5 years after the HBO fantasy series ended, the industry is still figuring out what it meant
George RR Martin Shames Game of Thrones' Author – They ruined everything! (HBO)
Additional reporting by Pete Volk
Something that makes television great is how it can build stories over hours, months and years, expand entire worlds into deep and intense stories, and spread it right into our homes, our brains. Something else incredible about TV is how sometimes the only thing people remember is the ending.
The whiplash of possibilities has never been more evident than on Game of Thrones. For all its record-breaking ratings, awards and dramatic heights, the HBO series is still modern shorthand for "didn't stick the landing." After all the ambitious battles on horseback, five years after the finale, Game of Thrones' lasting legacy may feel like that half-drawn horse — but viewers saddled up for a reason
