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Last Episode of Game of Thrones or the ultimate disappointment

After 2 years of waiting, we finally watched the last episode of Game of Thrones this week, and the results were... let's say, unexpected. Being a huge fan of the books and the show, I couldn't let this end without saying anything. I'm quite used to bad endings for good shows by now (just think about  Dexter ou Lost ...) so I hadn't many expectations. This whole season was some sort of race against time and that was quite annoying for me, and as far as I know, for most of GoT fans around the world. We get it, they needed to end the show, but there were so many choices... We can't say that the show didn't surprise us, there were so many (and much more obvious) choices that weren't made, in fact, if you watched it closely, you'll probably feel that they write it precisely to destroy every single fan theory existent. What they forgot was that those theories existed... because they made sense! The high point of the episode was, with

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

Maddie’s disappearance was, probably, the biggest case of this sort in Portugal, ever. A very controversial one, with great impact in the public opinion of one of the safest countries in the world. Many things were said about it, and many doubts and suspicions remain in our minds, to this very day, about what really happened to little Maddie. The way this documentary show was made is very clever. You go and follow along, step by step throughout the investigation and you will change your opinion and suspicions throughout it, as each piece of evidence comes to light. You might be overwhelmed with many different feelings and no matter your initial opinion about the case, you’ll feel doubt start to creep up as you watch each episode. It’s very interesting the way different people, from different countries, face each detail and the cultural differences that might seem like nothing on most regular occasions, might be huge under such complicated circumstances. I remember how