tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2387024755217606129.post3058232488177931460..comments2015-06-17T18:01:00.398-07:00Comments on Love Letters to Forever: Your Characters Need to Die (or What I Learned From Watching Game of Thrones)Raven Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03538947519732493635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2387024755217606129.post-50467186812313606762013-07-10T20:45:44.296-07:002013-07-10T20:45:44.296-07:00Some people hate that GRRM kills off characters, b...Some people hate that GRRM kills off characters, because they feel that it decreases their emotional attachment -- why care about characters when they could die any second? Why bother getting invested?<br /><br />I have the exact opposite reaction. :) In the books (spoiler), every single prologue and epilogue character is an expendable who dies. That doesn't stop me from caring about their perspective and hoping that maybe, just maybe, one of them will live...As for the rest of the characters, it's just like you said. If I don't believe they are really and truly at risk, I don't care as much. I get complacent. If I go see a Superman movie, I know Superman wins and saves the world. I have no reason to see the movie then except for the special effects. What GRRM does by killing leads off is make us reevaluate our expectations for how stories "should" go and what "should" happen to heroes.<br /><br />OK, sorry, that was long! I tend to wax eloquent on the subject of Game of Thrones. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2387024755217606129.post-81409656081997597182013-06-14T09:06:00.807-07:002013-06-14T09:06:00.807-07:001. I'm still horribly behind on GOT, the book...1. I'm still horribly behind on GOT, the book series & the TV series. Thankfully I'm only about five episodes behind on the TV series but it's killing me (aka George R.R. Martin is a genius)!!<br /><br />2. I think you touched on something really important. I honestly never thought about my characters important just how you phrased it. I have a scene where a main character dies and you just gave me the solution on how to make it more meaningful so thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2387024755217606129.post-85673307902826100472013-06-10T13:37:01.597-07:002013-06-10T13:37:01.597-07:00This is so well-said. As much as I HATED what happ...This is so well-said. As much as I HATED what happened to some of my favorite characters last week, I get why it had to happen. If we're not sad or disappointed or in some way emotional when a character dies (or fails, or whatever), then why bother following along with the story? Katy Uppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725740174190514869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2387024755217606129.post-16619687978963834942013-06-10T13:06:38.613-07:002013-06-10T13:06:38.613-07:00This is such a great post and great takeaway from ...This is such a great post and great takeaway from that particular GoT episode. Like you, I was horrified, but then I read an interview with George R. R. Martin and I <i>get</i> why he did it (as much as I don't like it). I think you raise a good point about making sure people actually care about our characters. A lot to think about here. :)Jaime Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023932422477544525noreply@blogger.com