- George R.R. Martin defends the Game of Thrones finale.
Game of Thrones aired their final episode this Sunday
and a record number of fans tuned in
to watch the end of the fantasy series
that changed how we looked at fantasy series.
As expected, the water cooler show
gave viewers a lot to argue about
with its big moments and character sendoffs,
sparking controversies online with fans
while critics debated whether it did
or did not subvert expectations enough.
- [Tyrion] No one is very happy.
Which means it's a good compromise, I suppose.
- It even left many asking
if this was the worst finale of all time
to which the answer is no, of course not,
because that dubious distinction
is a tie between Dexter and How I Met Your Mother.
- That's it?
- Of course, it wasn't just fans and critics
weighing in on the finale.
The books' author George R.R. Martin
also had his take on the whole affair.
Now, if you haven't seen the Game of Thrones
final episode The Iron Throne
or if you think that George R.R. Martin's
blog posts constitute as spoilers,
we recommend you step off because we are spoiling
from here on out.
- I don't understand-- - Uncle.
Please sit.
(beeping)
- On Monday, Martin took to his not a blog to blog
about his thoughts on the eight season journey
that Game of Thrones took through Westeros.
He started off explaining how the show came to be
through a meeting with series showrunners
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
and from that meeting was born the most successful
and most award-winning show in HBO history.
Martin then went on to thank
the writers, the cast, and the crew,
whose hard work was evident on screen
from season one onwards.
And he also gave us some hints at some projects
he's got upcoming: five series he's developing for HBO,
not all taking place in Westeros,
two series that he's working on for Hulu,
and one series for the History Channel.
He's even consulted on a video game
which fans are suspecting will be developed
by the makers of Dark Souls, which will be awesome!
Oh my god, but so hard.
So difficult.
However, the main project many are most concerned about
are the final books that will close out
A Song of Ice and Fire
and when the hell they will be released.
Ever since the show outpaced the books,
fans have wondered how the end of the book series
will match up to the end of the show
and Martin addresses this by saying "How will it all end?
"I hear people asking.
"The same ending as the show?
"Different?
"Well, yes and no.
"And yes, and no, and yes, and no, and yes."
Very cryptic and yet very expected.
We've known that the Game of Thrones showrunners
knew the broad strokes of how
Martin wants to end the book series.
And we can expect that they followed parts of that plan
but writing a book and a show are two very different
ways of telling a story.
In fact, Martin explains this further
by defending the showrunners.
"I am working in a very different medium
"than David and Dan, never forget.
"They had six hours for this final season.
"I expect these last two books of mine
"will fill 3000 manuscript pages between them
"before I'm done and if more pages and chapters
"and scenes are needed, I'll add them."
He continues, "There are characters
"who never made it onto the screen at all
"and others who died in the show
"but still live on in the books,
"so if nothing else, the readers will learn what happened to
"a myriad of other characters, both great and small
"that viewers of the show never had the chance to meet."
So what he's saying is that even if the endings
are very similar, there will still be enough differences
and variety to keep fans interested
in seeing how the story wraps up.
- What does he say about me?
- I don't believe you're mentioned.
- Unfortunately, Martin gives no update
on the release of the final two books,
The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring.
Martin admits that Winds of Winter is very late, duh,
but saying a firm date for its release
would only serve to make everyone unhappy
when the date passes with no book.
And while there have been plenty of discussions online
as to whether the show or the books
should be considered the true ending to the saga,
Martin's take on it is,
"Book or show, which will be the real ending?
"It's a silly question.
"How about this, I'll write it, you read it.
"Then everyone can make up their own mind
"and argue about it on the internet."
And George, you're definitely right about that.
There will be plenty of arguments on the internet about it.
But what do you folks think?
Did you like the finale to Game of Thrones?
Which character got the best send off
and which character was done dirty
and when do you think The Winds of Winter will be released?
- I helped him with the title.
- Let's discuss.
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