Game of Thrones: Mixed reviews for final episode and 'awful lot that leaves me scratching my head'The 80-minute series finale of HBO's medieval fantasy series proved as divisive as Season 8 itself, with the hard fought Iron Throne burned to the ground and the saga ending in what some called an anti-climax. Emilia Clarke in Game of ThronesUSA Today's Kelly Lawler called the finale "a disaster ending that fans didn't deserve," adding that it was "hacky; it was cliched." Britain's Radio Times was kinder, with blogger Huw Fullerton writing there were "some bits I liked, one or two I loved, an awful lot that leaves me scratching my head. Martin, that is set thousands of years before the events of "Game of Thrones." Give us the spinoff," tweeted Riley McAtee, an associate editor at sports and pop culture website The Ringer.comOnline Editors

Source: Irish Independent May 20, 2019 17:26 UTC