we all knew it was BS.

Been reading, and hearing, a LOT of bad things about this season

It’s starting to sound exactly like how TWD mailed in its last season with Rick, they have too many loose ends to tie up and not enough time to do it in a way that makes sense

I’ll still be renting it when it comes out, but it kinda sounds like a dud

Eh, I've stepped back from the ledge a tiny bit. It's far from a perfect season. But it'll get us to the end in a way that isn't completely useless.

The majority of the complainers are book purists. I'd imagine most of even the biggest complainers have still been thoroughly entertained. To call the season bad is a huge exaggeration when compared to shows like dexter. It isn't a perfect run to the end but it certainly isn't bad.

It's a mediocre ending. People comparing it to Dexter or Lost are out of their goddamned minds. The only thing bad is the writing in spots and the rushed pace. Everything else from the actors on down to the music is still top notch. You'd have an extremely hard time making a power hour of Daenerys and Drogon slaughtering people while other characters either have their emotional sendoffs or bloody duels to the death boring.

I’ve barely looked at this thread lately for fear of spoilers, but you do sound less than pleased overall here

My work buddies haven’t read the books, but they aren’t too happy with how it’s shaping up

Oh well I guess, bad GOT is surely still better than anything else on tv... looking forward to judging for myself

I actually bet this season would be better if you could binge it. It's the sitting around and actually thinking about what happened in each episode that gets you. If you just try not to think about it too much, it's pretty enjoyable.

So perhaps that's my advice. Binge watch it on a slow Saturday. Preferably while mildly inebriated.

The ability to binge is exactly why I love renting the whole season they come out

It’s so damn good that you wanna see what happens next RIGHT NOW

I don't know, man. I haven't been disappointed. I feel like the story lines and characters have been great from beginning to end. It sounds like we've become a bit spoiled by the show's overall greatness. I haven't had any expectations for these final episodes and have thoroughly enjoyed this season.

Not even close. Don't let these guys dissuade you. It's not perfect. It's not as well written as it was, but it's still THE best T.V experience out there. And if you like CGI and action sequences then this is the season for you.

Fair enough, I’m just an interested bystander right now who hopes they rush it to the shelves asap

This season would be awesome if you watched season 1 first, and then watched season 8, and totally forget that anything else happened in between. I mean, sure, there'd be a couple people you don't recognize, but it's a show about dragons. It doesn't have to make sense.

I’m not that salty. Yet. We’ll see how they pull off

Watch everything up to Season 7, Episode 5 when the Tarlys burn.

Start watching Season 8, Episode 4.

It aligns. It actually does. They just decided to make the WW into a Macguffin to bring the characters together and make Dany a vulnerable ruler who questions her worthiness to the throne for a few eps. Whatevs.

They were definitely building to the Mad Queen, though. They always were. GRRM included.

My work friends are mostly mad that it’s not going towards a Targaryen restoration.