turps

D&D threw out pretty much all of the build up (prophecies, the Night King, R+L=J, etc) out the window for this last season. And then, they sped the plot twice over.

This season should've been 10 episodes instead of 6. If only so that the plot would've had more space to develop in a more stable and organic way.

Like, I'm not surprised that Dany became the Mad Queen. She's a good conqueror but a shitty ruler (see Mereen). I was reading a thread of awesome GoT moments early Sunday morning and was nostalgic for the Dany I used to give thumbs up to.

I've been comparing this last season to an epic fic where the writer ran out of steam and hurried to finish, and as a result, has done a disservice to many of the characters.

Exactly. The fact that Jaime and Cersei died due to "rocks fall" was the height of ridiculousness. And then, Tyrion finding them perfectly preserved was just one more eye-rolling moment.

The ending was deffo way happier than I'd thought it'd be.