![]() It makes sense that the Westerosi nobility weren't going to back full democracy, sure, but Tyrion's suggestion (a glorified electoral college) doesn't feel all that groundbreaking for a series that talked about "breaking the wheel." And hey, didn't "Thrones" spend most of the last episode making us care about those common people? Sam invents democracy (good job, Sam) and the high lords (even Sansa a little) laugh at the idea of the common people voting, but Gendry and Davos were born in Flea Bottom and sit among them. It's a muddle of messaging and themes for the series to go out on. There are so many problems with this scene. Everyone agrees to this, including Sansa, but only after Bran gives her the North as an independent kingdom. Tyrion goes on about Bran's story, calling him "Bran the Broken," and Bran is all too happy to accept. Yes, that Bran – the one who hasn't had a personality since Season 6 and is the least-helpful all-seeing magical raven ever. 'Game of Thrones': There were clues to the surprise finale all along Congrats on inventing the Electoral College Daenerys Targaryen came into the world with a storm, and she went out with a thud. Much like Cersei's death last week, Dany's demise felt like a dull, anticlimactic end for such a heavily invested character. (But it might have been easier if the Lord of Light had done something about Dany's access to dragon fire in the first place.) Jon's move does probably explain, for those of us keeping track, why the Lord of Light brought him back from the dead in Season 6. (Sometimes a white horse is just a white horse, apparently.) Her big job in this episode is to say: "I know a killer when I see one." Pretty obvious, since Dany killed all of King's Landing. Or something.Īnd although Jon was an obvious choice to kill Dany, the series spent substantial time last week setting up Arya for the honor. ![]() The Iron Throne has to go? Well, a dragon can melt it. The dragon's rage fire felt like one more instance where the writers wanted something to happen and didn't know how to get it done. The Iron Throne is definitely a symbol of what killed Drogon's mama, but the man who actually killed her was standing right there. Kit Harington to 'Thrones' fans mad about Daenerys: 'You’re culpable, you cheered her on' ![]() Tyrion is not impressed, ripping off his Hand of the Queen badge when Dany confronts him about releasing Jaime. The two almost come to blows before Davos intervenes Grey Worm executes the prisoners anyway.ĭany, completely chill after her mass murder, is holding court for her soldiers, shouting about all they've conquered, and all the lands they will soon "liberate." Emilia Clarke gives her last Dany speech with gusto, and there's a legitimately stunning shot where Drogon takes off behind Dany and she momentarily looks like she has black wings. Grey Worm is still in rage mode and says he's simply acting on Dany's orders to kill everyone who served Cersei. He and Davos come upon Grey Worm and the Unsullied about to execute a group of Lannister soldiers, even though they've surrendered. Jon is not happy either, as he surveys the corpses of the civilians and their children that his aunt/lover killed. Tyrion, as you might imagine, is particularly devastated. "Iron Throne" picked up where last week's "The Bells" left off: In the ruins of King's Landing as Dany's allies reckon with what their queen has done. It was as messy and broken our world is now. It wasn't a particularly rosy theme, but it was one of the reasons the series became such a massive hit why it felt relatable in spite of its otherworldy setting. The world the writers built wasn't fair, and good people suffered for no reason. But over the years, "Thrones" has been a story in which the good guys didn't win and the bad guys didn't get their comeuppance. It would have been a satisfying landing for a series that had long warmed hearts. "The Iron Throne" would have been a fine ending for a different kind of TV show. Listen to this week's episode of USA TODAY's podcast, The Mothership, to hear our Film and TV Critic rate the "Game of Thrones" series finale. Every character left standing received a saccharine coda. Closure is one thing, but pandering is entirely another. In the final episode, "The Iron Throne," the show was unrecognizable. But that's not the show that aired its finale Sunday night.
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