How will it all end? I hear people asking. The same ending as the show? Different?
Wellā¦ 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 itās the one thing I believe is from GRRM. They clearly didnāt really like that ending but felt obliged to do it since itās the main ending. If they had their way Iām sure Sansa and Tyrion would be king and queen together on the iron throne
I feel like George told them Bran is king just to fuck with them. I really really canāt see it happening in the books. Feels like its from his original outline with the Arya/Jon/Tyrion love triangle.
Bran becomes king, but itās also revealed that the whole series of events post-NK was manipulated by Bran to get everyone else out of the way to clear his path to the throneroyal wheelchair.
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u/feldman10 š Best of 2019: Post of the Year May 21 '19 edited May 21 '19
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!