Season Guide
Game of Thrones Season 8
Season 8 Review
⚠ Spoiler alert Season notes below reveal how the story develops.
Season 8 of Game of Thrones premiered 2019-04-14 and ran 6 episodes through 2019-05-19.
Season Review
The ending that broke the internet’s heart. The Long Night resolves the White Walker threat in one episode (the Night King’s death by dagger drop is gorgeous but hollow, eight seasons of prophecy for an Arya sprint), then Dany burns King’s Landing in an episode that needed two seasons of buildup and got two hours, and Bran the Broken wins the throne in a meeting room scene that reads like a corporate offsite. The performances (Headey, Dinklage, Clarke) remain superb; the writing betrays every character arc it built. Watch it to finish the story, then read the books’ ending, which will hopefully exist.
Episodes
1
SummaryArriving at Winterfell, Jon and Daenerys struggle to unite a divided North. Jon gets some big news.Our TakeMiddle of the road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
2
Summary Jaime faces judgement and Winterfell prepares for the battle to come. Our Take This is the quiet hour before everything goes loud, and mostly it earns the stillness. The…
3
SummaryWinterfell fights the Army of the Dead.Our TakeMiddle of the road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
4
SummaryThe survivors plan their next steps; Cersei makes a power move.Our TakeThe season's low point so far: contrived situations, thin motivation, and a shrug of an ending.
5
SummaryVarys betrays his queen, and Daenerys brings her forces to King's Landing.Our TakeThe season's low point so far: contrived situations, thin motivation, and a shrug of an ending.
6
SummaryIn the aftermath of the devastating attack on King's Landing, Daenerys must face the survivors.Our TakeThe season's low point so far: contrived situations, thin motivation, and a shrug of an…