Naturally, don't read on if you're waiting for the finale to broadcast on Sky Atlantic next Sunday night.
Good God in Heaven, that really was something.
Cersei's walk of shame, Arya's sadistic bludgeoning of Meryn Trant, Sansa and Reek's leap of faith, Stanis' defeat and subsequent 'death,' the return of The Mountain, and the ungodly, despicable felling of our beloved Jon Snow.
Take our eyes, HBO, but not the boy Snow.
The Irish Times' review of the blood and gutsy finale must have been written by someone rendered very shook by the experience indeed - or, alternatively, by someone who didn't actually watch the episode - because it sees some very Irish stretches, perhaps in search of comfort after an hour of trauma:
No, Irish Times, just NO... #GoTFinale pic.twitter.com/UYvazHQRxR
— Daniel Sexton (@atDanielSexton) June 16, 2015
For the love of Gods both old and new.
A queen who has conspired to murder, had sexual relations with her cousin, and mothered the children of her brother. A former Fine Gael TD who was expelled for voting against party wishes in an abortion bill.
I'm drawing a line under that before I get in a world of trouble.
The Times review contained more unexplainable twists than the finale itself, with the opening paragraph depicting some unlikely potential scenarios:
Would an undersexed dwarf mate with a bored dragon? Would Aidan Gillen wear his Charlie Haughey wig?
I mean... What?
It also revealed one death that even the most finely-tuned of eyes couldn't possibly have seen during the show itself.
Where readers of the books and fans of the show alike may have assumed Sansa and Reek simply dove off the walls of Winterfell into a padded cushion of snow, concerned Times readers will be disappointed to learn that Sansa actually died, presumably on impact:
Jon Snow left Game of Thrones to spend more time with his family, several of whom have been dramatically decapitated, stabbed or had their throats cut in the latter episodes of previous series.
His father Ned Stark, stepmother Catelyn and half-brother Robb have all met grim ends, and in this episode he was also predeceased by his half-sister Sansa.
To be fair, nobody should have been forced to submit a review so soon after Jon Snow's 'death.' His inevitable comeback will be bigger than that of Jesus.
It is inevitable, isn't it?
Guys?
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