George R. R. Martin was quick to defend the differences between "Game of Thrones" season 5 and his novels as he said that the writers of the HBO hit series are trying to make the best television series while also staying faithful to the overall vision of "A Song of Fire and Ice."
He wrote in his blog that his email was flooded with complaints and queries following the recent episode of "Game of Thrones" season 5 which deviated a lot from the source material.
"Let me reiterate what I have said before," he said. "How many children did Scarlett O'Hara have? Three, in the novel. One, in the movie. None, in real life: she was a fictional character, she never existed. The show is the show, the books are the books; two different tellings of the same story."
George R. R. Martin said there's bound to be some differences in "Game of Thrones" season 5 and his novels and fans would notice them since season 1.
He explained, "And for just as long, I have been talking about the butterfly effect. Small changes lead to larger changes lead to huge changes. HBO is more than forty hours into the impossible and demanding task of adapting my lengthy (extremely) and complex (exceedingly) novels, with their layers of plots and subplots, their twists and contradictions and unreliable narrators, viewpoint shifts and ambiguities, and a cast of characters in the hundreds."
TVLine pointed out the difference In the recent episode of "Game of Thrones" season 5 against the books.
In episode 5 [SPOILER], Sansa Stark was raped by Ramsay Bolton, who she was promised to marry.
"The horrific event, which Theon Greyjoy was also forced to watch, wasn't exactly faithful to Martin's text. In fact, Sansa's rape never happens in the books because Ramsay actually marries Jeyne Poole, a minor character we haven't seen on the show since Season 1," it said.
George R. R. Martin wrote of the difference between "Game of Thrones" season 5 and his novels,
"Prose and television have different strengths, different weaknesses, different requirements. David and Dan and Bryan and HBO are trying to make the best television series that they can."
