Martin for comment but has not heard back at this time.This was from a blog post back in March of 2015, and this is what Martin said about the situation: That may be the biggest A Song of Ice and Fire tragedy of them all.
Just like the Children of the Forest with the White Walkers, Martin has created something incredibly powerful that, through his own self-admitted folly, he can no longer control. And there’s no way anyone who has seen the show will be able to read Martin’s version without seeing the interplay between Kristian Nairn (old Hodor) and Sam Coleman (young Hodor) in their minds. There will be no emotional music, no rapid cuts back and forth. But even if he does, he’ll do so without the tools of the television medium. Though it seems improbable given the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Sunday night’s episode, Martin could yet concoct a version that would top the drama of the Night King’s invasion, Summer’s sacrifice, Meera’s panic, and Bran’s heartbreak. With the help of director Jack Bender, they delivered an emotionally resonant moment that somehow managed to top the resurrection of Jon Snow ( something everyone saw coming) and Daenerys’s inferno ( something everyone’s seen before). His response to questions about the Dorne chapter Monday night-“this is a character that isn’t in the TV show”-seems to confirm Martin is still trying to exert some ownership over his saga.īut, truth be told, while Martin may have thought of it 25 years ago, the “hold the door” reveal now belongs firmly to Weiss, Benioff, and HBO.
Last month, he released a Dorne-centric chapter of his upcoming novel that some (including me) interpreted as a direct dig at the show’s disastrous handling of this particular plot. But despite Martin’s diplomacy, there are some hints that he’s struggling with the whole process. (His editor, however, has been very vocal in her displeasure over some of the show changes). Publicly, Martin has been fairly sanguine about how he feels to lose control over his life’s work. Ideally, I would have liked to have finished all seven books and have the story complete, but the show moves at a faster pace than I do and that’s partly because I am a slow writer.” After failing to deliver The Winds of Winter in advance of Season 6, Martin told IGN, “The show has caught up and is in the process of passing me. As we all know by now, things didn’t shake out that way on either HBO’s end or Martin’s.
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