
Martin pull), seemed driven insane and needlessly cruel. The Mad King, who wanted to "burn them all" (a line the show has put emphasis on, not a George R.R. It's beginning to look like Daenerys Targaryen might have more in common with her father than we've been expecting. This division between the source material and the HBO show feels like an important one to emphasize as it continues to make surprising and controversial choices. We are in the endgame for Game of Thrones, as these character arcs do more to satisfy the show plot than literature-based theories, prophecies, and events.
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Martin from before the show began production, but we also learned on last week’s making of featurette that the decision to make Arya the one who took out the Night King was a show decision, not one of Martin's plot nuggets from The Song of Ice And Fire novel series. We know the duo had conversations about the ending with George R.R. Season 8, episode 4, "The Last of the Starks," is the second episode so far this season where showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Last week, it was the sudden end to the Army of the Dead's attack on Westeros this week, we’re down another dragon and Missandei at the hands of Queen Cersei and her war minions, Euron Greyjoy, and The Mountain.

With only two more episodes left in the final season of Game of Thrones, we’re spiraling towards a conclusion, closing off possible avenues along the way.
