The Bells

The second to last episode of "Game of Thrones", "The Bells", is visually stunning, but absolutely disappointing. The destruction of King´s Landing is amazing and the best the episode can offer. However the expectation of the viewer is frustrated by the awful storyline. Along the years, Daenerys was built as a fair woman. Out of the blue, she goes completely crazy after defeating Cersei´s army that had surrendered in an absolute nonsense attitude. The fight of Jaime and Euron is boring and too long. The end of Cersei is also disappointing. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "The Bells"

7 seasons of character development and story telling for no reason. I really wish season 8 never happen.

Was this episode visually appealing? YES. Could the script for this episode be better? YES.

If you just want action, lots of fighting and explosions then this is the episode you are going to enjoy. But if you want a logical story line without plot holes, a poor plot amour and strong character development (or endings), then no. The story line is very obviously rushed and you can tell that D&D has put little thought into writing a script that could match the levels of the earlier seasons, instead they opted for a more cinematic approach with impressive visuals.

Why do a sloppy job with ultra fast forward of all plot timelines to move to a hurried conclusion. All this time spent(in years) cooking the perfect recipe for a potentially satisfying ending and now left with hardly any time to savor it. They should have paced it out to allow fans to mourn a minute or two for the characters they've been invested in for years. Could have been greater than it turned out to be- but folks will be asking why cut corners for the most successful show in recent years? If budget was a problem even crowdfunding would have been successful(not that HBO needs it)- such is the stature of the show.

Unfortunately Game Of Thrones is no longer a perfect series, its last seasons have proven that scenes of action, blood and fire are not enough for a season to consolidate good. GOT season eight episode 5 fails to turn such a beloved character into a crazy one, I feel like Daenerys wouldn't do that, but it's the crazy writers' fault that she did. Cersei had her end in a shocking way, everything in this episode is bad, Arya becomes an idiot, Jon Snow is the most hateful character of all time. But the end of Sandor and the clash between him and his brother are the only things saved from this ridiculous episode.