The Ringer's Mallory Rubin reveals her hottest Game of Thrones take

If you're a Game of Thrones fan who listens to podcasts, you can probably conjure Mallory Rubin's voice in your head right now. For the past decade, Rubin has been analyzing and discussing George R.R. Martin's fantasy franchise and its TV adaptations across various feeds for The Ringer, where she also serves as director of content and co-hosts House of R with Joanna Robinson. Very few people on Earth have spent more time talking into a microphone about the world of Westeros. So in our world, where seemingly everyone has an opinion about Game of Thrones, there was only one person I wanted to hear deliver a truly spicy take on the franchise for Polygon's Spicy Takes Cookout. Thankfully, Rubin was up for the challenge, and when we connected on a video call, she didn't hold back, unleashing an opinion that flies in the face of 15 years of Thrones fandom. "George R.R. Martin should put down the pen and close the Winds of Winter document and not think about it again," Rubin tells Polygon. Sacrilege? Maybe. Martin has been working on The Winds of Winter, the sixth entry in his planned seven-book saga known as "A Song of Ice and Fire" for the past 15 years. In that time, the show those boo

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