The trailer for the final season of "Game of Thrones" was released last week, and speculation is rife with theories about how it will end. Some have even taken to asking author George R.R. Martin if he knows the ending.
It's futile, though -- he's just as much in the dark as the rest of us.
He joined showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss in an interview with Entertainment Weekly to chat about all things "Game of Thrones," and, as expected, the show will end differently than his plan for the novels.
"[The concern] used to be that the books would spoil the show for people -- and luckily it did not for the most part. Now that the show is ahead of the books, it seems the show could ruin the books for people," Benioff said. "So one thing we’ve talked to George about is that we’re not going to tell people what the differences are, so when those books come out people can experience them fresh."
Martin infamously has taken years to finalize the sixth book in his series, with no end date in sight as of yet. Since the show has already shifted from the details of the books, Martin is as clueless as the rest of us plebs -- and admitted that he wishes it had gone differently.
"It’s been an incredible ride. And almost all of it has been great. Obviously, I wished I finished these books sooner so the show hadn’t gotten ahead of me. I never anticipated that," he said. "I haven’t read the [final season] scripts and haven’t been able to visit the set because I’ve been working on 'Winds of Winter.'"
He also confirmed that he doesn’t make a cameo in the final season -- turns out not writing a book doesn't leave much time for small-time acting.
Season 8 of "Game of Thrones" premieres on HBO on April 14. Are you looking forward to the season premiere?