Game of Thrones Season 8 seems to be getting a lukewarm response as of now. There’s no doubt about viewership — millions are watching it, just that people aren’t liking it as much as they usually do. The latest episode, Season 8 episode 4, titled “The Last of the Starks” has now become the second lowest rated episode, ever. Read on!
Last week we reported that what was supposed to be perhaps the most important Game of Thrones episode, ever, had become the second-lowest rated Game of Thrones episode, of all time. Season 8, episode 3 “The Long Night” got rated at a low 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, a low for a show that has 22 episodes rated at 100%. Now, “The Last of the Starks” has beaten the record again, sinking to a quite low 59%, placing itself dangerously close to the lowest rated Game of Thrones episode. That crown still belongs to Season 5, episode 6, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”, at 57%.
It seems as if the apparently illogical death of Rhaegal, the Starbucks cup goof, and other things pushed this episode far away from being a fan favourite. However, the question is, is Season 8 going that badly?
Let’s face it, Game of Thrones has an obsessive fandom. After two years, and a high level of hype, any mistake the show makes is bound to get extra attention from the fans. Not only that, it appears as if the show’s usual style of surprising the audiences is not so welcome anymore as people are questioning the logic of many of these scenes.
In any case, it seems likely that the show might end up breaking the record of its lowest-rated episode before the series ends for good and if that happens, it will leave a bad aftertaste for a show that has been hailed as the best TV show, ever. Let’s just hope the show does not have a How I Met Your Mother-esque ending in store for us.
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