Second half of Game of Thrones is controversial to say the least. Season 5 adapted A feast for crows and A dance with dragons to mixed results, before leaving seasons 6 through 8 with nothing left to adapt. While George RR Martin provided an outline for each main character's story, several twists over the past four seasons ended up falling flat, either due to rushed or poorly defined character motivations and set-ups.
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As disappointing as Game of ThronesThe worst twists are the ones that actually make sense when you consider the books. From Jon Snow's revival to Daenerys' descent into madness in Season 8, the books will almost certainly handle these twists better without production constraints like budgets, filming schedules, and actors wanting out. Assuming George RR Martin ever writes them, The winds of winter and A dream of spring will fix Game of Thrones' worst plot twists.
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Stannis Burns Shireen
It's already been confirmed that Stannis burning his daughter Shireen came directly from George RR Martin himself, but the problem has never been that Stannis does it. While many fans believe Stannis in the books wouldn't do that, this is a fatal misunderstanding of his character arc and what sacrifice means to him. Stannis will burn Shireen in the books, but the circumstances will be different. Game of Thrones' error was not correctly establishing the danger of winter in the north, which caused the victim to fall flat for many fans. At the end of A dance with dragonsStannis is supposed to fight the Boltons outside Winterfell, but the weather is absolutely terrible.
It is snowing so much that hardly anything can be seen outside the walls of Winterfell. Stannis is destined to lose this fight and become desperate. Either he will retreat to Castle Black, or Selyse will escape after Jon's assassination with Shireen and meet him halfway, reuniting the Baratheons for Shireen's tragic fate. Stannis will become disillusioned enough that he will sacrifice Shireen, but just like the show, nothing will come of it, and he will die shortly after. The difference is that The winds of winter will make it painfully clear why Stannis feels he has no choice but to break the avalanche with blood magic.
Melisandre revives Jon Snow
A dance with dragons foreshadows Jon's death and revival very heavily. The problem with Jon Snow coming back to life Game of Thrones Season 6 is how it's done. It makes absolutely zero sense that Davos would care enough about Jon Snow to want to bring him back to life, let alone ask Melisandra to use blood magic to revive him. Not just Davos not respect Melisandre's magic, he has no way of knowing that she can bring the dead back to life.
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Davos forcing Melisandre's hand to revive Jon just doesn't work with either character's internal logic. It's a contrivance intended to bring Jon Snow back to life simply because George RR Martin told the writers that Jon had to come back to life. In the books, Jon will instead war into the Ghost after death and spend a few chapters as a Direwolf before Melisandre herself decides to take Jon back, especially when she realizes that Stannis has failed to defeat the Boltons and is not the prince that was promised.
Jon Snow's parentage amounts to nothing
One of the biggest disappointments of last season of Game of Thrones is that Jon Snow's parentage has no political or personal implications whatsoever. Jon is clearly troubled by the revelation that Ned Stark is not his father, but we never get any real insight into what he feels or thinks. The one scene that could have described Jon's thoughts on the matter—telling Sansa and Arya—was skipped outright in the show, for some crazy reason.
Since the books show readers what each point of view character is thinking, we will actually get to see the effect learning that Rhaegar and Lyanna are his parents will have on Jon Snow. Just like in the show, Jon's parentage will realistically cause friction between him and Daenerys, but George's commitment to politics will mean it will play a much bigger role in the plot, especially if Tyrion still has to deal with Vary's scheming to put Jon on the throne (although that probably won't happen since in the books Varys isn't invested in Young Griff, Jon Griff).
Daenerys burns down King's Landing
There are many fans who believe that Daenerys won't burn down King's Landing in the books and that her story will ultimately be the antithesis of the average Targaryen, but this feels like wishful thinking. Narratively, King's Landing's destruction only carries emotional weight if it comes from a character we know, and Dany's final chapter in A dance with dragons ends with her realizing that she must embrace Fire and Blood above all else.
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The problem with Dany going crazy on the show is that there just isn't enough time to explore her motives in seasons 7 and 8. The winds of winter and A dream of spring won't have this problem, largely because we'll be able to see what she's thinking and the fact that George is much more thorough with his plotting. Daenerys burning down King's Landing in the books is also likely to be more complicated than in the show, since realistically the person sitting on the Iron Throne at the time won't be Cersei, but Aegon Targaryen.
IN A dance with dragonsTyrion meets Aegon Targaryen – the secret son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Elia Martell – on his way to Meereen. By the end of the book, Aegon has already landed in Westeros and storms Storm's End. When Daenerys reaches Westeros in either Winds or Dreamshe will be met by a Targaryen who not only beat her to the punch, but deposed the Lannisters and earned the love of the smallfolk. All of this will culminate in Daenerys developing a hatred for the people of Westeros, which will end in her burning down King's Landing in a fit of rage.
Bran becomes king
Credit where credit is due, King Bran is going to be a tough sell in the books as well. Bran must have more chapters than any other character in both The winds of winter and A dream of spring to make up for his lack of character development since then A Clash of Kingsall while tying him into the show's political storyline, somewhat Game of Thrones never really bothered to do.
That said, there are signs that Bran will actually be king in the books, from him being the first real main character introduced in the story to A Clash of Kings spent a significant amount of time teaching him the inner workings of being a Lord. If nothing else, absolutely nothing in the books could be worse than Tyrion asking his peers for advice: “Who has a better story than Bran the Broken?” Everyone, Tyrion. Literally everyone.
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2011 – 2019-00-00
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David Benioff, DB Weiss
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David Nutter, Alan Taylor, DB Weiss, David Benioff
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DB Weiss, George RR Martin, David Benioff
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Isaac Hempstead Wright
Brandon Bran Stark
