My colleague at work told me to stick it out through the first season. Neither of us were really into fantasy, so it was kind of odd at first. But man, it was worth it. Seasons 7 and 8 were a bit rushed, which really fucked with the cadence of the timeline. Seasons 1-6 are still my favorite show ever. May be a bit of a hot take, considering the books are so awesome, or not idk.
Comment on What show took you the longest to get into?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 months ago
I finally started GOT when season 7 started. I got to season 5 when season 8 ended. I didn’t finish watching the show after that.
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 10 months ago
I wonder what other shows people stopped watching because they heard it had a bad ending.
NightOwl@lemmy.one 10 months ago
Does source material count? I watched Attack on Titan and loved it and when I found out the final season was not the final season I read the Manga. Was disappointed by the last arc and haven’t picked the anime back up, but at the same time was glad I got through it quick as opposed having the conclusion dragged out over years and then being disappointed like I was with Game of Thrones after a two year long wait. Which wouldn’t have been as disappointing if the wait wasn’t so long, and not a week by week slow delivery of disappointment over it being released all in one day for people to get over quickly.
It played a determining factor of whether I would watch House of the Dragon or not. Had the book not been complete I would not have watched the show not wanting to go through another multi year investment into stories and characters with a one to three year long time gap between season ending in disappointment.
InLikeClint@kbin.social 10 months ago
Have you given House of the Dragon a chance?
iwasborninafactory@kbin.social 10 months ago
Nobody should. Fuck that.
NightOwl@lemmy.one 10 months ago
I thought it was good, and the book it is based on is actually complete unlike A Song of Ice and Fire. And the book is good too, so I think it’s worth getting into.
InLikeClint@kbin.social 10 months ago
You seem pleasant.