I know the ending is bad, but Game of Thrones was like the peak of fantasy TV for a good chunk of its run, and now I hear people actively recommending against watching it. The ending doesn't stop people from enjoying all the good bits!

[–] LilB0kChoy@piefed.social 22 points 1 week ago

I wouldn’t recommend against people watching it, but I would caution them because it’s a big time commitment for the ending you get.

[–] Ashtear@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just think it's ironic that it came to mirror the books in that you can enjoy absolutely top-notch storytelling for a while and then can't enjoy the ending.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

The ending is definitely not "top notch story telling", though.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 1 week ago

For a new viewer, it's worth watching. As someone who's seen the end, literally the first scene of S1E1 sets up a huge mystery that never ever gets resolved

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I wouldn't tell people not to watch it, but I sure as shit can't rewatch it without getting frustrated. So many amazing plot points that mean nothing, for no reason

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It took me many years but I've since gone back and done a rewatch. The first few seasons really are absolutely fantastic. Knowing that the ending sucks still hurts, but at least this time I know it will suck. It softens the blow.

House of the Dragon season 1 was great, season 2 had an abrupt ending but was still great.

I'm looking forward to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

It's still a great world.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You really found HoD s2 to be great? I found the whole thing to be nothing but stall and delay.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It definitely should have been amazing, but it was cut short. We should have had more war, we got some, but there was more building for war than I think was needed (at least at this point in the story).

Arguably I'm falling into the same trap Game of Thrones had, I'm giving the current season the benefit of the doubt because the next season will take care of it. Luckily, at least this time, we're moving towards a real written ending.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My wife had a bigger reaction to the show getting progressively worse because she felt wronged by the fact they "made her wait A WHOLE YEAR to watch garbage", lol. It might add to the fans' frustration and bad blood. I binged it like 2-3 years ago, and I truly enjoyed it all the way til the end of season 5. Most shows don't have a good pilot, I can't hate one with 5 great seasons, but again I didn't have to wait for it. 🤷

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I recently did another re-watch and I found that I grew bored of it in Season 4.

Anyone asks me I tell them to watch the first three seasons and quit.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah people talk about the last season but it started way before then. Arguably I'd say the crack start in season 2 but yeah it doesn't get bad until season 4. That's when things are starting to noticeably go downhill.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I loved pretty much everything until season 8 which is just.... Weird. All of the sudden it's only 6 episodes for the season? Then one episode is just a black screen with sounds where putting the TV brightness at 100 still only shows you shadows at best. The battle tactics were a clown show, the final boss fight was just the little murder girl doing her thing for a second. It suuuucked.

Then the next episode, Daenerys apparently forgot that there were enemies aroud, and because of that one of her dragons got sniped at a multi kilometer distance, high up in the air by what I can only presume was a battery of patriot anti air missile system for its accuracy.

Then the spy master who always weaves webs of treatchery and spying just plainly suggest a revolt because that's how we roll now?

Then Daenerys madness suddenly kicks in for no reason and she psycho murders half the town by burning them all and then goes full Nazi.

It was so so so obvious that the show runners didn't give a shit anymore and wanted to do their new shiny little Star Wars project. Good that they lost that too.

Fuck DnD