Looks like you’re able to skip George R.R. Martin ’s A ambition of Spring now , as the ending may have been fumble by HBO ’s Game of Thrones .

Game of Thrones appal the world when it break Bran Stark ’s fate in theseries finale , mostly because it did n’t seem to make sense . You might have assumed what played out on screen is what Martin already had planned for his novels , but we had n’t had any time of confirmation of that until now .

In an interview for HBO’sMaking Game of Thrones , Bran actor Isaac Hempstead - Wright revealed that crown him the novel King of Westeros was part of the original project end that Martin told showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss . This has n’t been substantiate by Benioff , Weiss , or Martin — but it seems likely , given the fact that it ’s on HBO ’s official Game of Thrones site .

Yep, that’s Bran all right.

Yep, that’s Bran all right.Photo: HBO

“ David and Dan told me there were two thing George R.R. Martin had be after for Bran — and that was the Hodor revelation , and that he would be king . So that ’s middling special to be directly need in something that is part of George ’s vision . It was a really nice direction to wrap it up , ” Hempstead - Wright said .

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Back in 2013 , knowing that the television series was eventually going to outpace the books , Benioff and Weissmet up with Martinto talk about his planned end for A Song of Ice and Fire so they could have some idea where they should be head . As the showrunners antecedently toldEntertainment Weekly , this included three “ holy shit ” second . The first was Shireen Baratheon ’s death , and the 2d was how Hodor got his name . Then , there was one “ from the very oddment ” of the series . Sometheorizedthis was Daenerys Targaryen ’s break spoilt moment , but it ’s possible they were discussing the last selection for the throne .

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That does n’t think of “ Bran the Broken ” is set in Harlan F. Stone for A Song of Ice and Fire . Martin has tell his finish will have some “ variant ” from the television show , and his smell on who should terminate up rule Westeros may have change since meeting with Benioff and Weiss in 2013 ( especially after witnessing fan reaction to the show ’s terminate ) .

Regardless ofwhat Martin does next — or your feelings on the direction Benioff and Weiss took the final season — this whole situation does aid explicate why Game of Thrones ’ ending did n’t sit right . By the prison term the series had accede its 8th season , it was well past the books and had become its own matter . For years , Bran had make a back tail so Benioff and Weiss could tell the story they wanted to tell . They had n’t put enough time into Bran ’s liveliness , personality , and journey to make him the somebody Martin evidently consider him to be . He end up being shoehorned into a role that was n’t quick for him . In the remnant , choosing Bran as the new king required a five - mo monologue from Tyrion Lannister , because the audience needed to be convince just as much as the lords of Westeros .

All of that enunciate , Hempstead - Wright still imagine Bran was the good choice … even if he did n’t quite believe it decently aside :

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“ I was convinced they had sent a script to everyone in which they become Billie Jean King or fairy , so I still did n’t consider it until the read - through , ” he said . “ But I think he is a great character reference to take on that role . You never thought of him in that way , but what more could you ask for in a Martin Luther King than to have no personal attachments , no order of business , but have a calm understanding of the total universe ? He ’s the ideal soul to be in charge . ”

Now all we can do is wait for Martin to finish The Winds of Winter , before we can even dream of spring ourselves . Martinrecently indicatedthat he hop to have it ready to go by August 2020 .

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William Duplessie

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