All you need to know about Game of Thrones – and Doune Castle’s been renamed – The NEN

SPOILER ALERT !!!

After eight seasons, Game of Thrones has finally come to an end, as fans got to see who ended up on the Iron Throne. And it seems as though people aren’t happy with how things turned out. As of Tuesday morning, the season 8 finale was the worst rated episode in the show’s history, with an IMDb rating of just 4.4 out of 10.

Love it or hate it, fans couldn’t stop talking about it. ‘The Iron Throne’ was the second most talked about Game of Thrones episode ever, with fans sharing 4,607,632 tweets about the finale, according to research from musicMagpie – https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/most-talked-about-tv/#gameofthrones

(The only episode to create more conversation was S8 E3, ‘The Long Night’, which received 4,825,691 tweets.)

Despite the poor reviews, the conversation surrounding the season 8 finale wasn’t all negative. In fact, 23% of the conversation was positive, which is the same as the season 8 premiere.

However, Twitter wasn’t happy with who ended up sitting on the Iron Throne. There were 287,985 tweets posted about Bran, with 72% of them being sad and only 17% being joyous. Not that surprising, considering he was one of the most hated characters according to Twitter – https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/most-talked-about-tv/#gameofthrones

Here’s the full week-by-week breakdown of season 8:

Episode	Posts	Positive	Negative	Joy	Sadness	Anger	Fear
S8 E1	3,857,823	23%	6%	38%	42%	11%	5%
S8 E2	1,943,312	18%	8%	31%	48%	9%	6%
S8 E3	4,825,691	20%	11%	32%	44%	10%	6%
S8 E4	2,097,047	19%	18%	20%	60%	11%	4%
S8 E5	3,800,847	18%	18%	21%	60%	10%	2%
S8 E6	4,607,632	23%	16%	31%	55%	9%	1%

In the run-up to the series returning to our screens, musicMagpie analysed over 131 million tweets about the show to see which characters the public love, which they hate and who they can’t stop talking about.

Who are the most loved characters?

Internet favourites Tormund Giantsbane and Brienne of Tarth have been making fans the happiest, with 57% and 49% of the tweets about these 2 characters being joyous.

1. Tormund Giantsbane – 57% joy

2. Brienne of Tarth – 49% joy

3. Samwell Tarly – 42% joy

4. Tyrion Lannister – 42% joy

5. Ygritte – 37% joy

Who are the most hated characters?

Bronn comes out on top as the most hated character on Twitter, with 24% of all tweets about him being angry. Theon Greyjoy, Bran Stark and Joffrey Baratheon share the number two spot, with 17% of their tweets being angry.

1. Bronn – 24% anger

2. Theon Greyjoy – 17% anger

3. Bran Stark – 17% anger

4. Joffrey Baratheon – 17% anger

5. Jaime Lannister – 16% anger

Want to know more? Head over to the musicMagpie website to see the complete set of results – https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/most-talked-about-tv/#gameofthrones

DOUNE CASTLE RENAMED!

Following the most anticipated finale in television history, four regions across the nation have been transformed into the World of Westeros to mark the Digital Download release of Game of Thrones: The Final Season.

In this Kingdom-wide takeover, Essex, Doune Castle in Stirlingshire, Blackpool and London’s Covent Garden have all pledged their allegiance to the legacy of the show by unveiling signs with their new names, encouraging members of the public to find them.

Thrones-fever has been ever present throughout the UK since the show’s opening episode in 2011. People up and down the country now have the opportunity to relive and celebrate the fictional locations we have all grown to know and love with the following signs being unveiled:

Highgarden – formerly known as Covent Garden, London
Castle Black-pool – formerly known as Blackpool
Essos – formerly known as Essex
Winterfell – formerly known as Doune Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Gillian MacDonald, Head of Business Development and Enterprise at Historic Environment Scotland, said: “We are delighted to be involved with the Game of Thrones takeover.

Doune Castle was featured as the location for Winterfell in the pilot episode so it’s fantastic to be chosen as the much-loved Westeros location now that the TV series is coming to an end. We hope fans of Game of Thrones across the country will visit Doune Castle and enjoy walking in the footsteps of Jon Snow and the Starks!”

The signs will be available to visit for a limited time only to mark the Digital Download release of the Final Season. Fans around the UK are challenged to find the signs and encouraged to post a selfie, tagging @HBO_UK (Twitter) / @HBOUK (Instagram) with the hashtag #GoTTakeover.

Game of Thrones: The Final Season is on digital download and will be available for the suggested pricing of 12.99 (SD) and 16.99 (HD) through several retailers including Prime Video, iTunes, Sky Store, BT TV Store, Google Play.

The Final Season of the groundbreaking Game of Thrones franchise is available via Digital Download now.

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All you need to know about Game of Thrones – and Doune Castle’s been renamed

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