GAME OF THRONES Author George R.R. Martin Talks About His Least Favorite Scene in the Show's Run
Game of Thrones was a major phenomenon for HBO, bringing in the cable company’s best numbers of all time as fans tuned in to watch the series. The first few seasons started off strong, following the stories set up in the novels by George R.R. Martin, but as they strayed from the source material, fans wavered, ending in a final season of major disappointment. But when Martin was recently asked about his least favorite part about the series, his answer was surprising.
In an interview with EW, Martin explained that his least favorite scene took place in Season 1, before the scale of the show was met with the budget it ended up with.
“Four guys walking on foot through the woods carrying spears and Robert is giving Renly s—. In the books, Robert goes off hunting, we get word he was gored by a boar, and they bring him back and he dies. So I never did [a hunting scene]. But I knew what a royal hunting party was like. There would have been a hundred guys. There would have been pavilions. There would have been huntsmen. There would have been dogs. There would have been horns blowing — that's how a king goes hunting! He wouldn't have just been walking through the woods with three of his friends holding spears hoping to meet a boar. But at that point, we couldn't afford horses or dogs or pavilions.”
So it basically just came down to the logistics. Martin is a very in-depth writer, and the fact that he knew how that scene should have looked drove him crazy. But if that’s his biggest complaint, that’s not too bad. I’m sure the details of that scene don’t stick with fans as their biggest complaint throughout the series!
Where do you think Game of Thrones went wrong?