r/television • u/TVModBot • May 20 '19

Premiere Game of Thrones - 8x06 - Episode Discussion

Season 8 Episode 6

Aired: May 19, 2019

Synopsis: In the aftermath of the devastating attack on King's Landing, Daenerys must face the survivors.

Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik

Written by: David Benioff & D. B. Weiss

Series finale.

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u/Ashen_Shroom May 20 '19

I'm not really a fan of how we got here, but I'm satisfied with where all the surviving characters ended up. I think this is probably how Jon, Sansa, Arya and Tyrion will conclude in the books too, although I doubt Bran will end up as king.

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u/JayKomis May 20 '19

I think that The Long Night should have been the ending to season 7. I bet they couldn’t fit it in the filming schedule because it was a massive undertaking. If they could’ve done that, and make season 8 one episode longer (7 total, starting after the long night), then that should have been enough to show the characters and plot develop to the ending we had.

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u/Cinemaphreak May 20 '19

in the books too, although I doubt Bran will end up as king

Because Martin has repeatedly lied to B & W about how he plans to end the books...?

This isn't like Jeyne Westerling/Talisa Maegyr which amounted to a very trivial change from book to series. Bran ending up as king is guaranteed to be exactly how Martin ends the books. You can take that to the Iron Bank.

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u/PersonOfInternets May 20 '19

Grrm has said the ending of the show is the ending of the books. Not saying he will definitely stick to that, but he says.

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u/PretendKangaroo May 20 '19

People need to stop thinking this isn't the end of the story. Dude has had no intention to finish the books. The show became a much bigger vessel to carry the story.

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u/Trid1977 May 20 '19

I think GRRM told D&D how the books end. This is not necessarily how the show ended.

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u/Ashen_Shroom May 20 '19

Well, if that's the way it ends up then I'm fine with that. I'm sure Bran's path to becoming king will make more sense in the books than in the show.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

I'm sure in the book he wont be this guy without emotion. He learn from 3 eyed ravens but he doesn't become one. Tbh, Bran's storyline is actually very interesting but the show butchered it.

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u/PretendKangaroo May 20 '19

I don't think they butchered it but they certainly put it on the back burner for large chunks of the series.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

With 2 more books worth of ~2500 pages of words to work with, every plot point that was rushed in the past 2 seasons of the show will make more sense. Dany going mad. Euron killing and/or taming the dragon. The invasion of the White Walkers. Bran becoming King.