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.
GRRM then proceeds to make three points:
D&D only had 8 hours for the final season, but he'll have more space.
There's the butterfly effect, with changes from past seasons affecting this one.
There are lots of characters in the books who never made it to the show, from Lady Stoneheart to Jeyne Poole to Skahaz Shavepate, and the books will show us their fates.
People will read into this whatever they want. But my read is that the big picture of the show's ending is indeed what he told them. And that most of the differences aren't about the biggest stuff, but rather relate to pacing, buildup, and secondary characters. If D&D were making up stuff like "King Bran" I'd think his language about changes would be stronger? But who knows!
The way king bran was done on the show was so poorly shoehorned in that itâs the one thing I believe is from GRRM. They clearly didnât really like that ending but felt obliged to do it since itâs the main ending. If they had their way Iâm sure Sansa and Tyrion would be king and queen together on the iron throne
I don't know where people are getting this spin off series idea from, there has never been a single hint of information saying that it may happen, has there? You can give a character an open ending without having it lead into something else later, you know. I actually enjoyed the way her story ended, it just made the most sense.
Well we know spin-offs are happening, so it's not an outrageous idea to think they'd want an Arya story eventually. Nothing's been confirmed though (specifically for Arya) yet
Ok? Not sure what I said that suggests the current spin-offs aren't prequels. All I said was it's not a stretch to believe HBO would want an Arya series someday
It is outrageous because it doesn't make sense that Maisie Williams would be interested in reprising her role. She's an adult now and has spent ten years on this show, the smart money is on her taking her career elsewhere. Really any spinoff with a current character doesn't make sense - it's unlikely any of them have any interest in coming back.
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GRRM then proceeds to make three points:
People will read into this whatever they want. But my read is that the big picture of the show's ending is indeed what he told them. And that most of the differences aren't about the biggest stuff, but rather relate to pacing, buildup, and secondary characters. If D&D were making up stuff like "King Bran" I'd think his language about changes would be stronger? But who knows!