Game of Thrones author addresses finale backlash

George RR Martin has confirmed every fan theory that the finale was rushed, saying his final chapter could’ve happened in “five seasons”.

George RR Martin has opened up about the power struggle between himself and Game of Thrones’ TV producers.

The acclaimed author explained that he was forced to compromise on how much time was spent on certain storylines, and on which characters got the most screen time.

He didn’t mince his words when it came to describing the impact this had on him as the creator of Westeros.

“It can be … traumatic. Because sometimes their creative vision and your creative vision don’t match, and you get the famous creative differences thing — that leads to a lot of conflict,” he told Fast Company.

“The (final) series has been … not completely faithful. Otherwise, it would have to run another five seasons.

“You get totally extraneous things like the studio or the network weighing in, and they have some particular thing that has nothing to do with story, but relates to ‘Well this character has a very high Q Rating so let’s give him a lot more stuff to do.’”

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Dany became a monster pretty much overnight. Picture: HBO/Supplied

Martin’s comments will no doubt resonate with fans, given the decidedly mixed response to the final season of the show that aired in April and May, which many branded “rushed” and “oversimplified”, specifically when it came to the character Daenerys Targaryen.

In fact, it received the lowest approval ratings in the show’s history, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 50 per cent compared to 90 per cent for all earlier seasons.

Tyrion Lannister. Picture: HBO/Supplied

Still, that didn’t stop the fantasy epic from raking in wins at this year’s Emmy Awards.

The show, which is streaming its eight seasons on Foxtel, raked in a whopping 32 nominations, bagging the all-important win for Outstanding Drama Series.

George RR Martin.

Elsewhere, Peter Dinklage won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister.

What’s more, while Game of Thrones may be over, there are plenty of spin-offs in the works for fans.

Bloodmoon, starring Naomi Watts, has already wrapped filming on its pilot episode.

Meanwhile, Martin confirmed that the untitled Targaryen prequel will feature dragons amid mass speculation.

The blog post came as fans began combing through his leaked original pitch for Game of Thrones, which featured deleted scenes.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission