Honestly it's only a good place to stop because it ends on a high note.

But I think people forget, it's basically all set up for things people have been excited about. You aren't going to watch the season 6 finale and want to stop because it teases

• >!Jon Snow as King of the North!<
• >!The reveal that Jon is actually the son of Lyanna and Rheagar and has an Iron Throne Claim and the consequences of that!<
• >!Dany finally coming to Westeros to start a conquest!<
• >!Cersei ascending to the Iron Throne to be positioned as the the final obstacle for it. !<

So it has it's own pros and cons. Imo the OP is spot on. People remember season 6 as good because they remember the last two episodes and forget that the rest of it was mediocre season 5 quality. And even then one of the episodes is basically set up for the disappointing next two seasons.

I think people just can't accept that GoT was pretty poor for like half it's run and a lot of the final season issues were a result of mistakes made years before. People just thought the payoff would correct it or something

Oh I think the ship has sailed on it by now. Our best hope is a future Tron movie might happen. It sounds like Jared Leto is involved which has some baggage I suppose but could still work out.

According to the wiki: "The show was not renewed at the end of the season, but no official cancellation announcement was made by Disney."

So it's also in limbo.

No.. keep going. You really need to see season 8 if nothing more than you can see how two idiots cratered an entire fandom.

GoT was everywhere before S8. Then suddenly it was nowhere. All the merchandise was just gone from shelves, nobody was wearing GoT tshirts anymore, nobody even talked about it anymore.. it was just gone... I’ve never seen anything like it.

Sounds intriguing.

Might as well add Shrinking to your collection of S shows to watch.

I don't know, fgt.

Aside from the massive difference in tone... they're talking about fantasy vocabulary, not magic itself.

It's the janitor for me. He's the only one that makes me laugh.

I find the rest of the characters super charming and likable though which is why the show works even if it's not insanely funny.

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Yeah I hope Top Chef ends up being good. I just don’t see how any of them can ever beat Buddha, he’s not only the most dominant Top Chef competitor basically ever save for one or two, he's also had the most recent experience.

creep computer guy from Dollhouse for me

Season 4 has great moments and the intro to Oberyn was flawless.

But its also where I see the cracks in the writing really forming. To me seasons 1 and 3 were all better overall, though 4 benefits from some great pivotal moments done well and more production budget, and was better than season 2 IMO.

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> I didn't ask for them to be removed or anything

And I never said you did. However you commented in support of it after the fact and cited multiple examples where you are in favor it happening.

In contrast I don't like seeing well-written stories ripped apart and having the elements that make them special removed or suppressed just for generic broad appeal.

I don't like pure political dramas but I don't want Hollywood to start modifying them to make them more appealing to me; I just don't watch them.

I just feel like the original story should be told a little closer to the way it was written. Sorry if I have been overzealous in expressing that.

Yeah.. you hit the spot where, after the end of season 4, they stopped adapting the books and started doing entirely original content. It’s rough, and I don’t think it ever gets better. Might be worth sitting through it just to say you saw it, maybe there’s some stuff that will appeal to you along the way. I couldn’t find much to hold onto after season 4 but I stuck through it to the end.

Regardless if you finish the series, I recommend checking out “the last night” documentary on HBO max. It was a fun and enlightening look into production of the final season, and I thought it was much more engaging than any game of thrones content for years beforehand

I liked house of the dragon’s first season quite a bit, too

My wife and I got through first season and started the second but never felt the need to watch it.

I actually think one of the challenges is that isn’t quirky ENOUGH. The charm of shows it’s replicating are two fold:

1. Characters are extremes
2. They’re always in group situations where they can bounce off one another.

I think the characters all actually have too much heart and aren’t kitchy enough and too often the interactions aren’t in a group setting.

Battle of the bastards was one my favorite episodes.

icymi: some are saying the second season is in the can and might be released

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I think my new rule is "no 2nd season aired? ok then no first season" because I really liked the first episode of Kindred and the same thing happened. Same for 1899. 3 shows in the past 3 months that I liked that aren't gonna continue.

It’s a shame too, because the show was peak television and slowly the died. Season 7 & 8 were on life support, I find season 8 insulting to any fans of the show because of much they throwaway plot lines, and screw up character arcs.

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I know about Lady Stoneheart. I understand the fantasy elements are important to the story, I just said they're my least favorite parts. I didn't ask for them to be removed or anything.