No longer will the book snobs who have read George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire novels sit smugly during an episode of HBO's Game of Thrones and anticipate every major moment of the show. That's because Season 5 of Game of Thrones is going to deviate from the already established source material.
“People are going to die who don’t die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy. So everybody better be on their toes," Song of Ice and Fire (the series of which Game of Thrones is based on) writer George R. R. Martin teased at the Writers Guild West Awards.
Basically, the writers of HBO's Game of Thrones want to make everyone miserable. Speaking of David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, co-creators of Game of Thrones, Martin described them as "bloodier than I am."
As someone who has never read the novels, this doesn't really affect me. Every episode is a surprise to me and I like it that way. Of course, being unfamiliar with and simply changing the source material are two completely different things. I just hope the writers of Game of Thrones don't deviate too much from the books just for the sake of shock value. Then again, I don't know how much more shocking it can get — the Red Wedding was a pretty traumatic experience, especially as someone who had no idea what it was. For those of you skeptical about the changes, just take solace in the fact that every episode will now be a surprise.
But wait, if the show's writers are no longer sticking solely to the novels, does this mean there's potential for the Hound to come back? I mean, technically I don't really know if he's dead, but I suppose this leaves the window open for his return, right?
Where's my blood pressure medication? This sh*t's about to get cray. Game of Thrones Season 5 will premiere on April 12. Earlier this month,
