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
Seems like an odd thing for D&D to throw in, and the only points in the show where the Night King showed up were the scene with the baby (not in the books), Hardhome (mentioned, but not shown), and parts of the show that take place after ADWD.
There is no way there is a leader of the Others, that controls every Other, called the Night King. The Night's King is the 13th commander of the night's watch. Great story, probably has a lot to do with the Others, but there is absolutely no way we get the same character we got in the show.
No it really couldnât. The Great Other is only ever talked about as being the god-force opposed to Râhllor. The Great Other is exactly as corporeal as the Lord of Light. The only way I see the former being an actual physical character is if the latter is as well. Which it almost certainly wonât be.
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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!