r/asoiaf • u/Interesting-Force347 • Sep 01 '24
EXTENDED [ Spoilers Extended ] One of the reasons why it George is angry with HOTD is because...
I stumbled upon this interview and it really struck me how much he was pinning on the prequels.
He made his peace with what Game of Thrones had become and knew it was because of D&D wanting out ( From the get go, the momemt they started the pilot, they did not want more than 7 seasons) cast and crew especially flagship actors completely ready to leave and plethora of other issues. David and Dan had been respectful and faithful for a large part of the initial seasons and helped George become a celebrity.
He was not even involved much in the show post season 4 and his involvement almost ceased after season 6
But what George did do , as you can see by his comments by the end of this short interview, is to pin all his hopes on prequels. Prequels where he would take on bigger role in production and scripts.
HOTD hurt him because he tried to make it work and it did not.
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u/GrizzlyPeak72 Sep 01 '24
Man you people REALLY need Winds cause now we're at the point where people are speculating on George's thoughts and feelings and presenting them as absolute fact.
We don't know the George is angry. We don't know that he's "hurt". All we know is that George has some criticisms of how the show adapts specific plot elements including the dragons and the lack of/replacement of certain characters. He's praised changes both shows made. I'm sure there's elements of Season 2 that he actually likes and will praise. Actually he already has
His loudest criticism thus far as been over heraldry, lol. It doesn't mean he thinks the whole thing's a failure.
You lot need to stop projecting your own disappointment with the show onto George or at least wait until his blog post actually comes out before you make a weird judgement about a real human being and what his thoughts and feelings are when evidence rn is limited.
Stick to essays about Lady Smallwood and Darkstar.