At the point in Martin's novels when the story was growing and growing, Benioff and Weiss were making the adaptation choice to keep the cast of characters and storylines more contained. Other characters like Arianne and Quentyn Martell, or the mysterious "Young Griff" (who Varys claims is really Aegon, Rhaegar Targaryen's son who was believed dead), were never introduced. The coming season would reveal how Benioff and Weiss were starting to whittle down characters and subplots from Martin's books (like moving Theon's transformation into Reek up from book five, or cutting Catelyn Stark's "Lady Stoneheart" resurrection entirely). Jon Snow was killed in the final moments of "Game of Thrones" season five. So we just sat down with him and literally went through every character." And so we want to know how everything ends. If you know the ending, then you can lay the groundwork for it. "Because we don't know if we are going to catch up and where exactly that would be. "Last year we went out to Santa Fe for a week to sit down with him and just talk through where things are going," Benioff told Vanity Fair in a March 2014 interview. Weiss.ĮW's James Hibberd also reported that, by June 2013, Martin had "told the showrunners his top-secret end-game plan" for the book series.Ģ013 was the year season three aired, and the events of that season three matched up almost everything that happens in the first two-thirds of Martin's third book, "A Storm of Swords." Benioff and Weiss saved that book's final dramatic storylines - like Joffrey's death, Tyrion's trial, and the subsequent murder of Tywin and Shae - for season four.Īs they were preparing for the fourth season, Benioff and Weiss decided it was time to have a big sit-down meeting with Martin to discuss the plan he had for the ending.
#A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE TROPES SERIES#
But the short of it that you need to know is that Martin was running into roadblocks with the book series right around the same time he was linked up with David Benioff and D.B. We've outlined the pattern of delays and setbacks in his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series here, if you want a more detailed history. Martin has also had a historically tough time with deadlines. Rowling is a notable example of an "architect" series writer - she outlined all of the "Harry Potter" books before starting "Sorcerer's Stone.") In his analogy, the opposite style of writer is an "architect." (J.K. Martin calls himself a "gardener" style writer, meaning he doesn't map out every character arc and plot trajectory ahead of time for his books. Martin had plenty of time to finish the books 'Game of Thrones' first began under the assumption that George R.R. So let's take a lengthy look at how the show and books evolved over the past decade, and what fans should know about the not-so-matching endings. By the time the series finale was about to air, fans were surprised to learn that neither Martin nor the "Game of Thrones" showrunners knew for sure how the other would wrap up the massive story. The more it became clear that Martin wouldn't finish his last two books ahead of the show, the more Benioff and Weiss starting speaking more openly about how the show and books might end differently.
The Night King isn't even a character in Martin's published books. Weiss said about how closely the books will match the show? And how have those answers changed over the last six years?Īs it turns out, many of the show's conclusions might not be found in Martin's intended version of the story. What exactly have Martin and the showrunners David Benioff and D.B. To better contextualize just how much of Martin's story was "spoiled" by the finale of "Game of Thrones," we're going to look back at how we got to this point. He still has two planned books to finish, and as soon as HBO's adaptation came to a close, fans began debating how many of this final season's storylines they can expect to read in Martin's novels.
Martin's book series, "A Song of Ice and Fire," upon which the show is based.
#A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE TROPES FREE#
Jon Snow went beyond the Wall, exiled and (most likely) set to live among the Free Folk for the rest of his days.īut none of this has happened yet in author George R.R. Arya Stark set sail to discover what's west of Westeros. Bran Stark was crowned King of the Six Kingdoms. When the credits rolled on the series finale of "Game of Thrones," Daenerys Targaryen was dead.
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