▁dead , ▁but ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁c ath ars is , ▁dis orient ing ▁light ing , ▁and ▁the ▁ant ic lim actic ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Walker ▁story line ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁up ▁for ▁seven ▁seasons . ▁" The ▁Last ▁of ▁the ▁St arks " ▁and ▁" The ▁B ells " ▁were ▁critic ized ▁for ▁their ▁r ushed ▁p acing , ▁writing , ▁and ▁deviation ▁from ▁character ▁development , ▁with ▁" The ▁Last ▁of ▁the ▁St arks " ▁being ▁l abeled ▁as ▁" antic lim actic " ▁and ▁" a ▁huge ▁let down ." ▁" The ▁Iron ▁Th r one " ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" div is ive ", ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁series ▁finale ▁represents ▁" a ▁mod est ▁re bound " ▁but ▁it ▁" w ent ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁wh imper ." ▁" The ▁B ells " ▁and ▁" The ▁Iron ▁Th r one " ▁are ▁the ▁worst - review ed ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁series ▁on ▁the ▁website , ▁with ▁an ▁appro val ▁of ▁ 4 9 % ▁and ▁ 4 8 % ▁respectively , ▁while ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁" pl ung ed ▁to ▁record ▁low ▁scores ." ▁ ▁David ▁Sim s ▁of ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁" has ▁been ▁the ▁same ▁story ▁over ▁and ▁over ▁again : ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁tin - eared ▁writing ▁trying ▁to ▁justify ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dr astic ▁story ▁develop ments ▁imag in able , ▁as ▁quickly ▁as