The clusterfornication that is Game of Thrones series 8 constitutes further evidence one should heed the lesson of Lost, ie don't watch any serialised series (as opposed to different story every week stuff like the original Star Trek) until it is finished, with trusted critical appraisal that the finale is satisfying. This is why I waited to watch The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, and various others, until after they finished.