① 结局已定。原著《冰与火之歌》作者老马丁( George R.R. Martin)在今年年初再次确认,《权力的游戏》的剧集结局与他尚未出版的两本书的结局相比,二者不会与有较大差别。因为马丁和两位编剧(David Benioff和D.B. Weiss)一起讨论了好多年的剧情走向。已定的大致结局可以猜想的到:“龙妈的黑化,雪诺杀龙妈。” 而且总基调也由马丁敲定:苦乐参半!("Bittersweet")
In 2019, "A Song of Ice and Fire" author George R.R. Martin confirmed once again that he thought the ending of the show would not be "that different" than the ending he has planned for the two books yet to come, since he and show-runners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss had lengthy conversations over the years about which direction the story was headed.
② 剧长所限。然而马丁也坦言,书中还有很多细节和角色铺垫是剧集里所没有的,而剧集至少需要拍五季以上才能百分百忠于原著。但是,权游系列拍一季还是再拍五季,显然不是两位编剧所能决定的。
However, George's book still contains many characters and details that do not appear on the show at all, so according to him there will be some differences in the fates of more minor characters and less central plot points, claiming that the show would need to have at least 5 more season to be 100% faithful to the books.
③ 缺乏原著。前几季之所以评分高,最主要原因还是“忠于原著”。这简单四个字说起来容易做起来难,能做到前后呼应,伏笔于千里之外,将原著成功搬运至大荧幕,其实侧面反映了编剧的创作功底是有的;但是如果缺乏原著的指导,一味要求两位编剧达到马丁老爷子的创作水准也是不现实的。