OT: GOT in 2 days the wait is almost over

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In 2018, over 700 baby girls in the U.S. were named "Khaleesi" or "Danaerys" (and it's been popular since the show started). Kind of embarrassing for those parents today...

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Real GOT fans here is a must have...  B) 

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I've read some critics of this last episode. Most didn't pan it for it's quality. Most like me feel we're going to get rushed out the door in the finale. It will be interesting how they wrap this up next week being where they left us last. 
I am glad I joined. I can say I was there and a fan for the last episode. That's me. Too easy...lol. Went from so what to fan in 9 weeks. Now it's something I wouldn't miss.

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The whole Arya 'war is hell' scene was in (ahem) Stark contrast to her scene in the library. Completely terrifying in a completely different way.

But Dani acting like a Tyrant wasn't shocking. It was expected. It's literally in her DNA.

Did anyone else wonder if Qyburn had someone turned the Mountain into something very much like the White Walkers?

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SPOILERS..........

The shortened season 7 and 8 has hurt this show more than I could have thought possible.
Everything that's happening feels like it *could* make sense and still kind of does, but to me at times it feels like we're getting bullet points instead of the full story. For example, like 2 weeks ago Dany was a reasonable leader, now she is a rampaging loon who's slaughtering thousands? Umm... okay. In the right context I buy that, but it felt beyond rushed to the point that it actually annoyed me as it happened.

The Arya stuff has been great and it's still an all-time great show, but this ending has been FAR from smooth imo. It feels like if George RR said alright, "I've finished the last 2 books!" and then they come out and each is only 100 pages long.

Regardless, I'll be sad once it's over. One more episode.

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@FSUVike said:

But Dani acting like a Tyrant wasn't shocking. It was expected. It's literally in her DNA.

Did anyone else wonder if Qyburn had someone turned the Mountain into something very much like the White Walkers?

Yup, crazy runs in the Tyrgarrian blood for sure. I'd assumed Sir Gregor was not one of us for a # of seasons now. 

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@purplefaithful said:

@FSUVike said:

But Dani acting like a Tyrant wasn't shocking. It was expected. It's literally in her DNA.

Did anyone else wonder if Qyburn had someone turned the Mountain into something very much like the White Walkers?

Yup, crazy runs in the Tyrgarrian blood for sure. I'd assumed Sir Gregor was not one of us for a # of seasons now. 

Bringing back the dead is a GoT thing. Not all end up that homely though. Talk about beat with the ugly stick...jeez.

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Six things 'Game of Thrones' can learn from past series finales

(CNN) — "Game of Thrones" comes to an end this Sunday, amid a level of hoopla reserved for TV's elite few. Still, it's hardly the first show to evoke a passionate response, or have the opportunity to craft an ending that's sure to be analyzed, dissected and debated for years to come.
"The Sopranos," the last HBO drama to scale these heights, crafted an enormously divisive finish. The real watershed, though, might have been "Lost," where the producers announced an end date well in advance, then wrote toward a climax that many (including this critic) found disappointing.
In the years since, there have been plenty of finales following that pattern, as producers seize control of the narrative, and networks allow them to build to an end to their story. They range from the satisfying and definitive ("Breaking Bad") to the more cryptic ("Mad Men") to the simply bad ("Dexter"), leaving critics and viewers to debate and disagree.
Those finales, it's worth noting, reflect the modern era, although TV has produced memorable ones from "The Fugitive" to "MASH," "St. Elsewhere" to "Six Feet Under," "Newhart" to "Seinfeld," before the days of arcing toward some grand payoff.
What can the producers of "Game of Thrones" -- and for that matter "The Big Bang Theory," which signs off Thursday -- learn from this history? Here are a few things to keep in mind, recognizing that some of the criticism the show has received this season, arguably, can be traced to running afoul of these guidelines:
Honor what you've already done. However a show ends, it shouldn't come completely out of left field, or worse, undermine everything that viewers have enjoyed leading up to it. Having a key player do something totally out of character might be surprising -- an attribute writers tend to prize -- but it risks selling out what they've spent years establishing.
Cryptic can be fine, but closure is better. Ultimately, leaving the door open for the viewer to conjure or interpret their own ending feels like a copout -- like a book without a last chapter. It's your story, not ours, so finish it. And if nobody can understand what happened without reading your postmortem interviews, you've messed up.

Be quick, but don't hurry. OK, this is stolen from the legendary basketball coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success, but it applies equally well to television. There's a tendency to raise through plots and characters that can easily feel rushed and forced. Given the luxury of having time to build to an end, don't wait till you can see the finish line before turning on the jets.
It's not necessary to tie up every loose end. Especially for large ensemble shows, it can easily become problematic trying to provide an exclamation point for every character. Think about what's fundamental to the show, and wrap that up. Dangling threads can be irritating, but tying them all off only works if it's organic to the larger payoff.
Treat it like it's over, even if it's not really over. Given the value invested in these properties, the odds of studios letting them lie completely dormant are slim, what with all the reboots, spinoffs and revivals. Don't worry about that. If someone decides five years from now to do "The Bigger Bang Theory" or "Daughter of Dragons," that's their headache.
Accept that you can't please everybody. It's a given that there will be second guessing, in part because many viewers and critics tend to concoct their own scenarios about what would be an appropriate finale. Take it as a given that every twist will be debated and analyzed, then debated some more for a second wave of web traffic.
In other words, clearly tell the story you set out to tell, then don't read the comments.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/16/entertain...index.html

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I really don't know how they will be able to bring this to a satisfactory end for most fans.  There seems to be alot more story to tell... even if there isn't "closure" for every single character.  My guess (or maybe just my preference): Jon kills Dany... made possible by Bran controlling (and subduing the dragon)... and Sansa takes the throne with Tyrian as her "king".  Meanwhile, Jon either dies or withdraws from "politics".  Maybe Tyrian really is a Targaryan... and maybe his father kept it a secret- in case that fact was ever necessary for the sake of keeping the throne (in the family).  With Sansa on the Iron Throne, she appoints either Brienne to be Lord Commander (since she is a knight)... or Arya (now that it has been established that a woman can be a knight).  

I would also like to see Cersei- somehow- survive the collapse... so that Arya can get her revenge after all.  

Anyone else want to offer their thoughts?

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I don't see Dany surviving, Dies at the hands of Arya who's been practicing the daggers and arrows a lot lately?

I have no idea about Jon Snow. Maybe Jon heads North and brings the dragon with? He is a Taggareon after all.

I do think Arya becomes a Baratheon...

Tyrion and Sansa ruling at the end? Plausible, I do like Tyrion an awful lot. 

Now about that hanging chad we call Bron, and are the dead really gone? Night King really disposed of?  That I'm not certain of in story or if they can possibly wrap it in the final 90 minutes...Maybe Sam will make a reappearance and shed lots of light where there is none???