The show has had fans talking about it for almost a decade now, and the hype for the. show was at its peak earlier this year when the final season aired. The show is based on George R.R Martin’s best-selling book A Song of Ice and Fire. I think that the book series that Martin has created has allowed fans of his books to actually visualize and live out the fantasy world that Martin created.
The show takes place on the fantasy continent called Westeros, where the seven kingdoms reside, and of course the iron throne as well. The iron throne is the most symbolic chair in the show, as it is where the ruler of the seven kingdoms sits and everyone desires it. Throughout the show, many people sit in the iron throne and rule over the seven kingdoms and many of them do not deserve it at all. The problem with the iron throne is that everyone wants to rule over the seven kingdoms, and that’s why being the rule is very dangerous because many people want to either kill you or see you fail.
There also many “Houses”/ clans in the show which are fighting for territory, castles, and people to rule over. One of the main “Houses” in the show is “House Targaryan,” however, the lone survivor of the house is Daenerys Targaryan, played by Emila Clarke, who had been banished from Westeros. Her family had been wronged by Westeros as they had created a dynasty of being the ruler of all of Westeros. Therefore, she made it her mission to go back to Westeros and reclaim the iron throne which many people believe to be her birthright. Daenerys has to go through a very big power struggle especially because she is a woman and of a very young age. She has to fight for what is rightfully hers and overcomes many barriers, all while figuring out along the way what kind of ruler she wants to be.
While the show has had gained many fans and has gotten a lot of praise as the seasons went by, it did not deliver to the fans expectations in the last season. While every season 1 through 7 of the show was based on the book series George R.R Martin wrote, the last season got ahead of the books. Martin takes a very long time to write his books as they were very detailed when he tries to create these new worlds. Therefore, the writers of the show had to get creative and write their own ending to the story. Many fans did not like this ending, as it felt too rushed, there were a lot of holes in the story, and did not match up with the amazement the other seasons brought. I would still recommend anyone to watch this show with a lot of free time because it is a very long show. Even though the last season was not as great as the others, it is still a very groundbreaking and entertaining series to watch.
