And they had to deal with the problem of Daenerys Targaryen having just obliterated King’s Landing with dragon fire. And there were so many vibrant characters - or there were, before the last couple of seasons culled many of them (RIP the one true queen, Olenna Tyrell).īut headed into the series finale, “The Iron Throne,” most of Game of Thrones’ main characters were still alive. There were wars against villains, against dragons, and against an army of the undead. There was a Red Wedding and a Purple Wedding. The end has finally come: Game of Thrones is over.Īcross eight seasons, we’ve watched and waited to see how this saga of politics, sex, families, power, dragons, and magic would shake out.