The penultimate episode of Game Of Thrones was not universally beloved, based on its 'certified rotten' rating on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.
But that didn't stop The Bells from becoming the highest rating episode in the show's history, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The season 8 episode 'gathered its biggest audience ever for a first airing of an episode Sunday, drawing an all-in figure of 18.4 million viewers,' said the industry site on Tuesday.
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The figures are approximate 600k more than the next most-watched episode - that being episode 3 of the final season, titled The Long Night.
According to HBO, the episodes from this final installment of the premium cable channel's hit fantasy series average 43million viewers each.
That's more than 10million viewers more viewers each episode than season 7, reported THR.
Silver lining: The episode titled The Bells 'gathered its biggest audience ever for a first airing of an episode Sunday, drawing an all-in figure of 18.4 million viewers,' said the industry site on Tuesday
Fans were left divided following the release of the penultimate episode on Sunday night.
And the latest outing of the fantasy juggernaut has left viewers so frustrated that it has become the worst rated episode of the show's history.
On Rotten Tomatoes the episode, titled The Bells, has a 49 per cent rating as of Tuesday afternoon, followed shortly by season five's Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken, which received a 54 per cent score.
Poor score: Game Of Thrones' penultimate episode received the WORST EVER rating on Rotten Tomatoes in the show's history at 49 per cent on Tuesday, as fans were left angry at the outing
This is the second time an episode of the show's final season received a poor score from fans, as fourth episode The Last Of The Starks is rated at 57 per cent.
The poor rating for the show's latest outing has brought down the season's overall rating to an average of 74 per cent.
Season one is the next lowest-rated, though it is still Certified Fresh at 91 per cent, while the fifth and seventh outing both have a 93 per cent score, and the fourth stands at the top with a 97 per cent rating.
Unhappy fans: This is the second time an episode of the final season received a poor score, as the fourth episode is rated at 57 per cent, giving the season at an average of 74 per cent
Following the release of the latest episode on Sunday night, viewers took to Twitter to vent out their frustrations after things took a dark turn when Daenerys Targaryen wreaked havoc on King's Landing despite the city's surrender.
The character has been a staunch fan favourite throughout the years, and viewers were shocked to see her become the Mad Queen during the show's fifth episode as she burned the city to the ground, innocents and all.
Some claimed the writers were throwing Daenerys' character development out of the window in favour of her following in the footsteps of her father Aerys.
Twist: Things took a dark turn when Daenerys Targaryen wreaked havoc on King's Landing despite the city's surrender
While others did admit that it wasn't why she became an unexpected villain that bothered them, but how the show built up to that moment.
And that wasn't all, as fans also criticised the backtracking of Jamie Lannister's character development, as
