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The only reason why I can see is that they’re insecure little men who cannot stand any woman who has power. They started knocking each one with any off the show with Margaery in s6. And let’s not forget how they ditched lady stoneheart either. Each powerful woman taken down from 6x10 to 8x06 is done so in just.. pathetic ways that undermine their entire character. Each in worse n worse ways.

And the women they didnt kill?

Yara only survived because she wasnt even in the show for 99% of the season.

Gilly again, only survived because she wasnt shown.

Arya was robbed of her wants of only wanting to be with her family again. And of love. Forced to frodo into the sunset alone.

Brienne finally gets the Ser title she deserves and they follow it up by making fun of her virginity very publicly and then have her break down over a man alone outside… for what?? Exactly? And she was really then made to praise him for doing so in a book that will surpass many lifetimes? Smh

And then oh boy. Sansa. They started fucking over her long ago and in s8 they made her THANKFUL for it. They switched around book storylines. Bored of sansas actual plotline they threw her into an abusive marriage where shes raped daily and then constantly focused on how it all made T H E O N feel. And then once that trash is over they used her to undermine every plotline and character arc she ever came in contact with. She became their 'Haha were not sexist look at this character’ punch card. Literally the only reason they made her queen at the end is so they can claim 'we are totally feminists’ meanwhile Sansas actual arc? It’s entirely centered around her realizing she DOESNT want to be a queen. That her childhood dreams were beautiful but oh so wrong. All Sansa wants now is to have SOMEONE. One person. Truly love her. Not a population of people. But they made her their original-character feminism scape-goat.

All this brings me back to Dany and how they purposely chipped away at her over the years.

Anyone who’s read the books KNOWS that all dany has ever EVER truly wanted and craved is a FAMILY. A HOME. She just wants to feel safe in a place she belongs. And to her that has always been a house with a red door she thinks back on from her childhood. And they just… never mention it in the show. They leave you thinking she only ever wanted the throne when in truth shes only ever bothered with it because she feels it is her duty to. That she has this power to help those who are made into slaves, who are stepped on constantly by those in higher positions than them and all she wants to do is help these people. All she wants is a HAPPY kingdom. Full of children smiling. She would NEVER harm anyone like what they shoved down our throats.

Dany is a woman who earned all her power in spite of the horrors and abuse she was forced to endure. Not because shes thankful for them. David and Dan clearly resent her for it and in s8 they finally got around to punishing her for existing. Doing so in the most horrific way imaginable.

even nymeria got a better farewell than he did and arya knew her for like a month

I didn’t hate it. Did it make up for the tragedy that is season 8? No. Did it make everything worse? Well if you’ve hit rock bottom (episode 5…) there is nowhere to go but up and to be honest, it didn’t suck.

Was it slow? Yes. It’s ironic that in a season that was crippled by rushed writing and the idiotic idea of having only 6 episodes, THIS is the moment where they spend half the episode walking and talking.

Was there some dumb moments that made no sense? Yes. Was there one moment where the plot armor was so thick I actually burst out giggling in a scene that is supposed to be epic and gut wrenching? Yes. (How isn’t he dragon food?? How???)

But for some odd reason, I didn’t hate it. It wrapped everything up and things are looking brighter. I guess the whole “bittersweet” promise actually held up? I guess I’m just happy the show died with a little shred of dignity. Like being covered in your own vomit, drowning in piss while your childhood crush is pointing and laughing, your mother is disowning you for being useless and your house is on fire in the background…but atleast you did it with your head held high and your last words was a good joke.