Jon Snow, brow forever furrowed even when he’s supposed to be happy, leads a posse of whiskery Wildlings out beyond the Wall. Cue composer Ramin Djawadi’s epic theme music. Cue the weeping and wailing of millions of man-babies worldwide.

No sooner had the credits rolled on Game Of Thrones’ last ever episode than the tantrums began. A vocal minority of the fantasy drama’s fanbase have since been rampaging around the internet, like toddlers denied an ice cream because mummy thinks they’ve had enough sugar today. Please stop pummelling the floor with your chubby fists, darling, people are looking.

And they are a minority too. Despite the deafening online outrage, a Hollywood Reporter poll showed that most viewers liked the finale. Indeed, 26 per cent liked it "a lot". You certainly wouldn't have guessed this from all the boo-hooing limelight-hoggers.

Every avid TV watcher has, at some point in their viewing life, been disappointed by the finale of their favourite show. Whether it was the tantalising ambiguity of The Sopranos, the finger-tapping twist in the latest Line Of Duty or a much-maligned flop like Lost, bringing a long-running TV show to a universally acclaimed climax that satisfies everyone is a challenge that’s all too easy to fail.