Stephen King tweets his defence of the final 'Game of Thrones' season

The king of horror is still a fan.
By Sam Haysom  on 
Stephen King tweets his defence of the final 'Game of Thrones' season
Stephen King is still firmly in the corner of 'Game of Thrones'. Credit: hbo

Warning: Contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8.

If you've been anywhere near social media since the start of the final Game of Thrones season, you'll probably have noticed the criticism. There's been quite a lot of it.

The show has had its defenders, too, but at the very least it seems clear that Thrones' fiery final outing has largely divided people.

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Some fans are sticking by it, though. And if you're going to have anyone standing in your corner, the king of horror himself is probably a good place to start.

He has a point -- it was always going to be very, very hard to bring a show as popular as Game of Thrones to its conclusion. Especially one with such a huge fan theory culture.

But hey -- at the time of writing, we have one episode left to go. Maybe that's still enough time to blunt the worst of the criticism with a finale to remember.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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