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‘Game of Thrones’ and its greatest flaw: Dead-end plot points

By Tiana Lowe Doescher
Published May 20, 2019 1:54pm ET
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‘Game of Thrones’ and its greatest flaw: Dead-end plot points
This image released by HBO shows Emilia Clarke in a scene from the final episode of "Game of Thrones," that aired Sunday, May 19, 2019. | (HBO via AP)

Note: This piece contains spoilers for “Game of Thrones” season 8, episode 6.

One thing you certainly cannot accuse “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss of is failing to map out their plot. They contorted character arcs developed over nearly a decade to connect point A to Z. So what if the middling 24 points required illogical leaps of faith from viewers?

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