Finale was great, probably best episode of the Season. So many weak episodes this Season, very fast paced and lots of dumb decisions to drive the plot.
Finale was slower, more diplomatic instead of "omg dragon battle".
Even with the events being as dumb as they were to lead us to where we are, the finale put it all together in a reasonable manner.
About time they start SAYING shit rather than cutting off every half-sentence to add confusion or for "viewer engagement".
Sansa/Arya telling LF to his face all his crimes, spelling it out crystal clear.
Bran/Sam telling you straight up what you should know by now.
Cersei telling you she's faking everything and going to backstab them.
Only murky thing is the conclusion of Tyrion/Cersei conversation.
Final Season Synopsis:
After years and years of buildup and suspense, the undead have finally bypassed the wall. The penultimate battle ensues and the "living" barely eek out a victory. With the slaying of the King, the undead corpses fall lifelessly. The moment of joy is brief, however, as they now must turn to the South and fight the Golden Company. (Elephants!)
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Serious predictions & expectations:
What happens to the North/Wall/etc? Is there always a Night King? Westeros isn't a world that has "peace". We just learned that Robert's Rebellion was on false pretenses. Did Robert know Lyanna was in love with Rhaegar, was Robert jealous? This is the circle-jerk shit we all came to love about the show, nobody is innocent. Nobody is right. All along the Starks/Baratheons were fighting for the "wrong" side.
But Jon IS a bastard in context of the story. He doesn't follow the rules. He's pure innocence. Everyone else has flaws. They are "natural". Jon is a freak.
I think the penultimate battle takes place at the "God's Eye". Which is just north of King's Landing. The undead will have moved so close to King's Landing that Cersei & her Golden Company have no choice but to play a part. The North will have been mostly overrun and forced to flee South. Cersei will have her miscarriage and not care about life anymore, she'll be glad to see everyone die. Jaime says 'nope' and kills her.
Maybe Hound is with Jaime and this is when we get Cleganbowl. Except no airhorns. So Cersei/Mountain die, maybe all 4 die... Does Jaime have an end game? Does he ride off into the sunset with Bronn? How many people get castles at the end of this?
Bran will be waiting in his wheelchair at the God's Eye and Night King will land in front of him and they give each other awkward stares and then do magical stuff. Night King is killed/absorbed/replaced/freed by Bran somehow. Maybe Bran becomes the new King. Maybe it's like Neo & Smith where they cancel each other out. Whatever happens, it's weird.
