Society & Culture
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back!! Winter is here, season 8 is here, and the Game of Thrones Philosophy Breakdown is here to help you dissect the philosophy in this final season of our favorite show. Last season we covered everything from faith vs. skepticism to redemption, honesty, legacy, restorative vs. punitive justice, sociopathy, how politics shapes ethics, death, immortality, mind-control, omniscience, weapons of mass destruction, representation in politics, oaths, nationalism, loyalty, and history and this season will give us even more philosophical meat to chew on. In this primer episode, we are talking out expectations for the upcoming season and making our predictions for who will live and who will rule after season 8. New episodes will be out on Wednesdays each week following the new GoT episodes! In this episode: What we covered last season What we're looking forward to in season 8 Your favorite characters becoming white walkers What the finale of GoT means for storytelling The power and rarity of being able to share a story with millions of other people at the same time