"Umdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi" waphela ngonyaka owedlule, kepha inzalo embukisweni futhi ayicabangi ukuthi iphindatho. Abalandeli babheke phambili encwadini kaJames Hibberd "umlilo ngeke babulale udrako", lapho kuchazwa khona ngokuningiliziwe ukuthi uchungechunge olwenziwe kahle lusanda kushicilelwa e-Vanity Fair.
Lesi siqephu siphathelene nokuhlunga kwempi kokusalungiswa - impi yokuqala enkulu yemidlalo yezihlalo zobukhosi, eyaboniswa esiqeshini sesishiyagalolunye sesizini yesibili. Njengoba kwenzeka, uGeorge Martina, uDavid Benioff kanye noDan Wamessu, kwadingeka ngezwi ngokoqobo abaphathi bakwa-HBO ukuze banikeze isabelozimali esingeziwe sokudubula. Ekuqaleni, kwahlelwa ukuthi kusukela empini kungaba ukushiya, noma ukuyikhipha kuphela emhlabeni, ngaleyo ndlela kusetshenziswe okwakwenzeka ukuthi impi encwadini yakhe yenzeka.
Sasinovalo, sinovalo olukhulu ngalesi siqephu ngaphambi kwesizini yesibili. Bahlelwe ukuguqula okusalungiswa empini yezwe, okuzoba kubi,
- Ukhumbula izindlela. UShowranner wengeze ukuthi kufanele babe yi-HBO ukuze baphinde bajabule futhi bahole izingxoxo ezingapheli, bexoxa ngokuthi bangaki izikebhe abazokwazi ukuthola nokuthi kufaneleka kanjani konke lokhu. Konke okwakunentshisekelo kubaphathi bomsele kwakukhona, kuzokwazi ukudala idrama yezimanga, ngenkathi ubamba iqhaza ezimpini ezinkulu, futhi, ngokusobala, uBenioff kanye nezindlela ekugcineni zingakholisa wonke umuntu.
AbakwaShowrannanners bathole amanye amadola ayizigidi ezimbili ekudutshulweni, kodwa uMartin, owayebandakanyekile esimweni sesiqephu, kwadingeka anciphise uhlobo lwencwadi. Isinqumo sokungezwa empini sasiwukuchuma ngokulimaza futhi saholelwa ekutheni i-HBO yanda futhi nesabelomali sombukiso, futhi izilaleli zibona izimpi ezingaphezu kweyodwa.
Okunye nangaphezulu mayelana nokuhlunga kwe- "Game of Thrones" kungatholwa ngemuva kokushicilelwa kwencwadi ethi "Umlilo awukwazi ukubulala udrako". Ukuqala kokuthengisa kuhlelwe ngo-Okthoba 6.