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And now our Watch is Ended
May. 20th, 2019 06:54 pmOverall, I'm satisfied with how Game of Thrones ended. No, not necessarily happy, but satisfied. For the most part, it works for me. That doesn't mean that I liked all the choices that were made, and I certainly had my share of gripes. And FWIW, here are my thoughts.
Like many, Season 8 (and much of Season 7) was rushed. The care that had been taken with how long distance in Westeros takes in prior seasons was thrown out of the window. And with that certain character development went along with it.
( Spoilers for GoT...duh! )
As I said at the start of this TL;DR, it's not the ending I wanted (I'm not even sure what I wanted exactly) but it's an ending I'm satisfied with. There are a lot of people in fandom making noise about how bad Season 8 was (admittedly it wasn't the best) and how it was the worse series finale since "Lost". IDK about that as I never watched "Lost" but it strike me, and I'm seeing this more and more in fandom that showrunners just cannot win. If they give fans what they want, they are accused of being too fan-service-y and if they don't do what fandom wants the show is ruined!
Yes, I've listed my gripes above, but those didn't ruin it. Sure, if I was the writer I would have done some things differently, but I'm not. They are. There is such a sense of entitlement in fandom nowadays that a whole show or movie is ruined if that fandom's favourite ship is ruined or doesn't happen or if a character that's not their favourite wins. The fact that fans can interact with showrunners on social media has seemed to foster this sense that the showrunners 'owe' the fans what they want. Such as the ridiculous petition to do-over Season 8. A) this is what fanfiction is for and b) the writers told their story (and GRRM's) and it's just too bad that it wasn't yours.
Like many, Season 8 (and much of Season 7) was rushed. The care that had been taken with how long distance in Westeros takes in prior seasons was thrown out of the window. And with that certain character development went along with it.
( Spoilers for GoT...duh! )
As I said at the start of this TL;DR, it's not the ending I wanted (I'm not even sure what I wanted exactly) but it's an ending I'm satisfied with. There are a lot of people in fandom making noise about how bad Season 8 was (admittedly it wasn't the best) and how it was the worse series finale since "Lost". IDK about that as I never watched "Lost" but it strike me, and I'm seeing this more and more in fandom that showrunners just cannot win. If they give fans what they want, they are accused of being too fan-service-y and if they don't do what fandom wants the show is ruined!
Yes, I've listed my gripes above, but those didn't ruin it. Sure, if I was the writer I would have done some things differently, but I'm not. They are. There is such a sense of entitlement in fandom nowadays that a whole show or movie is ruined if that fandom's favourite ship is ruined or doesn't happen or if a character that's not their favourite wins. The fact that fans can interact with showrunners on social media has seemed to foster this sense that the showrunners 'owe' the fans what they want. Such as the ridiculous petition to do-over Season 8. A) this is what fanfiction is for and b) the writers told their story (and GRRM's) and it's just too bad that it wasn't yours.
