TheNextBattalion t1_iycsc13 wrote
Reply to comment by SAT0725 in People give George R.R. Martin grief for the delay of "The Winds of Winter," but imagine trying to write a continuation of your series after HBO already wrote their own ending to it... by SAT0725
...after he saw people's reaction to how it turned out
Was it more the journey than the result that he was repudiating? Hard to say
OrangeinDorne t1_iycuyv6 wrote
The thing is Dany’s heel turn didn’t have to be as bad as it was in the show. It was rushed and unearned from a character development stand point with how the show handled it.
Given how much George fleshes things out in his books it could still end with Dany torching kings landing but it could be done in a way that didn’t suck. It’s not a bad idea in a vacuum.
ffxivthrowaway03 t1_iycwqds wrote
Yeah, it could've had more steamy underage rape-turned-enjoyment scenes, like the books!
Uh... wait... erm...
In all seriousness, there was a lot of weird cruft the series cut out from the books for the better. They streamlined certain plot points, cut some of the redundant character bloat, and steered clear of some of the more questionable content Martin shoehorned in there (presumably for "gritty" shock value) that didn't really serve much of a purpose anyway.
TheNextBattalion t1_iyd8u6f wrote
It wasn't just rushed at the end, it was tamed early on. In the books the heel turn is a slow burn that's telegraphed from the beginning, because we can read her thought processes. In the show she's righteous badass until she isn't.
Altofaltception t1_iycvfl3 wrote
That's right. I could see it eventually getting to that point but maybe over 3 more seasons or so.
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