Tomorrow's episode of Game of Thrones is the last in the series and, needless to say, this season hasn't been the epic finale that everyone anticipated.
So far, this season of Game of Thrones has destroyed the prophecy of the Price Who Was Promised, ignored eight years of character and plot development, and has reverted the show to a stereotypical fantasy drama that George R.R. Martin wanted to avoid.
Writers Benioff and Weiss claim that they were trying to subvert expectations, which many critics (professional or not) are claiming is an excuse for lazy writing.
One disgruntled fan took it a step further and made an online petition. Dylan D. made a Change.org petition calling for HBO to remake the eighth season of Game of Thrones with different writers.
"David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material (i.e. the books) to fall back on," The description reads, "This series deserves a final season that makes sense. Subvert my expectations and make it happen HBO!"
In less than a week, the petition has garnered over one million signitures and, as of writing this article, the petition is sitting at 1,023,738 signatures.
Online media site Forbes was able to contact Dylan and asked why he made the online petition. Dylan responded,
"Really it was a combination of Episode 3 and 4's failure that brought me to the point of writing the petition. There were many, many qualms I had with the episodes, but I'll mention a couple. The Battle of Winterfell was a strategic disgrace. I mentioned in my long update that the show suffered from 'everyine is stupid' syndrome. I'm sure there is a better word for it, but when the plot is intense and dramatic simply because every character involved is an idiot, that is not a great thing. You had some of the wisest, most experienced individuals in Westeros all in one room, and THAT was the defense strategy? As for episode 4 I had many lamentations, but the specific one that made me facepalm the hardest was how Rhaegal died. Easily one of the cheapest deaths of the whole series. I could probably go on for a long time about it, but that'll do for now."
The petition has recieved a great deal of attention from online media, even catching the eye of Jacob Anderson, who is celebrated for his role as Greyworm.
Anderson felt insulted by the petition, calling it rude and that it discredits all of the hard work the crew and cast put into it.
"I think its rude. Obviously, the show feels to people like it belongs to them. That's really good," Anderson said in an interview, "I think it's really important when people take something into their heart and it means something to them. However, it doesn't. I just mean that in the sense that I was there and the crew, in particular, are like the hardest working people I've ever met. I think to trivialize their work in that way - I find it quite sad."
Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm
While Jacob Anderson makes a valid argument for the crew and cast doing their jobs, most who signed the petition signed over their discontent with the season's writing, not efforts put in by those who work on set. The scenery and graphics are stunning and past seasons have shown the casts quality acting. However, a poor script can ruin a show, regardless of how outstanding the actors are.
It's doubtful that HBO will respond to the petition and invest more time and money to remake season eight. But perhaps they'll listen to the fan outcry and respond with spin-offs that will truly subvert all expectations.
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