No, the problem with Game of Thrones is that it almost became bigger than life. That arguably makes Game of Thrones the last of an almost extinct species in the era of streaming TV: A show we all watched at roughly the same time. The competing factions within Game of Thrones, choosing to bend the knee or die on their feet, were no match for those among its watchers. That he should be awarded rule of the six kingdoms (minus an independent North, which, under Sansa, secedes from the union) seems like nod to the fans: you won the Game of Thrones. But it’s hard not to think that any disappointment around the conclusion of Game of Thrones isn’t so much with how it has ended, but that it had to end at all.

Source: The Irish Times May 22, 2019 08:36 UTC