#branthebroken

[truthsuniversallyacknowledged]

Now I’ve Stopped Crying: Why The Game of Thrones Ending Sucked

I needed this to exist and it didn’t. So here it is, in no particular order: 

1. Violation of its own rules 

Westeros was loosely based off of Medieval/Renaissance Europe - the filming locations were exclusively European, and all manner of cultural ‘identifiers’ - clothing, political system, ethnicity of the actors/characters - followed that of Medieval Europe. The Red Wedding is based off a real Italian wedding, Jaime and Cersei resemble Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, a real set of incestuous aristocratic siblings, while Sansa and Joffrey also have their naming equivalents in the same family - Lucrezia’s brother, Gioffre, and his wife, Sancia. The High Sparrow is also similar to Savonarola, a religious fanatic in late Renaissance Italy, Braavos has clear parallels with Venice - I could easily continue. 

Naturally, there were cultural ideas from Medieval Europe which were clearly established in Game Of Thrones - the divine right of kings, bastardry, and discrimination towards women, foreigners, and various other minority groups - including the disabled. By pretending that Bran would have been keenly accepted not only by the aristocracy, but by the average peasant in Westeros, the plot is suddenly ignoring the framework within which the show has been operating. Throughout the show, there were two aspects a king had to have; either he could take the throne by force, requiring a large army or perhaps dragons, or he needed to be born in line - the right to the throne which has paramount to the entire series. One thing is ultimately clear; Bran as the King is jarringly wrong.

2. Compromising of characters

One thing Game of Thrones did exceptionally well is nailing politics; by the end of the series viewers had a clear understanding of the motives and principles of every character. But the ending D&D wanted would never have been allowed to happen with our set of characters around (perhaps this should have been a red flag that it wasn’t a good idea!) and so we watched as characters we’d known for years suddenly forgot who they were. Daenerys wanted to break the wheel and end suffering, and she sacrificed enormously because she wasn’t willing to take her dragons and burn the place down because that’s not the person she wanted to be - until the writers wanted her to be. I could have accepted that u-turn in character arc - if it was the only one. Jaime, after being almost killed by Cersei, finally, finally decided he’d had enough and made the choice to go to Brienne, which was the culmination of seasons and seasons of him slowly improving as a person and agonising over his feelings for cersei and his own identity. And then he just went “nah”. The Northerners, regarded for their strong loyalty, let Jon wander off into the wilderness and readily accept Sansa as their new ruler. Despite earlier reminiscing on her father’s words regarding how “the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives”, Arya decides to... be a lone wolf. on a boat.

But I’m barely getting started. Tyrion, a cunning political mastermind, not only became dumb as dog shit, but, having first-hand knowledge of the treatment of disabled individuals in Westeros, despite any ability they might have (not that Bran demonstrated ANY ability to lead well through the whole series - but I’ll get to that), he somehow didn’t see any problem with this plan. (Side note: if right to the throne and being disabled don’t matter, why couldn’t Tyrion be king?) 

Sam. Sam takes the whole goddamn cake. He is the one who discovers Jon’s parentage, and with a FULL UNDERSTANDING of how important it is. And he has watched Jon demonstrate bravery and courage and leadership time and time again - he is his best friend and strongest advocate. And so, when the time comes for him to fight for Jon: he suggests democracy? and then lets Bran take over without so much as a word in Jon’s defense? Pathetic. And so, so, wrong. 

3. “Who Has a Better Story than Bran the Broken?”

I could name a few. hundred.  We have been watching a series that clearly followed Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen, and a long list of other political players, artistocratic families and usurpers - but from the very beginning, we have followed those two, always. To suggest that the entire direction of the series was some great practical joke, designed only for an oh-so-shocking plot twist, is so utterly contemptuous of us, their loyal audience. It’s also absurdly disrespectful to the story itself, which deserved a real ending. 

4, When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. 

Jon did neither. His end was a total cop-out - D&D didn’t want to kill him, but him winning would have been too predictable, so they formed a sheepish way out that they seemed to think was good enough. They were wrong. 

And as for Bran? He wasn’t. even. playing.

But this is a symptom of the biggest issue with this whole ending; avoiding predictability was more important to the writers than ending the story well. Having spent years and years watching an intricate story as it followed out its natural path, in accordance to the guiding principles of each character and they world in which they live, it’s no surprise that some audience members were bound to predict the ending. But we loved game of thrones not just for its plot twists, but also for its witty dialogue, deep and fascinating characters, and consistently captivating story - this ending had a whole lotta shock, and not much of anything else. 

5. Bran didn’t deserve it 

I already touched on why Bran would never have been accepted and how totally inconsistent his takeover was with, well, everything. But Bran isn’t at all kingly - he hasn’t demonstrated leadership of any kind, hasn’t participated in the politics of the kingdom yet still has no understanding of the everyday person, and also displays no compassion or empathy, particularly towards Meera.  He also didn’t see anything wrong with taking the throne from Jon, who not only deserved it according to the show’s framework but also deserved it in the eyes of the audience because he was, simply put, a good leader and a good person. 

We also never really got an explanation as to why Bran was Bran again - and i thought the Three Eyed Raven couldn’t take titles. This whole ending really doesn’t stand up to even mild scrutiny - evidence of the lack of thought which ruined one of the greatest shows of all time. 

6. What was the goddamn point? 

Why couldn’t Gendry be King? Or Tyrion? Why did it matter at all that Jon was Targaryen, or the rightful heir? Why did we bother watching Daenerys scheme for season after season if she was going to burn King’s landing anyway? Why did Melisandre bother to bring Jon back to life if he wasn’t going to be significant in killing the Night King or taking the throne? What the hell was the point of the white horse? 

7. An end to the post (hopefully I did a better job than they did)

I felt compelled to write this because I have yet to cease encountering people who think that this disgrace disguised as an ending was okay. And it truly upsets me that it was such a disservice to what was a truly fabulous show. 

But the last reason that this ending sucked has a silver lining; it was widlly wrong, and most of us knew it instinctively - before we really analysed it and argued about it (and it my case, composed overly long posts about it). And we knew it instinctively because we know this story - and maybe, like me, you weren’t sure what exactly to expect, but you knew it wasn’t this. We know this story, and we know the true ending - even if it’s only in our hearts. 

[doucheofhousebag-blog]

GAME OF THRONES

To fans upset about the ending, I have a solution:

Find the nearest fat dick to you and just go ahead and eat it.

[alexmovincastle]

Me watching GOT finale:

Cinematography: good

Dialogues: good

Plotline: shitty

Overall impression on the season :

[a-bitofsky]

[capucebrise]

Can't wait for @courtneyxamber to meet @isaachwright soon and give him this piece that I have drawn especially for him. Had a really good time playing with my graphite pencils and my @sakuraofamerica black pens !! What a wonderful thing it was to watch this young man grow up on screen !! #Portrait #Bran #BrandonStark #BrantheBroken #KingoftheSixKingdoms #GameofThrones #GOT #FortheThrones #sketch #doodle #Graphite #ink #indianInk #child #man #Starkfamily #instadraw #IsaacHempsteadWright #actor #King #endgame #IronThrone #art #fanart #season1 #season8 (à Orléans, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4nEFsyI7bl/?igshid=yg3u0208djye

[ta-quinlan]

Legends.{The three eyed Raven Pt.I}

Legends.

The raven was always near, taking many forms, knowing everything and most importantly  watching.

No true  evil came their way. He knew they were save. Each and every one of them.

Their he sat, lurking, watching and hoping that nothing happens

The three eyed Raven

[weejamie23]

Game of thrones

So i have spent the past few years of my life invested in a tv show.

Great character development, story arcs, twist, turns to keep me captivated.

Tonight was the finale, SPOILERS AHEAD

Did i see the ending coming in truth, probably not the way it panned out.

I feel that this last season should have been broken into 2. There was a lack of storytelling and everything seemed rushed with the viewer having to fill in the gaps themselves

HOWEVER in saying that, what a finale each character got there happy ending.

Jon snow got to live with the wildlings.

The north got independence with queen sansa

Arya finally got her gap year to go travelling.

And bran became ruler of the 6 kingdoms.

A plotline that was totally undeveloped, he played the "game of thrones" and he won, he was the reason for every event that occured. But there was no final development of this other than in his parting phrase to jon of "you where exactly where you needed to be".

But the real question is ....where the fuck is Drogon?

[lubud687]

They're everywhere. What's yours? #stories #got #gameofthrones #breakthewheel #didyoubringanywine #branthebroken #drogonsaidnomorethrones #dragonslayer #wanderers #talkmorefightless #notallwhowanderarelost #storiesrule https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxqv-k2lIpU/?igshid=13llkjvz7cd2r

[kevoreally]

This is almost TOO funny now. @isaachwright @stephaniebeatriz @andysamberg #Brooklyn99 #BrooklynNineNine #GameOfThrones #GOT #RosaDiaz #JakePeralta #BranStark #ThreeEyedRaven #KingOfTheSixKingdoms #BranTheBroken #IsaacHempsteadWright #StephanieBeatriz #AndySamberg https://www.instagram.com/p/ByboRt0FR5a/?igshid=1ob0t7rlym67r

[jjenkinsphoto]

>>> SWIPE >>> The coffee cup indident!! Such a blast shooting this series with them last month at MegaCon! 🐺⚔️👑☕ Melisandre | @annafaith Sansa Stark | @lexiegracelove Bran the Broken | @justin.sparapani Arya Stark | @olliemei Night King | @nicktheklown Daenarys Targaryen | @jennapavlic Jon Snow | @kosplaykev Event | @officialmegacon Inspiration | @gameofthrones & @starbucks ————————————— BE SURE TO TURN ON POST NOTIFICATIONS TO SUPPORT AND STAY UP TO DATE WITH MY WORK! ————————————— ©️ DO NOT CROP & RE-EDIT PHOTOS / ALWAYS ADD PHOTOGRAPHER / COSPLAYER CREDITS WHEN SHARING ©️ ————————————— #hbo #gameofthrones #branthebroken #aryastark #jonsnow #nightking #branstark #got #daenarystargaryen #housestark #gotseriesfinale #megacon #megacon2019 #megaconorlando #cosplay #cosplayers #cosplayphotography #sonyalpha #fanguru #amazingcosplay #finalbattle #kingslanding #ironthrone #starbucks #cosplays #cosplaying #cosplaypic #gameofthronescast (at MegaCon Convention) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByN-CjajbiK/?igshid=133b5y0zrdoya

[jonesy-bigwes]

The first ever SPECIAL EDITION of memes of the month! Since I knew there were going to be sooo many game of thrones memes throughout April and May I decided to make an entire video just for game of thrones Here are all the best memes from the new season I hope you enjoy! Link is in the Bio • • • • #BigWes #MemesOfTheMonth #SpecialEdition #GameOfThrones #IsTheBigWomanStillHere #MyQueen #BranTheBroken #Khaleesi #JonSnow #Arya #Stark #Targaryen #Lannister #FinalSeason #Season8 #BestMemes #GameOfThronesMemes https://youtu.be/Odo2xM7kQis (at King's Landing, Westeros) https://www.instagram.com/p/By5cXF-pox0/?igshid=1ed38mkx4aw6d

[poetponyofmidgard]

OMG FURDO! @vladimirfurdikofficial needs his own reality series! HE is a friggin’ delight! #vladimirfurdik @hbo @gameofthrones @jeaniefinlay @isaachwright #gameofthrones #gameofthronesthelastwatch #thelastwatch #documentary #isaachempsteadwright #branthebroken #thenightking #furdo #stunts #stuntman #weaponsmaster #seriesforfurdo https://www.instagram.com/p/BybJ7KWJ8Av/?igshid=10uleoea11p37

[mattattridge-smith]

Even me ending up on the iron throne would of been a better ending @elvisjesuscouture #lyrics #elvisjesus #elvisjesuscouture #forthethrone #20stories #writeyourownstory #got #branthebroken #mattthemajestic #king #heavyliesthecrown (at 20 Stories MCR) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7wJbslyPd/?igshid=18oq5rtqk95fg

[pleazar]

Targaryen GOT ✖ New Era 59Fifty Fitted Cap. I can understand all the complaints by the fans of @gameofthrones Here we see the build up of characters like #danaerystargaryen and become our heroine and fans fell in love with the #MotherofDragons only to see her character assasinated in episode 5 and her getting killed in episode 6, we witnessed #aryastark rise to being the most awesome character and her killing the #NightKing and expecting to kill #cerseilannister only to see her and #jamielannister die from the collapsing bricks, and all the buildup with #JonSnow who is destined for greatness, he didn't kill the night king, he however killed our heroine and he was exiled back to #CastleBlack, but #TyrionLannister is alive and he is the #HandoftheKing #BrantheBroken All in all still the best show ever! Thank You GOT! #TheGameofThrones #GOT #GameofThrones #HBO #Targaryen #Dragons #NewEra #NewEraCap #CapCollections #CapCollection #CapCollectors #CapCollector #teamfitted® #UCCGPH #TrueToFitted #5950 #59Fifty #ShoutOutSaturday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx5XgTBlSHz/?igshid=w9cwtwz4c1yf

[sith-fco84]

El nuevo rey de los seis reinos. Bien jugando #branthebroken #branstark #gameofthrones #branelroto https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2xaHmAhW0/?igshid=6t0fztg0m1bx

[gameofthronesitaly]

Per #branthebroken ci si attrezza a dovere 😂 #gameofthrones #iltronodispade #gotfandom #gotaddicted #gameofthronesedit #gameofthronesfamily #daenerys #daenerystargaryen #jonsnow #emiliaclarke #kitharington #isaachempsteadwright #bran #branstark #brandonstark https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx1Y0KKiP2I/?igshid=wnfwnjmzg6o3