The first 4 seasons of this show were sensational. My favorite TV of all time. 5-6 started to go downhill, but still had enough brilliant moments sprinkled in to keep me enthralled. 7-8 have been a disaster for the most part. Visually stunning, but writing has fallen off a cliff. Like if Michael Bay took over. The lets go north of the wall to capture a wight to show Cersei-oops we created an ice dragon-oops wall destroyed-but Cersei will still help us fight the zombies-oops no she won't why would she's evil and selfish-storyline is just too dumb for words. I imagine middleschoolers coming up with it. Anyway I keep watching, kind of like how I felt watching the last handful of Packer games last season. I care enough to observe how things shake out, but my hearts not in it and I know I'll end up disappointed and unfulfilled.