Quote Originally Posted by JRLongton View Post
Dany's character change was not well developed and far too abrupt. I kind of get why she would torch the city, wanting to rule by fear instead of love, but not really.

Watching the episode last night, I could just keep thinking, really? REALLY? So they want to end with Dany as the mad queen taking after her father, but they just haven't developed that. For years, seasons 1-7 they set her up as the benevolent "Breaker of Chains". Now over the course of what, 10 minutes screen time, she's a crazed lunatic burning women and children? Nah, it doesn't wash.

This could be the reasonalbe ending of the show, but they needed more time, a lot more time, to develop that. This should've been a normal 10 episode season with one more to follow, then they'd have had time to do this right. It just seems rushed now.

GoT season 8 reminds me of the HBO series Rome. Season one was killer. They initially planned to do five seasons, but after the first they only got the green light for one more. So, season two was rushed and lackluster. It's too bad.
Two of my co-workers were saying the same thing as you about Dany's abrupt turn. They thought it felt like an afterthought that was tacked on. When I watched the episode I didn't quite feel the same way. I thought Dany did what she did because of Jon. I think she's paranoid about Jon's claim to the throne and felt that she would rather burn it all down rather than to let him have it. A "If I can't have it, no one will" mindset. Dany's own madness.

Once Dany decided to execute Vary's, I felt that she was not long for that world. Her madness dragged Grey Worm down as well. If Dany and Grey Worm survive the last episode, I'll have a huge issue with that.

Did anyone else feel the white horse near the end of the episode was being warged by Bran? I felt it maybe Bran guiding Arya where she needs to go. The death rides a pale horse symbolism was strong.