Spring is coming soon = Game of Thrones season 2 is nigh
Spring is almost here! And with spring comes the season 2 of "Game of Thrones"! I feel differently this year - last year I was "not very interested" up to the show's start date and even well into the season 1. Although A Song Of Ice And Fire is overall one of my favourite fantasy book series, I felt the series might never finish, so some sort of emotional detachment overcame me last year. Plus, it took me a while to get used to and accept some of the actors as characters I had in my head.
But this year, everything seems different. Every time I see new promotional material I feel a great sense of anticipation.. and returning home. "Game of Thrones" might not be objectively the best show I have ever seen, but it is my show. There are so many things I am anticipating in the season 2: Stannis, Melisandre, Davos and hopefully more Sansa and Sandor. Also, the pictures from the filming set in Iceland look AMAZING. This is definitely something to look forward to (Snow and ice, I like it!):
I even feel differently about the probability of the series completion. To start with, the TV show's popularity has made the books much more popular, which means more pressure on Martin to complete the series. Take me right, I belong to "the writer should write with the pace his muse is telling him/her" school of thought, but at the same time I am selfish.
Besides, even if Martin for some reason won't be able to complete the book series (I am a realist/pragmatist and the author is over 60 and he plans to write 2 more books with 6-7 years gaps in between) , I have heard that the show's creators will be able to complete the TV series (this might not be true, but I live to hope) the way they seem fit. This will mean some sort of closure, at least.
But this year, everything seems different. Every time I see new promotional material I feel a great sense of anticipation.. and returning home. "Game of Thrones" might not be objectively the best show I have ever seen, but it is my show. There are so many things I am anticipating in the season 2: Stannis, Melisandre, Davos and hopefully more Sansa and Sandor. Also, the pictures from the filming set in Iceland look AMAZING. This is definitely something to look forward to (Snow and ice, I like it!):
I even feel differently about the probability of the series completion. To start with, the TV show's popularity has made the books much more popular, which means more pressure on Martin to complete the series. Take me right, I belong to "the writer should write with the pace his muse is telling him/her" school of thought, but at the same time I am selfish.
Besides, even if Martin for some reason won't be able to complete the book series (I am a realist/pragmatist and the author is over 60 and he plans to write 2 more books with 6-7 years gaps in between) , I have heard that the show's creators will be able to complete the TV series (this might not be true, but I live to hope) the way they seem fit. This will mean some sort of closure, at least.