WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from the latest episode ofGame of Thrones.
The realm is divided.
Thousands ofGame of Thronesfans are voicing their discontent with the eighth and final season of the wildly popular, award-winning HBO drama — and are calling out the show’s writing staff in the process.
“David Benioff and D.B. Weisshave proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material (i.e. the books) to fall back on,” the petition’s creator said on the site, referring to the drama’s showrunners. “This series deserves a final season that makes sense. Subvert my expectations and make it happen, HBO!”
After Sunday’spenultimate episode, titled “The Bells,” fan reactions were divided after Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) let her fiery fury rain down on King’s Landing — even after the city surrendered.
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However, there have also been outspoken critics of the petition, includingRiverdalestarLili Reinhart.
In response to an article about the petition that was shared on Instagram, the 22-year-old actress wrote, “This is not how television works.”
Tyrion Lannister.Helen Sloan/HBO
““It’s inappropriate as an audience member to demand change from an entire crew of writers, creators, performers, etc. just because it did not satisfy you. Fans, of course, are an incredibly large reason why shows are successful but it does not excuse certain destructive and disrespectful behavior towards people who have dedicated their entire lives to creating a show or film,” she wrote.
“Try to imagine this: A person walks into a painter’s gallery…a painter they have always been a fan of… and they tell the artist ‘I don’t like what you did there. You probably should’ve done it this way.’ That would be incredibly entitled no? So think about it that way. Bye,” she added.
On Wednesday, HBO releasedtwo photosfrom the final episode. One shows Daenerys addressing her army after their conquest, and the other reveals Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) looking rather forlorn.
Despite the looming end of the show, fans will be able to continue on in Westeros for at least a little longer after the finale this coming Sunday. HBO is releasing adocumentaryfollowing the making of the eighth season, titledThe Last Watch, set to air one week after the finale on May 26.
Game ofThrones‘ series finale airs Sunday on HBO at 9 p.m.
source: people.com
