Did writer of the popular book series and now television cult classic George R.R Martin just drop a bomb shell about impending character deaths in the upcoming episodes of Game of Thrones?
In an interview with a writer from the Galaxy's Edge website, George R. R. Martin talks about death and how he feels about it in regards to killing off characters.
And if he hadn't already killed off enough of our most-beloved characters, his response indicates the ones he hasn't won't necessarily be alive for long.
Here's part of his interview with Galaxy's Edge:
"I think a writer, even a fantasy writer, has an obligation to tell the truth and the truth is, as we say in Game of Thrones, all men must die. Particularly if you're writing about war, which is certainly a central subject in Game of Thrones.
"You can't write about war and violence without having death. If you want to be honest it should affect your main characters. We've all read this story a million times when a bunch of heroes set out on adventure and it's the hero and his best friend and his girlfriend and they go through amazing hair-raising adventures and none of them die. The only ones who die are extras.
"That's such a cheat. It doesn't happen that way. They go into battle and their best friend dies or they get horribly wounded. They lose their leg or death comes at them unexpectedly.
"Death is so arbitrary. It's always there. It's coming for all of us. We're all going to die. I'm going to die. You're going to die. Mortality is at the soul of all this stuff. You have to write about it if you're going to be honest, especially if you're writing a story high in conflict. Once you've accepted that you have to include death then you should be honest about death and indicate it can strike down anybody at any time. You don't get to live forever just because you are a cute kid or the hero's best friend or the hero. Sometimes the hero dies, at least in my books.
"I love all my characters so it's always hard to kill them but I know it has to be done. I tend to think I don't kill them. The other characters kill 'em. I shift off all blame from myself."
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