George R.R. Martin a little "sad" about how HBO adapted GoT

Before the last two episodes of Game of Thrones, George RR Martin would have preferred HBO to portray history in the same way he wrote his novels A Song of Ice and Fire.

The author seems to have reservations about the last season of Game of Thrones.

Explaining in particular how Sansa's story deviated from the books in an interview with Rolling Stone, Martin said, "Well, yes – of course. you have an emotional reaction.

"I mean, would I prefer that they do it exactly as I did? Sure. But I'm on the other side too. I've adapted the work of other people and I have not done it exactly as they have been, so … "

George RR Martin attending the finals Game of Thrones & # 39; World Premiere Season at Radio City Music Hall on April 3, 2019 in New York.

He admits that it is partly to him because he has not finished the books yet.

"Part of the deviation, of course, is because I've been so slow with these books. I really should have finished this thing four years ago – and if I did, it might be telling a different story here. It's two variants of the same story, or a similar story, and you get that whenever something is suitable. "

Asked about his feelings about the end of the series, Martin replied," You know, it's complex. I'm a little sad, actually. I would like us to have a few more seasons. But I understand. Dave and Dan are going to do something else, and I'm sure some of the actors have been engaged for seven or eight years, and they would like to continue playing other roles. All this is right. I'm not angry or anything, but there is a bit of nostalgia in me. "

He added:" I worked on other series, you Twilight Zone in the mid-80s, and then La Belle and the Beast for three years … And each time a show ends, and the longer the show lasts, the harder it is, you really are with a family. for much of the year, not just working with them, but you often live with them in a remote place where you are all in the same hotel. You see them every day, like five days a year. week, sometimes seven days a week. They are very involved in your life. "