In retrospect, Game of Thrones warned us that it was all #ForTheThrone at the beginning of the months-long hype campaign for the final season. As we approach the final two episodes of the series, that idea — not the war with the White Walkers, not carefully considered character stories, not even a more nuanced look at the power structure of Westeros — has become the show’s focal point: who will sit on the Iron Throne when the dust settles?
That contraction of the story has left some fans feeling cold (pun intended) toward the final season. After years of teasing the ultimate battle for the fate of Westeros and the existence of humanity — and even after being told over and over again that the Iron Throne just wasn’t important compared to…
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