Game of Thrones Predictions Final Season 8

Game of thrones blew. The last season was a disaster, rich in sloppy character developments and hasty advances. The battle of Winterfell, in addition to being totally devoid of strategic planning and full of holes in the plot, was literally too dark for us to see. Cersei was killed under a pile of rocks. The transition from Daenerys to the Mad Queen was clumsy and dull. There was this horse scene that seemed to last 300 years. Currently, a video circulates on the Internet that exceeds three minutes of Game of thrones actors react rather unenthusiastically to questions about the last season. Nearly 750,000 fans signed a petition asking HBO to "redo season 8 with competent writers". This is good news for George R.R. Martin, who always writes the end of this story that fans might like.

But despite this disastrous season, there is still a chance for Game of thrones redeem himself with the end. It's thin, but it's possible. The series is so reluctant that the list of problems it must solve in the sixth episode is ridiculously long and is not limited to whether each of its female characters do things right or that the developing plots respond to questions. complex and satisfactory purposes.

Really, this is a surprise: Game of thrones must find a way to do something completely unexpected – not just a shock for a shock, but a shock that firmly establishes this series as one of the greatest fantastic shows in the history of television.

The death of Cersei was one of the most disappointing endings for all the characters of this season, if not the series as a whole. Frozen in fear without a backup plan – as if the Cersei we knew would never freeze in combat, without a survival strategy – she was let dragged by her brother, where they were crushed in an avalanche of rocks. She did not have to answer for her wickedness. No justice for Ned. No justice for the red marriage. Nothing.

Now, Daenerys is our new villain, and the fans deserve a real end – not something that seems paved at the last minute.

Cersei's transition to the main villain of this show took all of the first seven seasons. Dany, on the other hand, became diabolical apparently with a simple changeover. But this mistake could be forgiven if the arc of his character has not yet reached its peak. The consequences of his madness must be attributed to him in the face. She must realize that she has abandoned everything that she once represented: freedom, security and honor. She is killing her people now; it does not break the chains. To see her conclude her story would be the only satisfying conclusion to see her grappling with the horror of her own power. And then of course, she can die.

Dany will almost certainly lose the iron throne (if it still exists at this stage). This does not mean that Jon Snow deserves to win. Frankly, for now, he does not deserve much. He bet wrongly on Daenerys. He was not trying to calm his madness – in fact, he had fed her by sharing secrets with her family, rejecting her. And he was useless in battle, shouting against ice dragons and losing control of his soldiers. He should not be rewarded for instigating his friends and sisters to think and fight constantly for him.

If there is a Stark in charge, it will be Sansa. She will have her day, if Game of thrones is serious about sticking this landing. Sansa is the smartest person left alive in Westeros. She knows the most benevolent way possible. In fact, she cares about her people. She really wants to come out alive from her war and to preserve her faithful. And after the trauma she suffered at the hands of TV series writers who do not know how to write about women in traumatic situations, she deserved it. The writers made a blatant mistake two times ago when they told Sansa, "Without Ramsay, Littlefinger and the others, I would have remained a" little bird "all my life," involving sexual violence and manipulation. things that made her strong. There is no solution to this now. But she needs to use this force in the final, so she has not really been able to play it since she and Arya killed Littlefinger.

Giving the victory to Sansa would almost make up for this show of building heroes among women who most accurately reflect archetypal male characters – like Arya, Brienne of Tarth and Yara Greyjoy – and making sure that women who do not present these traits – like Sansa, Cersei and Dany – seem sneaky and suspicious. Honestly, he could redeem himself by not doing everything possible for his female characters. This could result in an episode devoid of free rape scenes (like Sansa's), bad-looking proposal scenes (like Arya's) and the total loss of the personal agency (like Cersei's). This could avoid radically transforming a character into a more "pleasant" – and unrecognizable – version of his personality after the loss of his virginity, as was the case with Brienne de Tarth. This could avoid using loss of virginity as a catalyst for personality development, instead of adding to the two Sometimes it has already been used this way. Women must get the final for which they worked.

The checklist continues: Tyrion can not be put aside like Varys, any more than Yara. At least one of these cursed prophecies must be fulfilled – ideally, an explanation of what Hell did to Melisandre until his death. Arya must use what she has spent so many seasons learning from Faceless Men. Are we going to see Samwell Tarly and Tormund Giantsbane again, or was their fragile farewell after the Battle of Winterfell our last outing with these great characters? I do not hope so.

It's impossible for Game of thrones give all its protagonists deserving ends. For each Hound / Mountain battle, it will waste seasons of character development elsewhere. The series will never make up for the fact that its most loyal fans – who have studied the books, learned the prophecies and memorized theories – have made the Game of thrones writers look lazy. They correctly predicted each point of the plot. They beat the runners of the show. And they deserve better.

But he has one last blow to redemption: he could surprise us with a diabolical, heartbreaking and heartbreaking twist. Game of thrones has not reached the stage where it is today – 17 million viewers – by making his characters friendly. He massacred where he had to go. He cut the protagonists to the knees. And we are still loving it. To protect his heritage, Game of thrones must surprise us one last time (and for the first time this season). Unfortunately, at this point, we would not be surprised by a single smart story shot.