Game of Thrones still retains a 91 percent overall rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the eighth season sits at just 71 percent. The three episodes before the finale The Long Night, The Last of the Starks, and The Bells all received some of the worst scores in its eight years on air, with The Bells awarded a ‘Rotten’ rating of 48 percent.
Viewers have complained about the latest episodes destroying years of character development, containing rushed plots, and featuring some poor writing. We’ve even seen fans abuse Google algorithms to link the search term ‘bad writers’ to photos of the show’s creators.
There is a Change.org petition organizer believes the problem comes from the fact that the show has passed George R.R.
“This series deserves a final season that makes sense. Subvert my expectations and make it happen, HBO!” Despite the negativity, a record number of people are watching the final season. HBO said The Bells attracted 18.4 million viewers across all its platforms.
Not everyone dislikes the latest episodes, of course a lot of viewers are enjoying them.
The chances of the final season of Game of Thrones being remade are slim to none, regardless of how many signatures the petition receives. The actors and creative staff are done with the show and are moving on to other projects, while HBO is already gearing up for the development of a Game of Thrones prequel show. It’s possible that the final episode of Game of Thrones pulls a Dexter finale and leaves the audience feeling unsatisfied, but the creators only had a single shot at ending the show, and they won’t have a chance to do it again.
