What does Game of Thrones’ season 8 premiere tell us about how the show ends?

"But I think the ending that Game of Thrones most deserves is the one that will be really, really hard to build to in just five more episodes of television: one where the entire system is broken apart and replaced by something else. I’d love to see the show try that, to see the Iron Throne melted down into something new in the series’ final sequence."

read discussion with Todd VanDerWerff, Alissa Wilkinson​ and Alex Abad-Santos

Game of Thrones season 8 premiere: how will the show end? - Vox