Poll of the Day > Last night's Game of Thrones finale pulled 36% more viewers than last year.

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FrozenBananas
08/28/17 6:44:12 PM
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Did you watch?



https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/arts/television/game-of-thrones-finale-sets-ratings-record.amp.html

As popular as ever. This is crazy. Did you watch?

Can't wait to see the rating for next years series finale
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InfestedAdam
08/28/17 6:51:12 PM
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I am gonna wait till the next season of West World releases, resubscribe to HBO Now, and catch up on Game of Thrones and watch West World. Hearing about the events of GoT from my coworkers and watching YouTube clips is surprisingly good enough for me.

I think part of me is still holding out for the original story being told via the books so I am not 100% interested in the events of the HBO series.
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MICHALECOLE
08/28/17 6:57:04 PM
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That episode was amazing. I have loved this whole season. I know a lot of you guys are like wahhh we're never pleased by anything but I loved it

Five more years till the final final season!
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FrozenBananas
08/28/17 6:58:03 PM
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InfestedAdam posted...
I am gonna wait till the next season of West World releases, resubscribe to HBO Now, and catch up on Game of Thrones and watch West World. Hearing about the events of GoT from my coworkers and watching YouTube clips is surprisingly good enough for me.

I think part of me is still holding out for the original story being told via the books so I am not 100% interested in the events of the HBO series.


It is clearly a very different story than the books. I've actually feeler very betrayed by the last 2 books so I've sided with the show more recently. It's been hit or miss but I guess more hits than anything else.

Also, I have to agree that YouTube is perfect for this show. You can find any specific scene you want to watch. And this show is all about singular scenes. YouTube is great for rewatching scenes
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shipwreckers
08/28/17 10:22:22 PM
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FrozenBananas posted...
Also, I have to agree that YouTube is perfect for this show. You can find any specific scene you want to watch. And this show is all about singular scenes. YouTube is great for rewatching scenes


Thankfully, HBO is smart enough to know that sharing key scenes on Youtube builds hype and pulls in more viewers.

For many T.V. shows, the Youtubers would be buried in a sea of copyright strikes.
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FrozenBananas
08/28/17 10:36:29 PM
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shipwreckers posted...
FrozenBananas posted...
Also, I have to agree that YouTube is perfect for this show. You can find any specific scene you want to watch. And this show is all about singular scenes. YouTube is great for rewatching scenes


Thankfully, HBO is smart enough to know that sharing key scenes on Youtube builds hype and pulls in more viewers.

For many T.V. shows, the Youtubers would be buried in a sea of copyright strikes.



HBO higher ups are literally drug dealers. Give them a free taste and they'll come begging for more tomorrow :)
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Judgmenl
08/28/17 10:40:17 PM
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No I didn't like the show and stopped after season 1.
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green dragon
08/28/17 10:42:00 PM
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I've still never seen an episode
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Doctor Foxx
08/28/17 10:45:06 PM
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Judgmenl posted...
No I didn't like the show and stopped after season 1.

Season 1 wasn't that great, season 2 was worse, but 3 is where it really hooks. With all of the other seasons there it makes the first season better. It makes more sense, there's too much story to convey all of what's going on.

But not for everyone, if you don't like it then cool

FrozenBananas posted...
InfestedAdam posted...
I am gonna wait till the next season of West World releases, resubscribe to HBO Now, and catch up on Game of Thrones and watch West World. Hearing about the events of GoT from my coworkers and watching YouTube clips is surprisingly good enough for me.

I think part of me is still holding out for the original story being told via the books so I am not 100% interested in the events of the HBO series.


It is clearly a very different story than the books. I've actually feeler very betrayed by the last 2 books so I've sided with the show more recently. It's been hit or miss but I guess more hits than anything else.

Also, I have to agree that YouTube is perfect for this show. You can find any specific scene you want to watch. And this show is all about singular scenes. YouTube is great for rewatching scenes

Martin planned to do it as a trilogy and he's now at 5 books, maybe he stretched it out a bit too much? or just bad writing? I haven't read the books yet. Keeps putting me to sleep. :P
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magemaximus
08/28/17 10:46:48 PM
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i thought it was a good episode. though i think most of the season was bad/boring.
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RCtheWSBC
08/28/17 10:46:53 PM
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I watched, I screamed, I creamed
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DiduXD
08/28/17 10:49:08 PM
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I'd like some nuggets please!
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Mead
08/28/17 10:57:55 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
That episode was amazing. I have loved this whole season. I know a lot of you guys are like wahhh we're never pleased by anything but I loved it

Five more years till the final final season!


Lol this
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shipwreckers
08/28/17 11:03:20 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
I know a lot of you guys are like wahhh we're never pleased by anything but I loved it


Ain't that the truth.

It's been hysterical to watch the sharp polarity over big moments / plot twists (e.g. Littlefinger). What's fantastic or amazing for some is contrived or disappointing to others.

That being said, the producers of this show don't give a crap if you don't like it. They have a big enough audience, and they know they can't please everybody. Heck, even the haters keep tuning in, and that's good enough for them.
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Zeus
08/29/17 12:19:03 AM
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I liked last season's finale better. This one was nice for reintroducing a bunch of people, although I'm really looking forward to the Hound's reunion with Arya. However, a lot of the other stuff was underwhelming like the blowoff to Littlefinger's character arc
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Mead
08/29/17 12:23:22 AM
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Zeus posted...
I liked last season's finale better


Hard to imagine that one being topped.
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wwinterj25
08/29/17 12:23:24 AM
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Watched it and found it anti climatic save for the end. I was expecting more. The season itself has been average though so eh.
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TheCyborgNinja
08/29/17 12:45:43 AM
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No, but Emilia Clarke will be the person to tip me in that direction. She's super cute. I also like Peter Dinklage, though not in the same way.
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FrozenBananas
08/29/17 9:59:41 AM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
That episode was amazing. I have loved this whole season. I know a lot of you guys are like wahhh we're never pleased by anything but I loved it


I think people have expectations for a show that's proven itself many times to be one of the greatest shows ever. It has the potential to BE the number 1 without a doubt, but sometimes people think it doesn't live up to its potential.

Storytelling wise, the writers sometimes tend to get a little lazy, but they don't care because everyone still watches, like shipwreckers said
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PK_Spam
08/29/17 10:16:08 AM
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wwinterj25 posted...
Watched it and found it anti climatic save for the end. I was expecting more. The season itself has been average though so eh.

This

I feel like this season was the worst so far. Hopefully the final one makes up for it.
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RCtheWSBC
08/29/17 10:25:41 AM
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PK_Spam posted...
wwinterj25 posted...
Watched it and found it anti climatic save for the end. I was expecting more. The season itself has been average though so eh.

This

I feel like this season was the worst so far. Hopefully the final one makes up for it.

Y'all are crazy

Season 5 will always be the worst season
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krazychao5
08/29/17 10:38:24 AM
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RCtheWSBC posted...
PK_Spam posted...
wwinterj25 posted...
Watched it and found it anti climatic save for the end. I was expecting more. The season itself has been average though so eh.

This

I feel like this season was the worst so far. Hopefully the final one makes up for it.

Y'all are crazy

Season 5 will always be the worst season

aint that da trooth
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FrozenBananas
08/29/17 1:38:16 PM
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krazychao5 posted...
RCtheWSBC posted...
PK_Spam posted...
wwinterj25 posted...
Watched it and found it anti climatic save for the end. I was expecting more. The season itself has been average though so eh.

This

I feel like this season was the worst so far. Hopefully the final one makes up for it.

Y'all are crazy

Season 5 will always be the worst season

aint that da trooth
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Tropic_Sunset
08/29/17 1:42:45 PM
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Mead posted...
Zeus posted...
I liked last season's finale better


Hard to imagine that one being topped.

Fair. It might've been the best episode of the series, even not being a season finale.
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Doctor Foxx
08/29/17 1:43:57 PM
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krazychao5 posted...
RCtheWSBC posted...
PK_Spam posted...
wwinterj25 posted...
Watched it and found it anti climatic save for the end. I was expecting more. The season itself has been average though so eh.

This

I feel like this season was the worst so far. Hopefully the final one makes up for it.

Y'all are crazy

Season 5 will always be the worst season

aint that da trooth

If I started watching the show during that year and had to wait week by week during season 5 I would have backed out, it was terrible
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PK_Spam
08/29/17 1:55:58 PM
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What?

5's finale actually had things happening. 7 had, like, 3 things to cover an hour and 15 minutes, and two of those things were done as uninterestingly as possible
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Doctor Foxx
08/29/17 2:00:23 PM
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PK_Spam posted...
What?

5's finale actually had things happening. 7 had, like, 3 things to cover an hour and 15 minutes, and two of those things were done as uninterestingly as possible

Yeah it (season 5) had a good finale following a totally bad season

And I disagree. This season had the reunion of the Lannisters, reveal of the White Walker, Baelish being called out, the Stark siblings working together, the Targaryen back stories, Theon taking a stand for Yara, Jaime realizing how mad Cersei is, and the attack on the wall...

Like if this didn't have enough going on and was too much dialogue I don't know how you tolerated season 1 and 2

The real issue is the poor pacing leading up to this season left so much to be dealt with in very little screen time. This finale sets up the next season well. But only 6 episodes to resolve anything is ridiculously short.
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Tropic_Sunset
08/29/17 2:01:43 PM
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Doctor Foxx posted...
Yeah it had a good finale following a totally bad season

I don't know if I'd say it was bad. Overall unsatisfactory perhaps, but I'm definitely looking forward to the last season.
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RCtheWSBC
08/29/17 2:03:19 PM
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Tropic_Sunset posted...
Doctor Foxx posted...
Yeah it had a good finale following a totally bad season

I don't know if I'd say it was bad. Overall unsatisfactory perhaps, but I'm definitely looking forward to the last season.

I think she was referring to season 5 in that post

I loved this season, y'all are craaaazy
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Tropic_Sunset
08/29/17 2:06:29 PM
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RCtheWSBC posted...
Tropic_Sunset posted...
Doctor Foxx posted...
Yeah it had a good finale following a totally bad season

I don't know if I'd say it was bad. Overall unsatisfactory perhaps, but I'm definitely looking forward to the last season.

I think she was referring to season 5 in that post

I loved this season, y'all are craaaazy

I'm in the middle. I didn't love it, but didn't hate it either. I thought it was okay for what it was.
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Doctor Foxx
08/29/17 2:09:17 PM
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RCtheWSBC posted...
Tropic_Sunset posted...
Doctor Foxx posted...
Yeah it had a good finale following a totally bad season

I don't know if I'd say it was bad. Overall unsatisfactory perhaps, but I'm definitely looking forward to the last season.

I think she was referring to season 5 in that post

I loved this season, y'all are craaaazy

Yep. Season 5 least favorite. Season 7 was enjoyable each episode. Even the ones with less action had some good dialogue and character exploration. Good deal.
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FrozenBananas
08/29/17 2:10:32 PM
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Doctor Foxx posted...
krazychao5 posted...
RCtheWSBC posted...
PK_Spam posted...
wwinterj25 posted...
Watched it and found it anti climatic save for the end. I was expecting more. The season itself has been average though so eh.

This

I feel like this season was the worst so far. Hopefully the final one makes up for it.

Y'all are crazy

Season 5 will always be the worst season

aint that da trooth

If I started watching the show during that year and had to wait week by week during season 5 I would have backed out, it was terrible


Watching it week by week was soul breaking. Instead of being excited every week, I was actually dreading every Sunday. But the time the finale came it was almost freeing to know it was over lol
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Doctor Foxx
08/29/17 2:12:59 PM
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FrozenBananas posted...
Watching it week by week was soul breaking. Instead of being excited every week, I was actually dreading every Sunday. But the time the finale came it was almost freeing to know it was over lol

Seems like it would have been as bad as watching LOST every week only to have that stinker of a final season
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Tropic_Sunset
08/29/17 2:14:55 PM
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Doctor Foxx posted...
FrozenBananas posted...
Watching it week by week was soul breaking. Instead of being excited every week, I was actually dreading every Sunday. But the time the finale came it was almost freeing to know it was over lol

Seems like it would have been as bad as watching LOST every week only to have that stinker of a final season

I agree with this analogy.
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Jiggy101011
08/29/17 2:34:07 PM
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This season made me feel sorry for the actor that plays Bran. I have to imagine GRRM has a better plot for that character because he did absolutely nothing this season. Sadly many characters were that way, I felt like Brienne was under utilized for the majority of the season too.
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Tropic_Sunset
08/29/17 2:35:39 PM
#36:


Jiggy101011 posted...
I have to imagine GRRM has a better plot for that character because he did absolutely nothing this season. Sadly many characters were that way, I felt like Brienne was under utilized for the majority of the season too.

Yeah, pretty much.
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