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What if the ending he told them was, “The 3ER planned the whole thing and wins the throne,” but because they already had Bran as the 3ER they were in deeeeeeep trouble. Lol.

 

Bronn and Euron both won't be as prominent in the books

 

I just can't see any situation where Arya killing Jon and then using his face to kill Dany would have felt earned or satisfying in any way.

 

But if the Avengers weren't divided they could have stood their ground better against Thanos and Tony kind of says all that in the beginning of Endgame when he gets back to earth.

 

Oh no I didn't say anything about her killing brother and using his face! Maybe kill Greyworm and use his?

 

I agree. I feel like the books could and probably should be wildly different from what we've seen , and I think that would be a good move for GRRM to do that. I also don't think we're ever getting any more books from him though, but I would like to be wrong on that for fans of the books.

 

Grey Worm is a cop

 

My bad, I confused you with someone who said they wanted her to "be" Jon and kill her that way.

 

As much as Dany's heel turn rubbed people the wrong way, I totally get Greyworm's and really don't consider it a turn at all. He's always been just a solider, a blank slate so to speak. Missandei was the only thing in his life that made him seem human, so of course he is raging out but also staying in character and just following orders.

 

My fruitless Media-related degrees loved this portion of the AV Club review:

"As sincerely as I can muster, I want to thank everyone who’s been reading these reviews. There’s been talk that Game Of Thrones will be the last show that we watch this way, millions coming together to watch simultaneously and then react and discuss in real time, and there’s no doubt that the age of streaming is reshaping the way we consume television. But if Game Of Thrones has taught us nothing else, it’s that those of us who gathered here every week want experiences like this one, and value it in ways that I believe will overcome the barriers being created by shifts in distribution. There may never be anything quite like Game Of Thrones, but I choose to believe the instincts that brought us—whether as book readers or bookcurious viewers or indiscriminate content seekers—together will bring us together again in the future, whether around The Long Night or another spinoff or something else entirely. "

Actually got more emotionally moved by that than anything in the finale itself. It really might be the last of its kind in terms of watching habits/communal viewing. I know for myself - and I spoke to my fiance about it last night - that when the show began I had such a close-knit group of friends and family who came over and watched every Sunday - and it was bittersweet to see how life outside the show has passed and fundamentally changed that dynamic of that reality. The official "last of the HBO sunday-funday parties" of my life if you will...

 

I have to assume Euron will be more prominent in the books since he’s more of a character and a threat there

 

Jon and Tyrion having a relationship could have/should have been built up so much more during these last two seasons with a few extra episodes in each season...not that their jail cell scene together wasn't good, but they didn't feel as "close" as I think the showrunners wanted you to feel they were specifically because they hadn't really had too many one on one interactions. The last one that I can remember is standing on the cliff brooding trying to figure out how to he could convince Dany to give Jon something he wants.

 

Honestly I think at the end of the day it was a pure power move from Sansa and she was smart enough to know this was the moment to make it. Her brother was just named King and it appears she has the biggest army around KL at the moment not named the Unsullied.

Like I think we want to believe she was doing it out of her care for the North, but......I think there was some strategery going on there with her. She wanted the power and took it.

 

that reminds me, when john was walking down that winding staircase to get on the boat at the end, it reminded me of the scene where he first meets dany at dragonstone(?). feel like he also walked down similar stairs overlooking the ocean then

 

Sansa has learned how to be a decent politician from that weasel Littlefinger. Just one of the reasons she was the better option to rule over Bran IMO.

 

One possible change---I think it's very very possible Jon straight up dies at the end as well. I think it's very possible that, if he's not ending up on the throne, that he ends up dead as well as Dany. And I don't think D&D could handle killing them BOTH off, so they gave Jon a somewhat happyish ending.

 

Yeah I think they definitely shot those scenes at the same location, looked very similar.

 

Their relationship always felt as if it were simply a plot point and not legitimate in any sense. As she lay there dying I yelled "Ygrette was always better anyway ya monster"

 

I was talking about Jon and Tyrion haha but yeah they definitely rushed the love on Jon and Dany as well.

7 more episodes to make these last two seasons full seasons could have fixed so much of the "off" feelings from the last season or so.

 

The amount of hate and/or disinterest in Jon on this board is astounding. It's so completely disproportionately negative here for him as opposed to almost everywhere else I see or read, both in real life and even places like reddit or twitter. I truly don't get it.

 

I love Jon. He’s the most archetypical character and the most open about his motivations so I get people being bored by him or disinterested compared to the richer psychologies around him but he’s great.

 

Yeah, I love Jon as well. It's always jarring coming into this thread and seeing so many people "treating him" so poorly, haha

 

You hit the nail on the head. He's just THAT GUY. I also don't personally find the actor (don't even know his actual name after all this time) all that charismatic or engaging in the slightest. Fucker just lulls me to sleep. That impassioned speech he gives earlier this season was the first time I was like...wow, look at this guy...The whiny/wimpy Orlando Bloom thing he's got going on always irritated me too (superficial, I know).

 

Just curious, how accurate did the leaks end up being?

 

Beat for beat from what I read.