re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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I also think GRRM is upset at this, because he wanted it to be a shocker, instead it's the worst kept secret of the books.

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Wrong. He has said multiple times that he writes for smart people. David and Dan were asked the question "who is Jon Snow's mother" and they apparently answered correctly or they would not have the show. He's said before that he doesn't do things his way for shock value he does it because it has to happen. It's why he created this grey world. He looked at other narratives and saw that the hero always wins, but he said they're are no heroes and the people that the readers are made to like don't always win. He doesn't care if people find out what happens. He's not Quentin Tarentino.