Kirkman Admits: George R.R. Martin is the Undisputed Champ of Character Deaths!
Bhai log, hum sab jante hain ke jab baat aati hai apne favourite characters ko screen ya page par alvida kehne ki, toh kuch writers is mein ustaad hote hain. Aur ab, The Walking Dead aur Invincible ke mastermind, Robert Kirkman ne khud maana hai ke unka bhi ek ustaad hai – aur woh hain Game of Thrones ke OG king, George R.R. Martin!
Kirkman ne ek recent event mein confess kiya ke, “Woh master hain aur main toh bas unka shagird hoon. Characters ko maarne mein woh mujhse kahin zyada behtar hain.” Ab yeh baat sun kar thodi hairani toh hoti hai, kyunki Kirkman bhai khud bhi kam nahi hain jab baat aati hai dil todne wali mauton ki!
Recall The Walking Dead? Kirkman ne bataya ke jab show shuru hua tha, toh woh writer’s room mein “pagal” the. Unka mantra tha, “Pata nahi, bas main character ko maar do, kisko farq padta hai? Hum kuch ajeeb sa karenge.” Imagine that! Unka bloodlust itna tha ke woh Daryl Dixon ko bhi maarne par tula hua tha!
Lekin shukar hai, Daryl Dixon (played by Norman Reedus) bach gaya aur fan-favourite ban gaya. Itna ke uski apni spin-off series bhi ban gayi, aur ab chauthi aane wali hai. Kirkman ne mazeed bataya ke The Walking Dead ke kisi bhi character ke liye, woh writer’s room mein kabhi na kabhi kehte rehte the, “Aaj inko maar dein kya?”
Kirkman ka yeh “killstreak” Invincible mein bhi jaari hai, jahan khoon kharaba aur organs ka idhar udhar hona common scene hai. Lekin Martin sahab ka muqabla karna mushkil hai. Unki Game of Thrones ki legacy toh wahi hai ke “valar morghulis” (all men must die) ka concept unhone hi popular kiya.
Aur agar aap soch rahe hain ke Martin ab series se door ho gaye hain toh unka asar khatam ho gaya, toh House of the Dragon season 3 ke premiere, “Battle of the Gullet,” ne dikhaya ke Martin ka “kill-spirit” ab bhi zinda hai. Bhale hi woh ab showrunner Ryan Condal ke saath “behind-the-scenes drama” ki wajah se directly involved na hon, lekin casualties ki kami nahi thi. Yahan tak ke ek actor ne toh apni death scene ke liye specific request bhi ki thi! Talk about commitment to the craft of dying!
Toh kya kehte ho, PakGamersHub ke dosto? Kaun hai asli ustaad, Martin ya Kirkman? Ek baat toh pakki hai, in dono ne humein screen par dekhne ke liye kuch aise moments diye hain jo hum kabhi nahi bhoolenge, chahe woh kitne bhi dil toote hon.