Today Marks The One-Year Anniversary Of Game Of Thrones Tragic, Yet Completely Avoidable Death

Isn't strange how time flies when having fun. And yes, going through the hilarious and witty tweets and instagram posts all day has been a hoot. On this day, we fantasy nerd fans all across the world come together to light a figurative memorial candle for Game of Thrones (or rather for the writing of Game of Thrones). To this day, it's still a conundrum as to how such a ground-breaker like George R.R Martin's epic fantasy series, A song of ice and fire, could be adapted into a TV show that takes the world by storm, to the dumpster fire that was its last three seasons.

It's not even a coincidence that those were the seasons that the writers-and-showrunners-that-will-remain-nameless had full reign over. Since I refuse to name them back into existence from whatever whole they crawled in, here's a picture of the asshats.

There are many speculations out there about where it all went wrong and when, but my theory is that the arrogance and privilege of being at the head of the world's most prominent cable TV show got to these guys heads a bit too much. And when you spend so long at the top of the mountain, you risk losing sight of the mere mortals down below. Subsequently, you start to believe that you do not have to answer to anyone's judgment other than your own. And that's exactly what happened here. Why these two inexperienced chuckleheads thought they could do Martin's job better than the man who gave them his baby to f**k over, I will never understand. The beautifully crafted and compelling novels of the ASOIAF series were basically a dummy guide for...those showrunners. And I will never believe their statement about "only having enough content for 13 episodes of content". That is mathematically impossible when so much of the book's content from books four and five were skipped over in place of crap like the Dornish plot (WTF was that and whose idea was it. I want names), Euron Greyjoy, who basically resembles Captain Jack Sparrow on meth, or the Sansa rape storyline (I still throw up in my mouth when I have to think about it).

The more likely truth is that in the guise of keeping readers on their toes, the writers simply were not interested in more slower-paced plots that would inevitably lead to something greater (because when does George ever do anything half-assed or for nothing?). Instead, they decided that gruff, man-hating banshees like the Sand Snakes, douche-bag pirates, and Sansa meeting her third torturer would be more interesting to watch. Either these guys have not paid any attention to the fans or the books past book 3, or they really do believe this garbage is entertaining. I'm sure stuff like this appeals to the lowest common denominator of human interest, but here is something that...those showrunners never understood: GOT was never meant for the lowest common denominator of humanity.

Martin is a writer that digs deep into the core of humanity's soul. And the soul of humanity is not black-and-white or so simple it could become a Twitter meme. Martin uses this quote by William Faulkner to summarize the point of his writing style: “The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself”.

Why is it that when it comes to following the path of compelling stories that would lead television and entertainment into a new way of thinking, the entertainment industry always chooses the easiest route? I get the easy path makes money and creating a Goliath-like show like GOT costs A LOT of money, but what do they think the point of investment is? You have to risk it all to gain all. But of course...those showrunners (grrrr, I hate even thinking about them) chose the easiest route. They betrayed George and fans, their actors and the characters, and worst of all they betrayed themselves.

More professional Journalists and bloggers have said their peace about what character was done dirty the most, or what storylines should've been given their due. But saying it again one year later will do nothing but add to the pain. And maybe it is easier for me to judge...those showrunners when I'm not in their position. However, the mess that was the climax of GOT could've been avoided if they just followed George's plan like they did so well in the beginning. How the mighty hath fallen indeed.

Hopefully, George coughs up Winds of Winter, the sixth book of the ASOIAF series and shows...those showrunners how it's done. Because I'm certain that whatever he writes for his characters will give the GOT universe the ending it deserves. As far as I'm concerned our beloved characters of Westeros still have their chance to shine. Winter has come and gone for the show, but we sweet summer children await for the next time because our watch will never truly be over until George RR Martin has spoken.

Yeah, I just did the dorkiest thing ever and smooshed together a bunch of GOT reference lines into one sentence. What of it? And because I hate myself, I will salivate over this picture of a couple I know was fan service fodder, but I can't help but love anyway.

Until we meet again--in the comments and chat rooms, of course--my fellow GOT fanatics.