George R. R. Martin Says Game Of Thrones Is Gonna Kill Characters Who Didn’t Die In the Books

Dammit.

Alanna Bennett

Published: Feb 15, 2015 07:58 pm

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Obviously a lot of people die on Game Of Thrones. A lot of people die in A Song Of Ice And Fire, after all. But George R. R. Martin has now warned that, yep, the show is gonna start* killing people who didn’t die in the books:

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People are going to die who don’t die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy. So everybody better be on their toes. [David Benioff and D.B. Weiss] are even bloodier than I am.

Welp. At least twitter will be particularly entertaining when these episodes air?

Edit: They’ve totally already killed people who are still alive in the books. But there’s something about what Martin’s saying here that sounds particularly ominous. Or maybe that’s just…George R. R. Martin?

(via Winter Is Coming) (AP Photo/HBO, Nick Briggs )
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Alanna is a pop culture writer who works as the Weekend Editor for The Mary Sue, an entertainment writer for Bustle, and a freelancer for everywhere. She has a lot of opinions about Harry Potter and will 100% bully you into watching the shows that she loves. Don't worry, it's a sign of friendship.