You could build an argument that Seasons 5 was kind of a mish-mash/transitory season, but that's splitting hairs.ģ. Seasons 1 to 4 feel like one show, while Seasons 5 to 8 feel like another. The problem is that the two aren't really compatible. This is more of how a plotter-style writer works. Seasons 5 to 8 are written with only Martin's notes, and fall into the traditional style of TV show writing: characters on a rigid development course, plots being considerably tighter, and twists being much more telegraphed. It ends with Arya going to Braavos and all of us hoping to see some ass-whopping in Seasons 5. In many ways, Seasons 1 to 4 is like a soap opera, which is fine. These are all hallmark signs of a pantser-style writer, which Martin has admitted to being. Seasons 1 to 4 are clearly inspired by Martin's style of writing: The characters are organic, the plots move at the pace of a snail, and twists are both completely surprising and serve to push the story along. You can very clearly see when the show surpassed the books in the way of content. Unfortunately, GoT had that working against them.Ģ. When a show becomes that much a part of the Zeitgeist, ending it in any fashion is going to cause anxiety amongst its viewers.
There was very little anyone could do to finish a series such as that and not have some negative element. We've both been following GoT since it first premiered, and there are some mixed emotions there:ġ.