The first 2 episodes made me think we were going to lose some main characters in the epic battle that was coming to Winterfell in an emotional and devastating last stand for humanity. Instead we got subversive fake-out ninja John Wick

Some people are waking up to the fact that using algorithmic choices to determine your feeds on youtube and facebook etc leads to a race to the bottom for quality, satisfaction and even enjoyment when the criteria used for judging success is "engagement" because we get distracted by carefully engineered clickbait titles, thumbnails and everything that appeals to our baser impulses.

The rest of the season has felt like those exact same algorithms were choosing the characters actions decisions and the plots. It feels like this is precisely how they want us to enjoy their labour. I truthfully envy those people their ability to enjoy it in that way. If you enjoyed it and found it satisfying and thrilling I'm 100% honestly happy for you. I just couldn't. It feels like it's become a self-parodying farce of what is once was.

The last episode was like being lowered up to your shoulders into a vat of body temperature porridge.

I felt virtually nothing during the finale except for some mild annoyance. I mean what was the point of Edmure fucking Tully or Prince anonymous of Dorne?