It's an ending that stays true to the themes of the show.
It’s no easy feat to deliver a satisfying conclusion to a TV series. And when a show is as deified as Game of Thrones, there is no ending that could ever meet the colossal expectations it set for itself. Of course, the finale wasn’t perfect. The journey to the end was laced with pacing issues, overemphasis on shock value, and abandonment of character growth. And yet, the destination itself, the final episode, is a fitting end to the story we’d followed for over 8 years.
Now imprisoned by Danny for treason, Tyrion has plenty of time to think and when Jon comes to visit him he is ready to cajole Jon with his logic. In the 10-minute-long conversation between the two, Tyrion masterfully psychoanalyzes Daenerys, talking about how certain she is of her destiny as a savior and how that belief gives her a free pass to do anything she desires.
The show always treated Jon as its tragic hero and with the conclusion the show reminds us that it hasn’t lost touch with what it was trying to achieve. And really, this is the quality writing we’d gotten used to towards Game of Thrones’ early seasons when the show refused to fall prey to clichés, tropes, and devices overdone in the fantasy genre.
If it were any other show, Jon would have probably ended up on the throne, but it would have been too predictable for Game of Thrones. Instead, the ending has Jon depicted as the tragic hero of the story who has to sacrifice his love for duty. Game of Thrones has earned its reputation as a zeitgeist-changing show for letting its characters face the consequences of their actions.
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