Game Of Thrones Season 8 : Review
Game Of Thrones Season 8 : Review
1. Winterfell
2. A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
3. The Long Night
4. The Last Of The Starks
5. The Bells
6. The Finale
Alfred Hitchcock famously said "To make a great film you need three things - script, script and script". The final season of Game of Thrones is a beautiful, visually striking achievement in television cinematics. Its 6 episodes are filled with well directed, well shot action sequences and a stunning musical score returning from Ramin Jiwadi. Unfortunately, the characterization, story, and pacing are thrown out the window entirely in favor of a mob, disappointing ending for this fantasy epic, forcing all other elements to crumble into a lackluster, disappointing ending. Which will probably be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
The series begins with the forces of the undead marching southwards for The Night King and his newly acquired White-Dragon. Meanwhile, Daenerys, Jon and the rest of the Allied force enter Winterfell, greeted by suspicious, unreliable Sansa and Arya. As they join forces and prepare for battle, Jaime arrives and joins the others, determined to prove he is heroic.
Episode 6 from here essentially splits the focus between two major arcs. The first sees the end of the White Walkers, the Night King and Danger Beyond the Wall, with the second half looking north with Cersei and her teleporting Mad Pirate, Euron. It essentially builds up to the finale which rushes to wrap up all the remaining characters' value of character creation in favor of fan service and possibilities for future sequels and spin-offs. The finale only adds to it, fails to wrap things up satisfactorily and leaves a sour taste for many who have followed the show for all these years.
It's a shame because there's so much of Game of Thrones this year. The acting from the cast is as good as it is, despite the script discrepancies, the music has been tremendous and the action sequences are great. While some have commented that the Battle for Winterfell was too dark, and this is a valid criticism, personally I thought it worked well to ease the fear of the unknown and make the orange flames more visible. Allows you to stand out. Another example of this cinematography comes from seeing Arya in a crumbling King's Landing or the ornately beautiful Daenerys walking with Drogon's wings in the background and these long shots are extremely well directed.
So it really comes down to how much emphasis you place on the writing in terms of the medium and what you're expecting from Game of Thrones. It's hard to argue for the bad writing and flailing nature of the script this year and it's certainly enjoyable to watch this time-lapse, when you stop and start thinking about the characters and their journey over the years. That's where everything comes in. Undo. I was ready to forgive the lack of last season knowing that the story needed to be done, but it's not really disappointing to see everything that season amounted to.
While I can somewhat forgive the pacing and conclusion for some of these characters, the Disney-esque finale of Game of Thrones doesn't feel as bittersweet as promised, and is a far cry from 12 Monkeys Who One of the best examples of . Show your story by wrapping it up in a satisfying way. It all comes down to the execution that has been shockingly bad for most of the season.
Ultimately, we come back to Alfred Hitchcock's quote about the script and if we take that as the most important element here, everything else is superficial. There's a reason old black and white comedies and classic series like Twilight Zone have stood the test of time compared to a visually stunning film like Avatar—they're brimming with good writing. This, unfortunately, isn't something that can be implemented in the final season of Game of Thrones.
I wanted to love this final season. I wanted to come out and say this is the pinnacle of TV writing and one of the crowning achievements of the medium, but unfortunately the show stumbles and falls over the final hurdle, crossing the finish line with grace. is unable to. The blame lies only with the show's creators – David Benioff and D.B. WEISS - who is totally to blame for this season and is likely to be disappointed and upset like this for many.
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