Yize "umdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi" waphela ngonyaka owedlule, ukukhuluma ngombukiso akupheli kuze kube manje. Kulokhu babebasindisa encwadini ethi "Umlilo awunakubulala udrako: Umdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi kanye nomlando ovuthiwe wochungechunge lwe-epic", olubhalwe ngumhleli omkhulu wokuzijabulisa Weenterly James Hibberd. Le ncwadi ifaka izingxoxo nabadlali kanye nabalingisi ifilimu, kufaka phakathi nabakhiqizi uDavid Benioff nezindlela zeDani.
Umbhali ulungiselela ukusho ngochungechunge kakhulu futhi, uzochaza ukuthi kungani uchungechunge lokuqala lwe-Pilot "lwemidlalo yezihlalo zobukhosi" kwadingeka ukuthi lukhanye ngokuphelele. Zonke izinguquko zazingabhekwa - kusukela ekubukekeni kwezinhlamvu kuya ezigcawini eziyinhloko, ngoba umholi we-HBO akazange ayithande, kanti abanye babadlali bacishe balahlekelwe yindawo yabo embukisweni.
Njengoba kwenzeka, uRickon Stark (Art Parkinson) wacishe wabandakanywa ehlelweni, kodwa uGeorge Martin uqobo wakwazi ukungenelela ngesikhathi. Umbhali ukhumbula ukuthi ngesinye isikhathi umboniso wabizelwa yena washo ukuthi ezintabeni ezincane, kungaba kuhle ukuwuqeda, ngoba noma kunjalo, akazange adlale indima ekhethekile kulo mlandiso phakathi nezincwadi zokuqala.
Ngathi nginezinhlelo ezinkulu ngaye, ngakho-ke kwadingeka zimshiye,
- Uphawule uMartin.
Imininingwane eminingi ngokwakha uchungechunge oludumile luzosebenza ngemuva kuka-Okthoba 6 - Kungaleso sikhathi lapho incwadi kaHibberd izothengiswa.