Game of Thrones ending is sad, but “Gay of Thrones” ending requires a full day of mourning. SPOILER ALERT: JONATHAN FINDS HIS DRAGONS!
George R.R. Martin posted about the finale in which he wrote:
And I’m writing. Winter is coming, I told you, long ago… and so it is. THE WINDS OF WINTER is very late, I know, I know, but it will be done. I won’t say when, I’ve tried that before, only to burn you all and jinx myself… but I will finish it, and then will come A DREAM OF SPRING.
How will it all end? I hear people asking. The same ending as the show? Different?
Well… yes. And no. And yes. And no. And yes. And no. And yes.
I am working in a very different medium than David and Dan, never forget. They had six hours for this final season. I expect these last two books of mine will fill 3000 manuscript pages between them before I’m done… and if more pages and chapters and scenes are needed, I’ll add them. And of course the butterfly effect will be at work as well; those of you who follow this Not A Blog will know that I’ve been talking about that since season one. There are characters who never made it onto the screen at all, and others who died in the show but still live in the books… so if nothing else, the readers will learn what happened to Jeyne Poole, Lady Stoneheart, Penny and her pig, Skahaz Shavepate, Arianne Martell, Darkstar, Victarion Greyjoy, Ser Garlan the Gallant, Aegon VI, and a myriad of other characters both great and small that viewers of the show never had the chance to meet. And yes, there will be unicorns… of a sort…
Book or show, which will be the “real” ending? It’s a silly question. How many children did Scarlett O’Hara have?
How about this? I’ll write it. You read it. Then everyone can make up their own mind, and argue about it on the internet.
So, yeah. Jaime is totally going to kill Cersei in the books. YOU’LL SEE. YOU’LL ALL SEE.
HBO Boss, Casey Bloys, gave an interview in which he says: 1. the prequel ain’t coming out in 2020, 2. if the prequel works, they’ll probably not make the other two series in contention 3. there will not be any spin-offs featuring your favorite characters, not even that one, 4. they never filmed alternative endings to Game of Thrones, 5. and Benioff and Weiss’ controversial proposed series, Confederate, will probably never going to see the light of day.
Long live the Queen in the Instagram.
Count George Costanza among the fans of the finale.
But Kahl Drogo was DEFINITELY NOT a fan.
Emilia Clarke discusses delivering that big speech and how she used Hitler as inspiration.
So, wait, how did Las Vegas know the end to Game of Thrones? We were in Las Vegas in March and kicked ourselves for not betting on the ending before we left — but boy howdy, am I relieved now.
Elizabeth Warren and AOC know who to blame for the Game of Thrones finale: male writers. WORD.
Some questions that will never be answered on Game of Thrones, but I have one to add: Where did all the Dothraki go? Are they just … staying in Westeros? Because that doesn’t seem ideal for the people of Westeros.
I still think The Sopranos‘ series finale was genius. Fight me.
Here are a bunch of upcoming fantasy series that might bide you over until the Game of Thrones prequel airs.
Bryan Cogman, considered the “third head of the dragon” to Benioff and Weiss, has joined Amazon’s Lord of the Rings project.
In other news that is completely unrelated to Game of Thrones:
Apparently, NCIS pulled off quite the surprise in their season finale. I don’t watch, so I’ll just take people’s word for it.
If you’re a Designated Survivor fan, here’s an interesting piece about what to expect from its move to Netflix.
James Corden had a rough day on Reddit yesterday.
The New York Times thinks that The View is the most important political television show on the air right now which is just the most depressing thing I’ve read all week.
CNN LOLing at President Newborn Baby.
Sex Monster News
The Power, an upcoming Amazon series, has pulled out of Georgia in response to their recent abortion ban. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, a Kristen Wiig film, has also pulled filming in the state.
Johnny Depp has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, claiming she painted on her bruises and that she was the actual abuser. Ugh, he’s the fucking worst.
In Development
- Tiger Woods is being turned into a miniseries.
- Tupac will be receiving the documentary treatment from director Allen Hughes.
- Benny Binion‘s life is being developed into a TV series.
- Electric Church is being developed for television by John Sayles.
- Zombies 2 will be coming to Disney Channel.
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire will be coming to Hulu.
- Ellen will be on air through at least 2022.
Casting News
- Holly Hunter is joining Succession on HBO.
- Greg Kinnear is joining Good People on Amazon.
- Kingsley Ben-Adir is joining the cast of High Fidelity on Hulu.
Mark Your Calendars
- Black Mirror released trailers for all the upcoming episodes. All episodes debut on June 5:
Smithereens:
Rachel, Jack, and Ashley, Too:
Striking Vipers:
- Orange is the New Black will return on Netflix on July 26.
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will debut on Netflix on August 30.
- Love Island will run five nights a week on CBS beginning on July 9.
- Sweetbitter will return n Starz on July 14.
- The Late Late Show with James Corden returns to London the week of June 17-20.
- Battlebots will return on Discovery on June 7 and on Science on June 12.
- Alien Highways will debut on Travel Channel on June 12.
- Smithsonian Time Capsule: Beyond Stonewall will debut on Smithsonian Channel on June 24.
- CMT Crossroads will return on CMT on June 28.
- Man v. Food returns on Food Network on July 2.
- License to Kill will premiere on Oxygen on June 23.
R.I.P.
Nancy Wigginton, The first woman to read the national news on the BBC
WATCH THIS
The Real Housewives of New York: Cabaret. More cabaret. 8 p.m., Bravo
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’: An all-star cast recreates episodes of the classic sitcoms. Woody Harrelson is your Archie Bunker and Jamie Foxx is your George Jefferson. 7 p.m., ABC
My Last Days: People facing terminal illness tell their stories in this depressing uplifting series. Season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW
Masterchef Celebrity Family Showdown: It’s a 90210 showdown when Tori Spelling competes against Jennie Garth. 7 p.m., Fox
Chicago Med: Season finale. 7 p.m., NBC
Chicago Fire: Season finale. 8 p.m., NBC
Chicago P.D.: Season finale. 9 p.m., NBC
SEAL Team: Season finale. 9 p.m., CBS
Whiskey Cavalier: Series finale. 9 p.m., ABC
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Millie Bobby Brown, Jeff Ross, Richard Curtis, Lang Lang
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: John Lithgow, Beanie Feldstein, Julián Castro, Sebastian Thomson
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Sen. Kamala Harris, Kaitlyn Dever
- The Late Late Show with James Corden: Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Whitford, David Tennant, Billy Ray Cyrus
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: John Travolta, Ella Bleu Travolta, Lala Milan, Chika
- The Daily Show: Rachel Louise Snyder
- Conan: Lisa Kudrow
- Watch What Happens Live: Ramona Singer, Tracy Pollan
| WEDS. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’ (new) |
All About ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’ (new) |
Whiskey Cavalier (new) |
| CBS | The Amazing Race (new) |
The Amazing Race (new) |
SEAL Team (new) |
| CW | My Last Days (new) |
Jane the Virgin (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Masterchef Celebrity Family Showdown (new) |
Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Chicago Med (new) |
Chicago Fire (new) |
Chicago P.D. (new) |
I will never forgive Gay of Thrones for not having Leslie “Mother of Dragons” Jones on as their final guest.