They say "All good things come to an end," and that saying is true for the HBO series, "Game of Thrones." Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss revealed that writing for season six has already begun and said that they are "heading into the home stretch."
"Game of Thrones" season five recently premiered on HBO. While the series is still up to par with George R.R. Martin's books, many fans were surprised when series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss announced that the series will end before Martin finishes his books.
"We've got a very definitive idea of how much longer it is, and we're getting there. We've just started writing episodes for season six. I think we're heading into the home stretch," Benioff told Variety.
Benioff admitted that while the show could go on for years, he knew from the very start that "Game of Thrones" was not going to be a regular series.
"It's a real story with a beginning, a middle, and an end," he said. Weiss agreed with Benioff and likened it to a scene wherein he attends a fun party and he realizes that he needs to go home, but he decides to have another beer only to realize that it is already 6:30 in the morning.
"You wake up ashamed and covered in your own feces," Benioff commented on Weiss' analogy. Weiss then went on and said that they want to end the show before they end up shaming themselves.
Judging from Weiss and Benioff's comments, fans began to speculate that the "Game of Thrones" series may come to an end in season seven. Meanwhile, "A Song of Fire and Ice" author George R. R. Martin admitted that he hopes to finish "The Winds of Winter" before the series' season six premieres in 2016. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Martin revealed that he has already canceled his appearances in two conventions along with a number of interviews in hopes that he could finish the book in time.
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