During its run Game of Thrones was a wildly popular HBO show that got the world talking. Despite an iconic and Emmy-winning run on the network, the series (which is streaming with a HBO Max subscription) has since become synonymous with its controversial series finale. The spinoff House of the Dragon's upcoming fourth season will be its last, and creator Ryan Condal's comments about the final season seems like its referencing GOT's ending. House of the Dragon Season 3 just aired its finale, which set up the final conflict in the Dance of Dragons. The pressure is on to craft a satisfying conclusion, and do what the flagship series could not. During an interview with Business Insider, Condal spoke about the pressure associated with the fourth and final season of HOTD. He said: I always say the hardest thing about making a show like this is the first season and then the last episode, because wrapping it up, you're going to be judged on how you leave the thing.Honestly, this tracks. Season 1 of any show is a learning experience, but it must also capture the public's attention enough to get more seasons. House of the Dragon was able to do this, with the first season spanning years and featuring two different casts of actors. So Ryan Condal and company need to find a way to end the Targaryen Civil War in a way that pleases fans of the book to screen adaptation.HOTD Season 3 had plenty of character deaths, and more are expected to come as the Dance of Dragons gets even more grisly. It remains to be seen if the Game of Thrones spinoff joins the ranks of TV shows that actually ended well. The creator/showrunner addressed this by saying: We've seen a lot of big series come to an end over the last few years. You have to do service to the series, the story that you've been telling on a creative level — but also, you have all these fans that are watching this, whether they're book readers or not, that are tremendously invested in the thing that you've made, and they've come to know and love these characters, or love reviling these characters. Whatever the case may be, they've spent a lot of time in this.He's not wrong. The stake are high ending shows, especially if folks have been invested in a TV series for years. Add in how long folks have been reading George R.R. Martin's novels about Westeros, and the stakes get even higher. Later in the same interview, Ryan Condal also mused about why it's so hard to satisfy fans with TV finales. In his words: There is a struggle to say goodbye. And I think that's where a lot of the debate, or whatever it is, comes into the picture, because I think a lot of people just simply don't want it to end, and they all have their ideas of how it should, or what a satisfying ending is.Another astute observation. There were all sorts of fan theories about how Game of Thrones was going to end, and who would ultimately rule Westeros on the Iron Throne. No one expected Bran Stark to be the one, or for Dany to turn into a villain and ultimately be murdered by Jon Snow. And because of this, the response the series finale wasn't exactly glowing.House of the Dragon's first three seasons are streaming now as part of the 2026 TV schedule. Unfortunately for fans, we'll likely have to wait years before we return to this story. Luckily there's another spinoff with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.