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Phrases like I wasted eight years of my life and ruined the whole series were common refrains.
So was the word sucked.
In general, TV critics and writers have not been much warmer.
Even Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issuper pissed-off.
On Sunday night,19.3 million peopletuned in to find out how it would end.
It even inspired its own brand of Oreos.Oreos, for Gods sake!
What is the point of being all-knowing if you dont share your knowledge?
And why did Drogon melt the Iron Throne instead of burning Jon Snow to death for killing Daenerys?
The answer to that question is symbolism.)
These are good questions, and reminiscent of what drove viewers nuts afterLostaired its last episode.
(Walt, like Bran Stark, was a young man who seemed to have special powers.
I still want to know.
(They were not in purgatory.Lostco-creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse had always said they were not in purgatory.
Heres Lindelof, four years after the finale, once againexplaining that it was not purgatory.
Others accused bothGame of ThronesandLostof getting too hokey.
In the finales of both shows, heroes with the initials J.S.
Jon Snow and Jack Shepherd werereunited with their furry friendsafter making sacrifices for the greater good.
Everyone could agree, at least, that thedirewolfand the dog were great.
Not impossible, but certainly difficult.
(There were 121 of the former, and 73 of the latter.)
Truly terrible television doesnt deliver that much good stuff.
Great television with noticeable flaws does, though.
You may not agree with me.
And thats more than fine.
Many of the criticisms about The Iron Throne are perfectly valid.
But the last moment is not the only one that matters.
It just didnt end the way you wanted it to.
Frankly, that is not a TV shows job.
More to the point, its inadequate to judge an entire TV show on its last episodes.
By all means, keep talking about what you loved or hated aboutGame of Thrones.
You may hate it even more the longer you process it.
Or you might recognize something of value that tempers your tilt toward the negative.
Thats good advice when it comes to series finales, too.
Did I like the last episode ofGames of Thrones?
I had very low expectations, so yes, it was better than I thought it would be.
But do me a favor: Ask me again in ten years.
