Daenerys' madness is an example of a disappointing narrative choice, since although it makes sense, the idea was built in a completely misguided way. With more time, the Targaryen could have become a much more interesting queen of ashes, however we saw a rushed script that made no sense whatsoever. Other narrative elements also lacked time for development, but the real problems were the plot holes with no chance of explanation. Bizarre and completely contradictory situations that make no sense at all! Check out the worst plot holes in the final season of Game of Thrones.
Jaime Lannister was a disappointment in Game of Thrones
Jaime Lannister started the series as one of the most hated characters by the public, after all who could like the monster who threw Bran to his death? However, the excellent writing found in George R. R. Martin's books presented to the world one of the best character developments ever seen in literature.
In the series, Jaime became one of the public's favorites and had a great redemption arc, initiated when he was a prisoner of Brienne of Tarth. However, in the final season all of that was thrown away. The fact that Jaime surrenders to his love for Cersei to the point of returning to King's Landing is irritating, as it already wastes a redemption arc written in an exemplary manner. However, the big problem lies in a conversation between Jaime and Tyrion, in which the knight claims not to care about the people of the city, innocent or not.
If we go back a few seasons, in a revealing and profound conversation with Brienne, Jaime stated that he killed the Kingslayer also because he was not able to allow him to burn the city. In this scene, Jaime showed very interesting layers, carrying the guilt of being a kingslayer while the truth was much more noble. Unfortunately, the final season completely ignored the character's evolution.
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Bran crowned king
At the end of the series, Bran is crowned the new king of Westeros. Here we have yet another script inconsistency that cannot go unnoticed. Bran became the Three-Eyed Raven, a character much greater than any position and even greater than the Iron Throne itself.
The series itself had already made it clear that the Stark was something above that when he stated that he could not be the Lord of Winterfell or the Protector of the North. However, it only took Tyrion nominating him as king for the boy to hesitate in answering that this was his reason for being there. Strange, isn't it?
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How wasn't Jon Snow killed by Daenerys' warriors?
In an act of betrayal, Jon Snow killed Daenerys cowardly, and to everyone's surprise what happened? Jon remained alive. The situation is extremely absurd according to the series' own events, and it doesn't take much thinking to reach this conclusion.
When he invaded King's Landing, Daenerys had lost practically everyone she loved and carried great anger, an anger that was shared by Grey Worm since Missandei's death. The bloodlust was so great that, after the battle, Grey Worm and other Unsullied were executing surrendered Lannister soldiers, which also created great tension with Jon Snow.
If surrendered soldiers were being executed in cold blood, how did no Unsullied or Dothraki execute Jon Snow when Daenerys was found dead? The damage was done, the Dothraki were without leadership, the leader of the Unsullied was outraged. Jon Snow was very lucky!
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Philosophical Drogon
Still talking about Jon Snow's act of betrayal, we must remember that Stark/Targaryen also had luck in not being killed by Drogon, Daenerys' last dragon. If a dragonrider has strong bonds with their dragon, Daenerys had even more with her beasts because she was literally responsible for their births. At the moment of the queen's death, it was Drogon's mother who was dying. After that, the dragon, an uncontrollable beast, chose to burn the throne and leave Jon Snow alive. Did Drogon understand that power was to blame?
It's worth remembering that Drogon was rebellious and many times even Daenerys had trouble dealing with the dragon. It makes no sense for the beast not to follow its instincts in the scene in front of the queen's body. It's also important to say that it's not true that dragons won't burn or kill those with Targaryen blood, because Fire and Blood is there to prove otherwise.
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Jon Snow exiled
Jon Snow was really mistreated in the final season of Game of Thrones. Once a true hero loved by the public, the character became completely disposable and was involved in many of the biggest plot holes. If the fact that Jon stayed alive is already strange, worse still is his exile.
If Grey Worm left with all the Unsullied, what prevented Jon from staying in Westeros alongside his family? Who would tell Grey Worm about the agreement being broken? And if that happened, would the Unsullied be willing to cross the sea again, with a small army, to face a new war instead of just moving on with their lives? Nothing makes sense. Furthermore, it's worth noting that Jon Snow's exile only makes worse a plot that completely ignored the fact that the character is a Targaryen, something that should have been explored in a much more interesting way than what actually happened in the series.
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