Monday, May 20, 2019

Game of Thrones Concluded

 
 

The world recognizable TV series is finally over after about 8 years and 8 seasons, and I am utterly satisfied by it from the beginning to the end.

Traditionally, I had watched all of it with my buddy Rene, and for several years and weekend, we would discuss the direction, cliffhangers, sub plots and scenes alongside of cheering for our favorite characters.

Ambiguously, we would speculate what would happen next, and sometimes we guessed right, with me for example answering the question of where the hell Tyrion's father was during that particular dark scene; that he was s(h)itting on a toilet.

After about 2 or 3 seasons, I established that my top 3 favorite characters were Ygritte, Tyrion and Lord Varys. Ygritte for her sexy voice, Tyrion for his witty remarks and Varys for being the most rational.

Before the start of this final season, we would guess who would finally sit on the Iron Throne. My money was on Varys, and my buddy voted for Arya. We both got it wrong. In the very finale, after some very dramatic deaths full of retribution, vengeance and emotion, it turns out that Bran would rule next.

Not to mention that 2 chapters had amazing buildup, battlefields and war cries happening on epic scales in this last season, and before that, so many cruel deaths, betrayals and political mind games were happening to secure family, control and power, I lost the count.

Game of Thrones as the television series is finally over, but the stories of George R. R. Martin continue inside the novel books, and it has been said the prequels and spin-offs would also serve as extensions towards this world.

I was not disappointed, at all. Furthermore, GoT will serve as a majestic example for bringing out greatness towards the cinematic medium.

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