

The creative choice was taken at a point where the TV show was diverging further and further from Martin’s original work. Producers of the show looked to create longer episodes to make up for the decrease in instalments, but this detrimentally affected the overall run times of the final two seasons. Martin’s elaborate world left many fans disappointed with the closing seasons. This decrease in air-time given to explore George R. However, the formulaic ten episodes per season that viewers had come to know was altered towards the tail end of the program’s air-time, with the final season only six episodes long. A show of epic proportions, both culturally and in substance, GoT was well known for its lengthy episodes, and the first season had a total runtime of almost nine and a half hours. Sure, it happens, but now it's more important than ever to watch Cersei scheme, Jon take on the White Walkers, Arya check names off her list, and Daenerys take over the Seven Kingdoms.The total runtime of each season of Game of Thrones shows that the first six seasons were all considerably longer than the final two, with the latter seasons each under 450 minutes (7.5 hours). Since Littlefinger doesn't run a brothel anymore (or does he? With him you never know), there isn't much reasoning behind having naked women everywhere anymore. In the show's final two seasons, there also won't be much time or reason to devote to explicit sex scenes.

There will always be violence, but at this point the most violent moments are necessary to the characters such as Arya, or essential to move the story forward, like the Battle of the Bastards. There's no need for there to be any gratuitous violence and sex anymore. The people who love "Game of Thrones" love it for the unexpected and thrilling plot twists, the lovable (and hate-able) characters and its intensity. But as the story has become more about who's going to win the Iron Throne, the nudity and violence aren't necessary to draw people in anymore. Yes, this is “Game of Thrones," so there will always be boobs, butts, and blood. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
