Brian Earl Spilner said:
People say this but then forget that all of S6 was written solely by them, which contains the two highest rated episodes of the show.
Yes, and it was the first season they had done so, but also had significant building blocks for the season from the books to get them there. As they got further away from the source material, their product worsened. Hodor and Bran were already in the cave at the end of book 5. Cersei was already preparing for her trial. And Jon's resurrection and the Battle of the B*stards was already presumed.
Nevertheless, looking back, while entertaining, Jon Snow running out by himself in the middle of the battlefield and having absolutely no plan for the battle, or Sansa not telling Jon that she had contacted Little Finger, or deus ex Little Finger showing up at the exact moment he was needed most were incredibly stupid decisions and writing that GRRM would have likely never wrote, and were, in hindsight, a clear sign of things to come with regard to show quality. D&D essentially began focusing more on fan service and major twists and moments, which I presume they believed is what people mainly loved about the show, rather than the clever writing, loveable/hateable characters, and the subtle set ups to the major moments that the show was originally known for.
As for the actual reported series, I agree with others who are skeptical of this. Jon's story is completed. There is nothing else left to tell. The monsters have been slain, his lineage is now meaningless, he has forgone all of his titles. Why not choose Arya to follow, who at least has some story left to tell? Without a clear story to pursue based on where the series ended, I suspect it will be a show relying heavily on fan service and a contrived plot along the lines of "the Night King was actually answering to someone even more powerful".
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