I haven't read the books, but it seems like a theme is that everyone is extremely "human". Like no one in the series could miraculously survive a fall of a cliff. That's why I like the show, but I think it would pretty immediately discount anyone from being able to win a fight against a pseudo-superhuman who was able to, almost literally, walk off the damage from falling off a cliff

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Or if you do, say, survive a fall from a tower window you don't survive, get magic powers, and become king in the end.

Oh, wait.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For me, everything that happens on HBO after Jon is stabbed by his brothers is just high-end fanfic. I will always believe that the showrunners fucked up the ending. And, let's be real, GRRM isn't going to prove me wrong.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 7 months ago

They might have rushed it but I'm pretty certain the big plot points are the same. They'd always claimed they had the broad strokes ending from Season 1.

The one thing I could have seen him do was not bring Jon back but it honestly doesn't change that much

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

That's not in the book though.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

everyone is extremely "human". Like no one in the series could miraculously survive...

Some Targaryens are fireproof (e.g., Dany), some people can't seem to be able to get the hang of staying dead no matter how much they're literally killed (e.g. Beric Dondarrion, Lady Stoneheart, wights, if you consider them people, Ser Robert Strong)... plenty of the supernatural going on in those books.

[–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 7 months ago

Dany isn't categorically fire-proof in the books. She survived a one time special event, with the help of the ululating chant and some kind of magic. But after that, she could be hurt by fire.