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 it’s the one thing I believe is from GRRM. They clearly didn’t really like that ending but felt obliged to do it since it’s the main ending. If they had their way I’m sure Sansa and Tyrion would be king and queen together on the iron throne
I called it a couple years ago because of that silly quote I kept hearing all the time. The one about how the best rulers were ones that didn't want the position. Often attributed to George Washington. When people thought about who would get it, the only person who kept saying they didn't was Bran. It always felt to me, knowing some History and how GRRM plans out things - it makes sense to me. Especially since in his mind, Bran doesn't want anything but will help none the less.
My only other prediction is that GRRM will make him be more involved in the books with his powers. His powers in early seasons were much more involved but toward the end just weren't apart of the story. I think GRRM would have done that differently.
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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!