So first, I am not bothered with ending, as far as I am concerned that ending was fine, I am bothering with missed potential of episode and many loose ends left behind because of poor writing and rush to end the show for some reason...
I don't like how episode is filmed too, of course as everyone says, first it is too dark, then too many cuts, watch Battle of the Bastards and see proper combat scenes, or if you want to use argument that it is different as they are fighting humans then watch Hardhome, again better filming, being able to see things, to see single single-combat scenes along side with horde of dead, main characters in focus, we didn't have that in this episode, then to make everything worse, add weather effects, impossible to see anything...
Now my problem with story/writing, this espide was Jon story, yes Arya story was building up to this too so it is okay for her to end it. He didn't have to kill NK but making him useless after everything he went thru, it was insult to all GoT fans. Not giving us single sword fight or epic or shocking moment with Jon was big let down. We finish episode 2 showcasing around 100 White Walkers, yet during this episode only fight we get is dead vs humans, not single combat with White Walkers...
Then we have moment when NK survives fire (that was great), but then Jon chases him and instead of getting fight that could end up being even (again I am fine with Arya killing him as long as we get something before that, but we didn't) and fight could be then interrupted by dead, NK could then go and ignore Jon leaving him for the dead and Dany to save him, but instead we just get ignore from NK who just again raises dead and nothing, moves on, and not single single-combat focused scene in whole episode was seen, even fighting WW Hardhome-like style just maybe few of them instead of 1 would be amazing and this episode would create different feelings for many of us, also as they showcased for whatever reason that NK can survive fire (if this has some point cool, if doesn't then why?), moment later they had huge chance to use that to also now showcase Jon surviving blue fire as targ/stark combo magic that was resurrect by Lord of Light (this is what I expect from GoT, Dany surviving fire in early seasons, "Prince who is promised" Dragons, Jon being resurrect, so why not let him survive blue fire now when it was revealed that he is Targ and Stark, and also give some higher meaning for his resurrection in season 6), think about it, Jon survives blue fire out of no where and leaves us and him thinking about it as he always does (brooding about how he survived). If we had anything, any single combat scene with main heroes or any epic and shocking moment, like anything at all close to that then Arya kills NK and this episodes gets 10/10 from many fans.
Problem with this episode is that as single episode it was okay, but as something that was building up for 7 seasons, old Nan telling stories that sounded amazing, NK building army for so long. and not to mention how show still didn't explain signs that NK left via dead bodies during 7 seasons , what, is he just artist? (I know that d&d said some things out of show about it, but no I don't accept that, explain it in the show).
They thought that 6 episodes will be enough but guess what, it isn't, not without extra season, Long Night should have lasted 2 episodes at the very least, first one could be siege and 2nd battle and some lore, or showcasing Jon being immune to Blue Fire or answering some things like "there must always be Stark at the North" or giving us true "Prince who was promised" or what about "Jenny of Oldstone" remember when music played huge part in show, was this just song, not any foreshadowing, if this was early season that would be foreshadowing song.... Honestly this show needed at least 1 more season as it is hard to end something in 1 season if you built it for 7 seasons and there is so much to be explained and deserves proper ending, not rushed...
I don't understand, so much more stories could be written, this show has so much more to offer, and even they are earning millions, so why end it, fans love it, with extra season there would be space to end it properly, to give us explanations, to give us epic fights and ending as it started, being the best show, there was no reason to end it like this, especially in 6 episodes, rushed, this show deserved more, cast and fans we all deserved better ending to White Walker story.
If there is no twist with NK, some kind of resurrecting twist or creating new NK as for example he wasn't killed by right person or right way. then I don't know what to say, whole story about NK and White Walkers falls apart, everything before had lasted longer compared to NK attack that was supposed to something that will stay in history of TV-Shows, some other themes in show that were less interesting had more time on screen.
Anyway...people keep saying there 3 more episodes, but unless one of them has NK being resurrected or new NK appears so we can have real "The Prince who was promised" scene, I will still feel disappointed by this episode. My dream, hope now is that he/NK is not really, truly dead and just temporary destroyed (because if we go by prophecy Azor failed to kill him 2 times, so 1. Dragon Fire attack, 2nd Arya killing him, but not really, is what I am hoping now) and I hope we see more of him or that show will give some story about him so we can at least have some sense of peace.
And even writing this review, it pains me, deep inside me there is fight between love for show that entertained me for 10 years and hate for this episode because it retroactively affects and ruins some episodes and lore from long ago.
Show needed more episodes or extra season, this battle should have lasted longer so they could deliver proper ending to NK story, longer than 1 episode, battle where Jon/Bran/White Walkers/NK won't be useles...I wish they would re-do this (I know that's not gonna happen).
I wish they would go for season 9 and fix it that way...
Game of Thrones did not deserve to have final season remembered as bad show...
Yeah, dam lots of words, I guess it is normal when you are invested in the show, I love this show, I expected more (and that is normal, this is GoT we are talking about, expectations being higher than what was presented to us is very normal as this wasn't good), and that is why this hurts, and that is why whenever I start typing to explain feeling, I can't stop, more and more words are being typed as I see and remember more and more things that had potential to be shown during this battle and also if show would have lasted longer than 6 episodes....
Is this how GoT will be remembered...
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