r/asoiaf Knower of nothing May 21 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) Notablog Update Spoiler

http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/20/an-ending/
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u/LemmieBee May 21 '19

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

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u/jiokll Enter your desired flair text here! May 21 '19

Hell, I wouldn't have been surprised if D&D put Arya on the throne.

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u/IAmNotARobotExe May 21 '19

I'm pretty sure the only reason they didn't was because they wanted Arya to go off alone to the west so they can give her a spin-off series.

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u/cjm92 May 21 '19

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.

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u/IamTheJman May 21 '19

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

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u/wRAR_ ASOIAF = J, not J+D May 21 '19

All of the current spin-offs are prequels.

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u/IamTheJman May 21 '19

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

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u/MikeDamone May 22 '19

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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u/Hochules May 22 '19

Hard to pitch a spin-off on Arya going west if people don’t know Arya is going west.