Why Game of Thrones' lovers are so hard to love

The show's last season seems to be all about romance — but where's the chemistry?

Arya and Gendry.
(Image credit: Illustrated | slavadubrovin/iStock, Courtesy HBO, Emojipedia)

If you were to judge Game of Thrones based solely on Sunday night's episode, "Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," you might mistake it for a romance. Arya and Gendry are, at long last, an item. Sansa and Theon shared some very suspicious eye contact in the Winterfell courtyard. Tormund made giant-suckling come-ons to Brienne of Tarth. Grey Worm and Missandei smooched.

Why, then, did it all feel so … dull?

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.