That’s currently why the trailer for the new prequel series, which dropped last week, felt relatively lackluster.īased on George R.R. It’s not that the world is necessarily angry at Game of Thrones anymore, or even disappointed, there just needs to be a measure of trust earned back for viewers to jump on board for new shows and endeavors with open arms. This brings us to the problem that the new spinoff, House of the Dragon, will face. Very few shows have ever captured the attention of an entire popular culture world in the way that Game of Thrones did, yet when it was all said and done, it dropped off almost as quickly as certain plot threads did in the show.
The merchandise is still out there, fans can still be found, but not in the way that should be expected from a series that truly was a cultural phenomenon. Yes, in comparison to other shows or fandoms, Game of Thrones can still be considered extremely popular. Perhaps the most disappointing thing to come out of it all, though? The death of a fan base. the destruction of Jaime Lannister’s character development. Weiss more time to consider ending certain arcs in a much more fulfilling way, i.e. And maybe it would’ve given showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Maybe Daenerys’ descent into madness would've made more sense and flowed better as a character trajectory. That way maybe there wouldn’t have been characters jumping over a map that had previously taken them seasons to traverse. The final two shortened seasons probably should have been three or four final seasons at the usual 10-episode length.