![]() ![]() ![]() After seven highly acclaimed seasons, the TV series ended with the most disappointing final stretch since ABC’s Lost (unless you ask Esquire's Justin Kirkland). And with good reason-the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros might be the most fully realized and compelling fictional world since Tolkien’s Middle-earth.īut today, three years since the final episode of Game of Thrones and a whopping 11 years since the most recent book in the main series, the franchise’s cultural legacy is in an awkward place. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire owned the 2010s? While HBO's Game of Thrones racked up more Emmy awards than any drama series in history, Martin’s five-volume (so far) book series earned a massive display table at nearly every bookstore in America, spawning an Iron Fleet of podcasts and websites dedicated to unpacking Martin’s narrative labyrinth. ![]() Has anything ever dominated pop culture the way George R. ![]()
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