I am incredibly grateful to Game of Thrones for this adventure I have found myself sucked into for some years now. I am grateful for all the emotions it brought me since day one, bitter and sweet alike. I am grateful for all the laughs, all the tears, all the jokes and gags, every single bit of it, I really am grateful and appreciative of it all. It's been just... wonderful.
That said, I am feeling robbed and betrayed right about now. This ending is arguably one of the worst series finales in the history of television and trust me I realize how bold of a statement that is. The terrible violations the characters have suffered this season, the lack of proper resolution to many of the plots and narratives developed over seasons worth of buildup, the seeking of shock value at the expense of quality writing... that and much much more solidified this as an absolute disappointment of a finale, as opposed to the marvel wrap it could've given this cultural phenomenon.
This episode does have its positives, as always the score, acting and cinematography are perfectly performed but I just do not think it's nearly enough to compensate for how lackluster the writing has been, as much as I wish they did. Oh well, sad as it may be, I'll just hold on to the good stuff and hope that GRRM's book, once finished, will tackle the ending in a more coherent, more respectful and more meaningful way. It's been real y'all...
P.S: I'll leave this here lest some people jump me again. This comment is a representation of my own personal opinion, I am entitled to one just as all of you are. If you enjoyed this season and felt this finale delivered what you were looking for then more power to you mate, but that doesn't nullify my opinion nor does it make yours any valid. If you want to discuss or challenge my views, I'd be more than happy to engage you on that basis but if all you have to offer are petty remarks then please keep them to yourself.
The flashing lights for a large chunk in the middle of the episode were physically painful, whos idea was that? It was an ok effectto show the zombies getting closer, but beyond that it was just annoying.
Other than that it's a pretty bad finale really. The dad letting the army guy go was ridiculous yet stupidly predictable, even more ridiculous is they let him live AGAIN even after he shot one of them. I doubt he'll be back because he was hurt pretty bad but come on, finish the job you started!
Based on the ending I'm assuming they will all travel on that boat the rich guy has. I don't see how that would be entertaining though, unless there will be pirate zombies in other boats going after them. It feels like it's going towards the "people vs people" rather than "people vs zombies" REALLY early on in this compared to the Walking Dead, which atleast had the decency to give it a few seasons where the zombies were a threat.
Overall the vast majority of the cast aren't likeable yet, the plot is already breaking into "people vs people" with the zombies being merely background noise and any progression at all stems from the fact that the dad is an idiot. I'll give Season 2 a go just in the hope that I'm wrong about the boring boat idea, but I can see myself dropping it before that season is over.
