Game of Thrones season 8 is seen as the nadir of the HBO show, but there were warning signs years earlier. The backlash to Game of Thrones' ending was swift and vast, and still continues to this day.
After Episode 5's powerful Trial of Seven, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms looked ready to fix Westeros' long-standing finale problem. However, the Season 1 ending played it safe, and the GoT problem ...