There’s no denying it. The eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones has been chock-full of disappointment. Aside from numerous pacing issues – the consensus is that things feel rushed and hurried – both fans and critics complained about this season’s plot, dialogue, and character motivations. Last week’s episode, “The Bells,” drew widespread criticism from the community, especially in regards to Dany burning Red Keep to the ground, and the underwhelming deaths of Jamie and Cersei Lannister.
In response to this season’s drop in quality, dedicated fans took it upon themselves to make things right. As reported by ComicBook.com, last week’s episode, “The Bells,” angered viewers so much, that one took to Change.org in order to start a petition. Their demands? The campaign’s creator, who goes by “Dylan D,” argues that showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are not competent enough to give the show the ending it deserves, especially since they have no source material to rely on.
Longtime fans and viewers will already be familiar with how show’s adaptation schedule. Starting in Season 5, the writing team ran out of published works to draw from, as A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin has yet to release the sixth and seventh books in the series. As a result, staff writers turned to outlines provided by Martin, while injecting original content of their own. As a result, some have criticized narrative threads in recent seasons.
Of course, this isn’t the first time that a “passionate” fanbase has turned to petitions to voice their complaints. A few months back, Mortal Kombat 11 devotees campaigned to have Shaggy included in the game, and Captain Marvel fans similarly appealed to replace Brie Larson by an actress of color. In all likelihood, the Game of Thrones petition will go largely ignored by HBO, though a few of us here at We Got This Covered would have liked to see a version based purely on George R. R. Martin’s complete series – assuming he ever gets around to writing the final two books.
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