Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-43756665-20200208204457/@comment-43756665-20200215184115

Glitchee123z wrote:

Sure, it’s not necessary to raise the stakes, but then again, what kind of story would it be if absolutely no one dies? It's not just about raising the stakes and suspense (though that is something this show is in dire need of). It's also because (and sorry for saying this for the millionth time) the cast is too damn big. They keep adding swaths of characters every volume and then never take anyone (save for a few side characters that were doing nothing anyway) out of the picture.

They need to thin the cast a tad. I'm not saying they need to red wedding half the roster to oblivion, but kill a few people for god's sake. This is getting ridiculous. How are we supposed to get real, meaningful character developement for dozens of characters when the show doesn't even have that long a runtime to begin with? Contrary to what the haters say, it's not bad writing, it's a bloated cast and time restraints. George RR Martin couldn't develop this cast properly with the current parameters they have to work with.