Season 8 had some good moments. But all the rushed story telling and whatnot had me scratching my head. Now I think I know why they were in such a hurry to call it done. The show runners were hired to do the next 3 Star Wars movies.
Overall, didn't care much for season 8 but it had a few good moments. I like the way they went with the ending. The series as a whole was awesome and a good distraction while waiting for the books to finish.
I probably won't be getting into the spinoffs unless they do the Hedge Knight series.