A closer look
George RR Martin deliberately delayed writing the final books in the Game of Thrones series long enough for the television show to completely ruin the ending. He successfully outsourced the monumental pressure of wrapping up his deeply complicated fantasy epic to a pair of arrogant television writers who completely dropped the ball. By letting the HBO adaptation crash and burn in its final season, Martin practically guaranteed that fans will violently praise his books if they ever actually get published. It is honestly the greatest procrastination strategy ever executed by a human being, weaponizing our collective disappointment to shield himself from literary criticism. We stubbornly refuse to give up hope that the winter will eventually come
