The series finale of Game of Thrones continued the divisive trend of the 8th and final season. While a lot approved of the final events of the popular series, there was some who expressed disdain with the end of the series. However, if there was one person who both sides were waiting to hear from, it was from creator George R.R. Martin.
Martin took to his personal blog as a means of addressing the Game of Thrones conclusion. Martin addressed whether or not the endings will mirror each other.
“How will it all end? I hear people asking. The same ending as the show? Different” writes Martin. “Well… yes. And no. And yes. And no. And yes. And no. And yes.”
Additionally, as Martin points out, Game of Thrones killed certain characters from A Song of Ice and Fire earlier than their deaths in the book series, some of whom may never die at all. What’s more, the TV adaptation failed to include certain key characters from the novels, including a princess of Dorne named Arianne Martell, the undead version of Catelyn Stark known as Lady Stoneheart.
“Book or show, which will be the ‘real’ ending? It’s a silly question,” writes Martin. “How about this? I’ll write it. You read it. Then everyone can make up their own mind, and argue about it on the Internet.”
Martin stresses that he won’t reveal a publication date for The Winds of Winter, the next planned installment in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. The most recent edition, A Dance With Dragons, was released in the summer of 2011, shortly after the first season of Game of Thrones.
