Can they stick the landing?
Okay, with Game of Thrones, anything can happen and these people could even end up on the Iron Throne but the smart money is that they won't be. We're looking at the likes of Samwell Tarly, Ser Davos, Brienne, Gendry, Robin Arryn, Grey Worm, etc.
Like, Brienne is Kingsguard material already and if a Stark takes the throne, she's tailor-made. It's not rocket science. You could lump Tyrion and the Three-Eyed Raven into the mix too but they might have loftier ambitions than simply being a member of the small council. Who knows? A final shot with some of these characters sitting in their chair, getting to grips with their roles as newly-appointed members to a small council would be a very handy narrative device to close their arcs. Then again, maybe Ramsay Bolton was right. Perhaps we won't get the happy ending, but it's a plot device that would work and make sense.After threatening to 'burn them all' and reduce King's Landing to ashes, Dany's father was killed by Jaime Lannister.We've always heard that the ending will be bittersweet. What if the Mother of Dragons actually gets the throne but never gets to sit on it? We've already seen this happen during her vision at the Houses of the Undying. Just a thought, but nobody can argue that she's on a collision course with Jon/Aegon's stoic and noble principles. If Jon doesn't retaliate for Dany's genocidal destruction of King's Landing, it would be the biggest character assassination in the history of TV.There's no denying that the storytelling in season eight hasn't been as coherent as previous seasons but even within the narrative of the past five episodes, the creators really need to stay true to what the characters have said and done. Arya previously told Gendry that she wasn't the marrying type. Please don't have the final shot of Arya getting married to the new Lord of Storm's End. Similarly, Daenerys just executed Varys for conspiring behind her back. Dany now needs to turn her evil glare towards Tyrion because he did the same thing. Elsewhere, Jon has repeatedly said that he doesn't want the Iron Throne. Ending the show with Jon being the King of the Seven Kingdoms would jar.On paper, the Three-Eyed Raven was set to be one of the coolest characters in the show due to his supernatural powers. In reality, this season has mostly featured scenes where Bran is making everyone feel really uncomfortable.A revelation, a vision, an insight. Just give us something. The Three-Eyed Raven needs to have some impact in terms of the overall story forward because in season eight, he has only been relevant to the story when the Night King came and attacked Winterfell.For the love of Christ, we really hope the show doesn't end with Bran warging into some weird concept time travel, or getting stuck in a time loop where he's recreating/erasing some of the major events that unfolded in the show. Anything like that would belittle the whole eight seasons of storytelling and detract from the motivations, arc and performance of every single character.In strictly storytelling terms, lots of people didn't like the pacing and writing of the last episode. That's okay.The cast and crew deserve a huge amount of credit for what they've achieved on season eight - just like they've done throughout the show. However, after seeing the epic destruction of King's Landing, there's no need for the finale to end with a gigantic war to end all wars. Granted, a bit of violence and action won't go amiss, but there's no need to top the Battle of Winterfell or The Bells for spectacle. Thrones has always been more powerful when the focus has been on the relationships between the characters. With this season, you can't help but shake the feeling that the action and 'big moments' - as good as they are to watch - have been mainly used to paper over the cracks of the writing and plotting.#10. The Wire montage Just like Game of Thrones, the final season of The Wire didn't quite match the lofty standards that the show previously set but David Simon's wonderful drama did stick the landing and this final montage was a big reason why. We've already said that every character shouldn't be given a 10-minute goodbye monologue, but at least give them a few moments of a farewell that makes sense to their overall journey. For example, who wouldn't like to see Gendry sitting down for the first time on the Storm's End throne, Tormund and Ghost roaming the snowy plains of The North, Bronn gazing out from the balcony of his newly-acquired castle as he counts his gold?Clip via#12. Make peace with all of the following...Thrones has always been a unique beast with the books, fanfare, and TV show combining for a strange hybrid that's unique to modern pop-culture.The final episode has an awful lot to boxes to tick. It doesn't need to buckle under the expectations of delivering upon every single piece of fan fiction. On that note, we're fairly certain that the season finale won't reintroduce/pay off the arcs from characters like Quaithe, Jaqen H'ghar, Daario Naharis, Howland Reed and Meera Reed. We'll probably never get to see Arya perform her very cool 'switching faces' trick that she developed when learning to be a Faceless Man, Bran having a vision about the Great Tourney at Harrenhal, or see Hot Pie again. If this isn't enough, just remember that George R.R. Martin will finish The Winds of Winter... someday... we think...The army of the dead are gone.Okay, the spin-off will deal with the origins of the White Walkers but Thrones viewers are dying to know something a little bit more about this. Not everything, just something. After all, this 'White Walker baby' did appear in the Three-Eyed Raven's vision of all the seismic moments that occurred in Game of Thrones. It has to mean something, right? We're all going to watch the spinoff but the intrigue and lore of the White Walkers in Game of Thrones is still a big draw. It would be nice to know that there's more to come.Win this incredible THANOS-SIZED Infinity Gauntlet!Game of Thrones podcast The North Awaits: Michael Fry and Carl Kinsella are joined by Rory 'Master of Coin' Cashin for a therapy session over Game of Thrones' fiery, ferocious and fucked up Episode 5.
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