The new show is one that was co-created by both George R.R. Yet that vocal online chatter lingers, even three years later and on the eve of HBO launching its first Game of Thrones spinoff series: House of the Dragon. Weiss, who the petition’s author dubbed “woefully incompetent.” There’s a striking irony to that last bit since Benioff and Weiss wrote most of the episodes (and produced all the rest) for a series that the petition’s signatories clearly enjoyed for at least seven seasons. Nearly two million people have even signed a petition demanding HBO remake Game of Thrones’ final season to fans’ specifications, including without showrunners David Benioff and D.B. The internet is inundated with essays, hot takes, and YouTube videos built on the assumption that not only did Game of Thrones end poorly, but that it somehow invalidated or “ruined” the entire previous nine years of excitement and near universal adulation that preceded it. If you looked online though, you’d never know it. Nonetheless, according to a THR/Morning Consult poll, 58 percent of audiences were at least somewhat satisfied by the Game of Thrones finale. That’s a lot of folks tuning in for a series that had the unenviable task of creating an ending most audiences would enjoy after spending nine years speculating on it-or decades in the case of George R.R. Obviously that number grew when global and DVR audiences were taken into account in the weeks to come. This all culminated with “The Iron Throne,” the season 8 finale that was watched by 19 million people in the U.S. Whereas most networks were losing viewership week to week, and year to year, Game of Thrones’ audience grew each season, and by its final year nearly each episode. During a decade where the industry pivoted in a massive way toward streaming, HBO’s flagship series about fire and blood remained unbowed, unbroken, and unbent. The series finale of Game of Thrones remains a milestone in television history.

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