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Comment on George R. R. Martin's New Announcement Has Finally Made Me Accept He's Never Finishing The Winds Of Winter

SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

I gave up on him finishing the series years ago. I was super into the books, as they elaborated on so much that GoT had to leave out for practicalities sake. I agree with others that the world simply got too big. A final book in the series would likely not do enough to give the various plot lines justice and a sense of finality.

The show really needed another 2-3 seasons to flesh out the plot lines that were laid. The three eyed raven, the faceless men, the children of the forest, the white walkers…and we get bran as the new leader? Absurd. Danny becoming mad felt right, but everything else was wrapped up horribly. There’s so much more that the show could have been. But instead D&D got a Star Wars deal, that never panned out, and peaced out. A damn shame.

I had always thought that Martin had a proper plan for the series. But again as others have said here, perhaps this was the ending that he had in mind. If so, then damn.

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Typotyper@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I remember Martin bashing on Tolkien and the LoTR saga. He was giving him some credit but in a snobbish backhanded way while saying his work was so much better.

Tolkien finished what he started. He wrapped everything up beautifully.

Martin’s work is shit.

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Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I think it’s a similar ending he has in mind, but a better route.

I presume that the Targaryn who has taken Storm’s End topples Cersei (who has to get killed by Jamie) and takes King’s Landing, and having Dany go off at the new King who is less a villain helps sell the fall into madness which ends with Jon being a Queen Slayer.

Don’t know how Bran gets there though, him waring someone and that person getting the throne could make sense.

I’m most miffed about not getting to see what happens with Stoneheart as well as Euron and other at sea Greyjoys.

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Dashi@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I stand by the fact that even IF this was the ending he had in mind he would have been able to build to it better than the bullshit that D&D did with it. If the last season was drawn out over 3 seasons it would have made a lot more sense.

Still a crappy ending but it could have been better.

If there was any lesson learned from GoT TV show it was don’t let the TV show finish before the books do.

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- LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Bran being king could be interesting if done right, the spirits take over his mind etc. Dany going mad could be done over a few series although I still think it’s weak
  
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