Opinion | The Game of Thrones Finale is an Excellent Conclusion to the Series

The Game of Thrones series finale is probably as unconventional as it can get — but I think that’s exactly what makes it so beautiful and true to the complete story of the show

I remember it clear as day. Exactly one year ago, 05:30 am, the screens blackens for the very last time in a Game of Thrones episode with the HBO static logo while Ramin Djawadi’s beautiful “A Song of Ice and Fire” reaching its crescendo. I remember standing up knowing that a big chapter of my life just ended- it might be a TV show but for many of us it was much more than that. It practically defined many of the things I spent my time doing in the last decade. And gladly for me it finished with a huge sense of satisfaction.

Of course, at first all you feel is emptiness. It takes time to process that thing that was so important to you just finished its run for good. However knowing how tightly everything got concluded- even if it’s not exactly how I wanted or expected- gave a great sense of relief- relief that lasted only a few minutes until I made the mistake of going to the internet and seeing reactions to it. The point of this article is not to make offences to the people that were left dissatisfied with the finale, but to merely present my approach of the episode and why I think it’s one of the best series finales Iv’e ever witnessed.

The episode starts with Tyrion going through the wreckage of King’s Landing, trying to figure out if Jaime and Cersei managed to escape the carnage. If their death scene in the previous episode wasn’t heartbreaking enough, now comes another emotional blow accompanied with the chilling Violin rendition of “the Rains of Castamere” by Djawadi and a brilliant performance by Peter Dinklage, that in part eventually earned him a well deserved Emmy Award. Most people would say Cersei is a purely evil character- yet somehow the creators manage to make her death scene- her and Jaime’s, and the entire event around it- one of the saddest moments of the show, at least…