12 tweets that perfectly sum up how everyone's feeling about the end of Game of Thrones

After eight bloodthirsty seasons, Game of Thrones is finally coming to an end. And fans are NERVOUS.

Why? Well, if you spend any time on the internet you'll know things have been off the boil in the most recent series now the TV show has outstripped George RR Martin's novels – and dedicated viewers have been more than a little peeved by how the final series has played out.

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So, with the conclusion to the battle for the Iron Throne looming – and multiple character arcs due to be tied up – there is some understandable anxiety among fans...

https://twitter.com/vikanderous/status/1130029843385655296

https://twitter.com/lukewaltham/status/1130025548674142209

Some fans just aren't ready:

https://twitter.com/bckysarm/status/1130026816079638529

https://twitter.com/YgritteTheWild/status/1129835198110216194

https://twitter.com/danygonebad/status/1130041848607727616

While others are channelling their nerves into some impressive baking.

https://twitter.com/K_Zalew/status/1129869648671977473

While season eight has had an expectedly high death count, fans are bracing themselves for the demise of yet more of their favourite characters...

https://twitter.com/bashirjalam/status/1129553941388247040

https://twitter.com/HassaanF_/status/1130040816775454720

While others are holding out hope that Jaime and Cersei might rise from the rubble of the Red Keep...

(NB at least half of that theory isn't as outlandish as you might think)

https://twitter.com/ChiiMadison/status/1129921103462379526

https://twitter.com/sarahoftarthh/status/1130041484600840193

Whatever happens, the brief preview we've been given points in the direction of one final, bloody showdown...