TMC
11-06-2017, 01:33 AM
https://newrepublic.com/article/144597/game-thrones-learned-wrong-lessons-george-rr-martin
“Game of Thrones (https://www.tvtattle.com/topic/Game-of-Thrones-Q9Ef8M) just doesn’t have time for anyone who isn’t Jon, Daenerys, or the Night King anymore,” says Alex Shephard. “The show has shed George R.R. Martin’s (https://www.tvtattle.com/topic/George-R-R-Martin-Q3WfK2) most frustrating tics, which ultimately weighed his story down: his insistence on meticulous world-building, on resisting deus ex machina resolutions, and on subverting fantasy tropes. But in racing toward the end—in giving fans the resolution they have demanded — Game of Thrones has over-learned from Martin’s mistakes, taking the story too far in the other direction.
“Game of Thrones (https://www.tvtattle.com/topic/Game-of-Thrones-Q9Ef8M) just doesn’t have time for anyone who isn’t Jon, Daenerys, or the Night King anymore,” says Alex Shephard. “The show has shed George R.R. Martin’s (https://www.tvtattle.com/topic/George-R-R-Martin-Q3WfK2) most frustrating tics, which ultimately weighed his story down: his insistence on meticulous world-building, on resisting deus ex machina resolutions, and on subverting fantasy tropes. But in racing toward the end—in giving fans the resolution they have demanded — Game of Thrones has over-learned from Martin’s mistakes, taking the story too far in the other direction.