“Congratulations… everyone hates you!”: George R.R. Martin’s Sick Sense of Humor Was a Bit Too Much to Digest for One Game of Thrones Actor

George R.R. Martin loved this one actor's performance so much that he decided to send him a personal note!

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  • George R.R. Martin is a veteran author known for writing the books that created the iconic Game of Thrones show on television.
  • With some iconic characters in the books and the series, R.R. Martin wrote a personal letter to one of the cast members of the TV show.
  • The note had George R.R. Martin's twisted sense of humor written all over it as the character was hated by the whole world!
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George R.R. Martin is known around the world for being one of the most notorious writers who kills people’s favorite characters for fun. Slaying heroes like popping pills, R.R. Martin has surely made a name for himself and his sick sense of humor.

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Well, his sick sense of humor is indeed an appreciable aspect of the author since he uses it wisely. Using it on some special occasions when needed, the author had such a deep respect for this one Game of Thrones actor that he sent him a personal note while filming the HBO series!

When George R.R. Martin Used His Sense of Humor!

Jack Gleeson is known around the world for portraying the role of the scared little kid in the 2005 film Batman Begins. We’re kidding, the actor became infamous for portraying the role of Joffrey Baratheon (Lannister) in the iconic HBO series Game of Thrones.

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“I am the King!” – Joffrey Baratheon in Game of Thrones | HBO Entertainment

Becoming one of the most hated characters out there, Joffrey Baratheon was compared to the likes of Professor Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and somehow, the king of Westeros was more hated than Umbridge!

It was season 1 when Ned Stark was captured, the truth hidden, and Joffrey became the king of Westeros. Well, according to Looper, the character was so hated by the world that he received a personal note from George R.R. Martin.

Congratulations on your marvelous performance; everyone hates you!

We told you, he uses his sick sense of humor wisely. Speaking of Game of Thrones, the Fire & Blood author might just make Bran Stark the king in his books as well if he meant his statements literally!

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With the backlash that the final season of Game of Thrones received, there were allegations that R.R. Martin is also thinking of ending his book by making Bran Stark the king. In an interview, the author revealed that the terrible reception that the show received would not change anything in his books!

George R.R. Martin Will Not Change His Ending!

The North Remembers the turbulent and chaotic ending of Game of Thrones that fans were greeted with since the third episode of the series aired. One of the worst moments of the series was when Bran the Broken was made king of Westeros.

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Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark in Game of Thrones | HBO Entertainment

Well, from what the books say, it may be true that R.R. Martin has the same ending planned for his A Song of Ice and Fire novel series. In an interview with The Guardian, the author talked about the fact that people’s negative reception to Game of Thrones will not change his ending!

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No, it doesn’t. It doesn’t change anything at all… As Rick Nelson says in Garden Party, one of my favorite songs, you can’t please everybody, so you’ve got to please yourself.

On the other hand, the author revealed in an online post that his books will be quite different from the TV series that aired!

Yes, some of the things you saw on HBO in Game of Thrones you will also see in The Winds of Winter (though maybe not in quite the same ways)… but much of the rest will be quite different.

Well, the world is eagerly waiting for Martin’s The Winds of Winter to release but there has been no update on the books at the moment. The author is currently enjoying the release of the second season of House of the Dragon and fans are also loving it.

Being a prequel and set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon received worldwide acclaim. The series currently stands at a rating of 8.4/10 on IMDB and a whopping 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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House of the Dragon is available to stream on Max in the U.S.

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Visarg Acharya, Associate Content Writer, has been heavily involved in movies, series, and history. Having an experience of 2 years in the field of content writing, Visarg is a seasoned writer. Having a degree in Physics, Visarg Acharya has published a dissertation alongside a plethora of poems and short stories along the way.