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GRRM may be the only hope to save Game of Thrones:

Two months ago it looked like Martin had lost control of his life’s work, upstaged by a televised series that had made him wealthy and famous but also one of the most mocked and pitied people in the literary world. Fast-forward six episodes, though—which Martin, whose recent public output consists of modeling hats, claims he hasn’t watched—and the conversation surrounding the Westeros world-builder has changed. For the first time since the show’s narrative progress surpassed that of the books, Martin seems like the true steward of the story and the best hope for a fully satisfying resolution. As we wait for Sunday’s HBO finale, Martin has been the biggest winner of a spotty Season 7.

After several seasons in which the series’ universally positive critical reputation matched its popular status as the only remaining show that it’s safe to assume a stranger has watched, a Game of Thrones backlash has begun. The latest season, which the show’s creators voluntarily truncated to seven episodes from the series’ customary 10—ironically, in an effort not to compromise on quality—has seemed to suffer from that brevity. The past two episodes, in particular, have been marred by far-fetched timing and travel, idiot plots, and, most distressing of all, deftly developed fan favorites acting out of character.

https://www.theringer.com/game-of-th...and-fire-books