However Tonight Turns Out, The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Showrunners Will Be Getting Drunk
Good plan imo.
There is literally no way that everybody is going to be happy tonight after the finale of Game of Thrones has aired.
After all, it really is impossible to please all of the people even some of the time, and if the history of TV send-offs has proved anything, it’s that even diehard fans can end up hating the way the loose ends are resolved. Look at the resolution of Dexter (garbage!), House of Cards (nonsensical garbage!), and the original two season run of Twin Peaks (the worst thing ever!)
Even when shows end well, as in the case of The Sopranos or Mad Men, there are still those who reckon that Don Draper should have gone bobsledding, or Tony Soprano should have turned full Rambo in that diner or whatever bullshit.
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.
The series finale premieres tonight at 9PM on @HBO. #TheFinalEpisode pic.twitter.com/4KrBU73yAv
— Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) May 19, 2019
To that end, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the showrunners of Game of Thrones, understand that they are going to be public enemies numero uno and duo for a little while. In fact, they’ve arguably already held that title since the start of season eight, the worst reviewed season in the show’s history.
But, nothing if not forward-thinking, the pair have nailed upon the perfect way to avoid the barrage of hate that will be coming their way very shortly. The moment that the show cuts to black one final time, the two of them will be sitting in a remote location away from the internet, getting exceedingly drunk.
It was in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the two revealed their plans, with D.B. Weiss saying, “We’ll be in an undisclosed location, turning off our phones and opening various bottles. At some point, if and when it’s safe to come out again, somebody will give us a breakdown of what was out there without us having to actually experience it.”
“I plan to be very drunk and very far from the internet,” Benioff added.
Given how insanely entitled fans have already been, that’s probably a good idea, chaps.