--- title: Game of Thrones Finale Reactions: Fans Are Divided description: Some people hated the final episode, while others were happy with the conclusion. Here were the divisive moments and responses from Twitter. canonical: https://time.com/5591774/game-of-thrones-finale-reactions/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-05-20T03:53:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T23:33:18.829Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: People Had Incredibly Divided Reactions to the 'Game of Thrones' Finale og:description: Spoilers ahead! og:url: https://time.com/5591774/game-of-thrones-finale-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt483141de73f0a4d5/69894a18e76ad2f64a634ae6/6-macall-b.-polay-hbo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Game-of-Thrones-S8-E6-Bran-with-Arya-and-Sansa og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Had Incredibly Divided Reactions to the 'Game of Thrones' Finale twitter:description: Spoilers ahead! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt483141de73f0a4d5/69894a18e76ad2f64a634ae6/6-macall-b.-polay-hbo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Had Incredibly Divided Reactions to the _Game of Thrones_ Finale  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent May 20, 2019 3:53 AM UTC  Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark and Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in the series finale of Game of Thrones. Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark and Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in the series finale of Game of Thrones.Macall B. Polay—HBO  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent May 20, 2019 3:53 AM UTC **Warning**: This story contains spoilers for _Game of Thrones_. _Game of Thrones_ has finally [come to an end](http://time.com/5591578/game-of-thrones-ending-winner/), and fans had wildly different opinions on the finale. Many had predicted that Jon Snow would kill Daenerys after watching her burn all of King’s Landing in the [penultimate episode.](http://time.com/4371969/game-of-thrones-penultimate-episodes/item/the-bells/) But people were divided on whether that confrontation was earned after an uneven season of [rushed plotting](http://time.com/5590729/game-of-thrones-finale-daenerys/). But the most controversial scenes were perhaps those that took place in the aftermath of [Daenerys’ death](http://time.com/5588517/game-of-thrones-series-finale-deaths/). Tyrion manages to upend Westeros’ entire political system with one short speech. The rulers of the kingdoms vote Bran to be king. Later on, his council members bicker over whether to spend the government’s money on ships or brothels. Some were delighted by scenes of Tyrion returning to his chair-straightening ways from many seasons ago at the council table again. Others lost patience with such scenes in an episode that had to wrap up many characters’ storylines. Here were some of the most divided reactions to the _Game of Thrones_ series finale. > [](https://twitter.com/gilbertjasono/status/1130298103276474374) > [](https://twitter.com/SamuelAAdams/status/1130307178542321666) > [](https://twitter.com/petridishes/status/1130307446105362432) > [](https://twitter.com/Choire/status/1130300412307922946) > [](https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/1130296057232068608) > [](https://twitter.com/rachsyme/status/1130301110604980224) > [](https://twitter.com/theoguzhan1/status/1130309853589721091) > [](https://twitter.com/91LauraMichelle/status/1130311179077857283) > [](https://twitter.com/Trikslyr/status/1130297970438561792) > [](https://twitter.com/emkuhn/status/1130308284387344384) > [](https://twitter.com/JessicaPeach/status/1130302174477656066) > [](https://twitter.com/BMOnusGamer/status/1130313456018583552) > [](https://twitter.com/SarahLJorgensen/status/1130314896749531136) > [](https://twitter.com/jacksondahl/status/1130306612843950085) > [](https://twitter.com/kelley%5Frand/status/1130318820990738433) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5591774/game-of-thrones-finale-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5591774/game-of-thrones-finale-reactions/"},"headline":"People Had Incredibly Divided Reactions to the Game of Thrones Finale","datePublished":"2019-05-20T03:53:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T23:33:18.829Z","description":"Some people hated the final episode, while others were happy with the conclusion. 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