season 7 and 8 were nothing short of garbage. It currently has a 5 out of 10 on IMDB LOL
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Sorry, but where does it have a 5/10 rating? Pic or it didn't happen.
 
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The end goal was met no matter how we got there - "the game" was ended by there being a voting process at the end. That was the ending all along. The game/ladder, etc was always what was being mocked and had to be killed off. No greater victor than Bran, who did not want power at all. Loved Drogon's consideration and decision as well. Shoot, he was smarter than most of the humans, as Tyrion had estimated. Apropos ending in so many ways.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
My gosh man...they literally made Jon kill the love of his life, even though in doing so he probably saved millions more lives including his sisters, and then got banished for it...come on..that was brutal. How could you love with that for the rest of your life? Even Tyrion was not really sure they had done the right thing, as he said "Ask me in ten years" There was nothing happy about any of this.
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Ygritte was the love of his life. Though Jon did love Dany. As for the banishment... yep ******. However, every Stark making out like gangbusters --a King, a Queen, and Adventurer, -- as well as all of the other characters getting their wish (Brienne is head of the Kingsguard, Pod's a knight, Sam's Grand Maester, Bronn finally got his $$$, Davos is Shipmaster etc.) is a pretty saccharine ending for a show like GoT.
 
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UTProf said:
Ygritte was the love of his life. Though Jon did love Dany. As for the banishment... yep ******. However, every Stark making out like gangbusters --a King, a Queen, and Adventurer, -- as well as all of the other characters getting their wish (Brienne is head of the Kingsguard, Pod's a knight, Sam's Grand Maester, Bronn finally got his $$$, Davos is Shipmaster etc.) is a pretty saccharine ending for a show like GoT.
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So literally everyone had to die or end in squalor?

Many mistake all the killing in GoT as being a necessity of the universe. No, rather it just led to progress of narrative and, frankly, is just a reality in a world without modern science. It doesn't mean there are never moments of prosperity and peace. We just happened to interject into this universe at a time of chaos. Some mistook that as the norm when it was not.
 
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Devo182 said:
So literally everyone had to die or end in squalor?

Many mistake all the killing in GoT as being a necessity of the universe. No, rather it just led to progress of narrative and, frankly, is just a reality in a world without modern science. It doesn't mean there are never moments of prosperity and peace. We just happened to interject into this universe at a time of chaos. Some mistook that as the norm when it was not.
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Not at all but it needed to make logical sense within the world and within the story. You can't annihilate everything and then act like everything is roses by suddenly rewarding all the beloved characters that are still alive. That's fan service for a finale. There's pain even in the best of times and
Jon's character seems to be the only one experiencing that.
 
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The whole show was basically about Jon Snow and him ultimately being the rightful king....all of that ended up meaning nothing Because grey worm says so? What or why does he have any power to begin with?

The whole show Arya becomes the greatest assassin in the world....all of that means nothing because now she’s Marco Polo....

Also dragon melting the throne was super corny and they tried way too hard at comic relief too much in this season like when Sansa told her uncle to sit down.

bran already pulling backstage politics and letting Sansa run the show in the north.

Lord knows where Drogon went.

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So literally everyone had to die or end in squalor?

Many mistake all the killing in GoT as being a necessity of the universe. No, rather it just led to progress of narrative and, frankly, is just a reality in a world without modern science. It doesn't mean there are never moments of prosperity and peace. We just happened to interject into this universe at a time of chaos. Some mistook that as the norm when it was not.
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Devo182 said:
Kentucky last year was no more than a much more extreme version of us in 2015-2016. It was a blip on the radar. UK in no way built a permenant base for success. They got lucky on a few great defensive talents and Snell. But their schemes are not something that will carry them forward. You need a competitive advantage (scheme, recruiting, development, etc) to keep that going. I could care less about getting 10 wins once a decade. We need something that lasts.
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True enough. But 5-star recruits aren’t rolling through Lexington looking for a reason to jump onboard the same way they are in Knoxville. We pop out a Kentucky-like 10 win season and recruiting will starting rolling.
 
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Aside from the many pacing issues this season I’m fine the way it all ended. I never really liked Dany from the beginning. Jon said he “didn’t want it” and they listened. Now Brandon Sanderson can leap from this episode and write a new 20 book series about the adventures of the Starks and their descendants.
 
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Devo182 said:
Never understood this thought on Leach. Southerners can't be open to interesting, absurdist folks? Seems close minded to me of how some perceive the South.

Shoot, he's a Trump fan. I don't get this idea at all.
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I believe it played a part but it wasn't the only reason. We were in desperate need of a roster turnover and his SEC recruiting prowess was questioned by several.

"Fitting in" played a bigger part with the admin it seemed. Had just finished an 8 yr stint of bamboo/Rommel binoculars and dancing carnival barking.
Was the worst possible time to sell the shirtless pirate. We were going straight laced, hard nosed with the hire regardless imo.
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
Just pure trash.
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Most of the entire 8th season was a waste. It was like the writers put no effort into the scripts and already had one foot out the door.

The battle plans for the defense of Winterfell and the assault on Kings Landing looked like they had been drawn up by a school child instead of using an expert on medieval castle defense and assaults to assist with those episodes.

And there were so many things wrong with the finale that made you cringe.
 
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Crazy Ivan said:
Most of the entire 8th season was a waste. It was like the writers put no effort into the scripts and already had one foot out the door.

The battle plans for the defense of Winterfell and the assault on Kings Landing looked like they had been drawn up by a school child instead of using an expert on medieval castle defense and assaults to assist with those episodes.

And there were so many things wrong with the finale that made you cringe.
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I've read the books and watched every episode. I hope GRRM finishes the novels and gives it a deserving ending. You can tell when the showrunners ran out of material.
 
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