UPDATED: Spoilers for both HBO's Game of Thrones TV series (through Season 5) and for all of George R. R. Martin's completed A Song of Ice and Fire novels follow...
Not that HBO's Game of Thrones hasn't deviated from the original George R. R. Martin books, but from a book-to-show adaptation standpoint, knowing what can happen in situations like these, the show's actually been surprisingly faithful. More or less. Almost every big moment has remained intact, as creators/producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff didn't feel the burning desire to fix something that ain't broke.
But now, having entered Season 6 - which has no direct book correlation - the show is off and running on its own. George R. R. Martin's A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons were his most recent published Song of Ice and Fire books, with two still left to finish. Which means -- aside from a few remaining Iron Island aspects and a couple other subplots -- the TV series has overtaken the show and will complete the saga with nothing tethering it to the original text.
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Not that HBO's Game of Thrones hasn't deviated from the original George R. R. Martin books, but from a book-to-show adaptation standpoint, knowing what can happen in situations like these, the show's actually been surprisingly faithful. More or less. Almost every big moment has remained intact, as creators/producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff didn't feel the burning desire to fix something that ain't broke.
But now, having entered Season 6 - which has no direct book correlation - the show is off and running on its own. George R. R. Martin's A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons were his most recent published Song of Ice and Fire books, with two still left to finish. Which means -- aside from a few remaining Iron Island aspects and a couple other subplots -- the TV series has overtaken the show and will complete the saga with nothing tethering it to the original text.
Continue reading…
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