Nope (and man, would that ever be a crummy solution). They already said they're going different directions and the endings won't be exactly the same. IIRC, Martin said the person that gets the Iron Throne in the show is already dead in the books. Sure if you Google it, you can find the interview.
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Aw man...haven't been this gutted about a death since they killed off soap in call of duty modern warfare!
Any articles I've read seem to suggest he is 100% dead. Kit talking about when they wrapped his final scene, for example.
Seems such a waste to build him up so much. Honestly the red wedding is one thing, but this feels like too much, like they're doing it for just shock value, alright we get it, you kill off whoever you want. But this is just one too far I feel. It doesn't have the same shock, it just feels like 'wtf did they do that for'
it's just plain mean.
I'd say season 6.
Well, I read it. If I can find it, I'll re-post it but it makes sense to me. As someone reading the books and watching the show, it wouldn't bother me one whit if the endings were different (so long as both are satisfying). Personally I'd prefer it. I don't need a 1:1 iteration of the books and the show will likely be done 5 or 10 years before Martin's books, with the pace he writes. It makes sense for him not to want to give away his intended ending to the show writers and then slavishly write his books to match the series (and the same for the show writers... likely they have their own ideas at this point).
Body double with stunt bewbs. CGI'd Headleys face on.
