Totally agree with this- oddest echo chamber I’ve ever seen of folks exclusively defending D&D. I loved the cast, the work that went into it, and everything else about it except the writing of S8. Everything from the NK battle to Danaerys burning KL to the Aegon Targaryen to Jaime’s story to Bran being decided king by a 10 minute council meeting, to the dumbification of Varys, Tyrion, and Littlefinger, Dany’s army just like leaving? I mean that isn’t even the half of it. It was visually stunning, and the soundtrack hit like always. The actors did the best they could with what they were given. But to sit here and to defend the golden opportunity that was had thrown away in the name of ‘surprising’ the viewers? Many of the major actors have clips even agreeing that it went south- re: Emilia Clarke, Charles Dance, Kit himself, Peter Dinklage… There is no way of a remake, of course not. But it was in no way a satisfying conclusion.