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Game of Thrones writer's reasoning for removing as many fantasy elements as possible will leave you confused
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who have mostly kept mum in the midst of facing major criticism for the writing of Game of Thrones Season 8, revealed in a panel as to why they tried to remove as many fantasy elements as possible from the iconic TV series. Read below to know what D&D had to say on the same.
There are epic finales and then there are not so epic finales! When it comes to Game of Thrones, unfortunately, the final season ended in the latter for many. After almost two years of constant waiting and coming up with theories, fans were finally given answers to the questions asked, however, it was anything but satisfying! While the performances were majorly praised and the crew was deeply acknowledged for their hard work, the writers and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were pulled apart for the poor writing of the final season.
For several months, D&D kept mum on the negative criticism surrounding the final season of GoT while the cast was constantly asked about it. Even at the Emmys 2019, the writers refused to talk about the last season's ending. Finally breaking their silence on all things Game of Thrones, D&D appeared for a panel at the Austin Film Festival, according to Twitter account Needle & Pen. When asked if they listened to feedback from the loyal GoT fanbase as they went along, season by season, Dan revealed that they did not as they didn't see the value, considering other people's reactions. Furthermore, David confessed that he googled Game of Thrones and was upset by the search results.
Did D&D try to boil the elements of the legendary books by George R.R. Martin down to understand the major plot points? "No. We didn’t. The scope was too big. It was about the scenes we were trying to depict and the show was about power," the writers shared.
While we're still scratching our heads over these revelations, Dan also disclosed that they wanted to remove as many fantasy elements as possible from the iconic TV series because they didn't want to appeal to just the fantasy fanbase. They wanted to expand the fanbase to people beyond such as mothers and NFL players.
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Meanwhile, Game of Thrones won two awards at the Emmys 2019 - one for Outstanding Drama Series and the other to Peter Dinklage for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - for its final season, which aired between April-May 2019.
