▁Albums ▁chart ▁on ▁its ▁digital ▁release , ▁with ▁the ▁track ▁from ▁the ▁season ▁finale ▁" Light ▁of ▁the ▁Seven " ▁reaching ▁ ▁on ▁Bill boards ▁Sp ot ify ▁Vir al ▁ 5 0 ▁chart . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁The ▁season ▁received ▁highly ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁with ▁special ▁pra ise ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁episodes ▁" The ▁Do or ", ▁" B attle ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ards " ▁and ▁" The ▁W inds ▁of ▁Winter ". ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁season ▁( based ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁episode ) ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁ 9 ▁reviews , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ". ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁sixth ▁season ▁has ▁a ▁ 9 4 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁from ▁ 3 5 ▁critics ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 . 2 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" B lo ody ▁and ▁capt iv ating ▁as ▁always , ▁Game ▁of ▁Th ron es ▁pl ung es ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁world ▁touched ▁by ▁gr ief , ▁dread , ▁and ▁prec ari ous ▁sexual ity ." ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁finale ▁had ▁ 8 . 8 9 ▁million ▁view ers ▁on ▁its ▁initial ▁air ing ▁on ▁H BO , ▁up ▁ten ▁percent ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁finale , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁most - watch ed ▁episode ▁prior ▁to ▁this