The last season of Game of Thrones was supposed to be an epic, emotional closing chapter to a series that had once felt untouchable and unmatched by anything else on air. But instead, what we got was… well, a season that often felt like someone’s rushed fanfiction draft. The Mountain was the kind of showdown that could’ve been epic and brutal in the best Game of Thrones tradition. Jaime going back to CerseiLena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones season 8. Sure, Game of Thrones was known for shocking deaths, but they were usually climactic and impactful, especially for the major characters.