Winter is not
what you thought it was...
...if you weren't paying attention!
SPOILERS! Lots of them!
(Duh)
These were some of the ridiculous comments I read on social media the day after the much anticipated Game of Thrones series finale. For the record, I thought it was great. And as I trolled all the angry and entitled drones on social media, something became abundantly clear to me: Many of the so called fans of the show had not been paying attention. Its simple. I will elaborate.
First off, the main thing that most of the people were crying about was how Daenerys all of a sudden turned evil when Missaendi was killed. How could that make her instantly turn into everything she hated? Well, its simple. She was that person all along. There were COUNTLESS hints along the way. For example, every time she talked about the Iron Throne, her voice would change. She exhibited a narcissistic lust for power that was downright uncomfortable. Or a more specific example. When she was trying to get Jon Snow to bend the knee. She was completely obsessive over it. Or how about when they were outside Qarth? She promised to destroy the entire city if they did not capitulate to her. I'm not going to list them all, but the clues were there the whole time. If you didn't see catch them, you were not paying attention. Jon Stark saved the entire kingdom by gutting her. And as for the comments about Drogon not roasting Jon instead of the Iron Throne? Dragons are intelligent. I can't think of a single dragon depiction in anything where the dragon was stupid. Drogon knew that it was the throne that did Daenerys in. Think of Daenerys as a Jedi being seduced by the dark side. And remember, only a Sith deals in absolutes.
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| Or ME if Danenerys had said it. |
Next up is the hate for that happened to Jon Snow, and how he should be king, but he got shipped off to the Nights Watch. This one is even more obvious. Jon never wanted to be king. How many times did he say it throughout the last few seasons? And before he was accepted into the Wildlings, he had no direction. He didn't know who he was. He felt at home with the Wildlings. When Bran sent him back to the Nights Watch, he knew there was no need for a Nights Watch anymore, and that Jon would fall in north of the wall. He could see everything. He knew that was where Jon would be happiest, and that would appease the Unsullied, or at least get them to agree not to kill him. That could have easily turned into a bloody battle, but Bran outwitted them.
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| You all got any more of those hot, redheaded single wildling chicks? |
Now, let's talk about Bran. These angry people love to bring up the quote where Bran said that he couldn't be the Lord of Winterfell because he was the Three Eyed Raven, followed by his answer about being king. He said "Why do you think I came all this way?" He could see everything, remember? Don't you think that if he KNEW that he would be king, it would be better for all parties involved if he weren't already a Lord? That's part of why Tyrion named him! Another part is the fact that the Unsullied wanted him dead too. Speaking of Tyrion, he's the Hand of the King. So, he is basically in charge anyway.
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| I could use a drink! |
And for all you people who signed the petition to get Season 8 redone, how about you get a life? If you're that sensitive, maybe you shouldn't watch TV shows that aren't comedies or reality shows anymore. You can't bitch and whine every time something doesn't go your way. I enjoyed the series, and I am looking forward to the spinoffs. You people who got bent out of shape about Game of Thrones should probably avoid the spinoffs.
And, one last thing...I also saw people griping about how the winter wasn't as long as they were led to believe because of the snow melting and the plant growing north of the wall. Winter was a metaphor for the Night King and the Army of the Dead.
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| Thank YOU, for Game of Thrones, HBO, Cast, and Crew! |
Haha, so true. I was sad it ended , but they did a good job wrapping everything up.
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