George R.R. Martin's LOTR Criticism Misses The Point Of Gandalf's Death

Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey in The Lord of the Rings movies

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is clearly a huge fantasy fan, but one of his Lord of the Rings criticisms misses the point of Gandalf's death. Martin has a reputation for killing off characters, as A Song of Ice and Fire isn't shy about eliminating even major players like Ned Stark.

For one, Martin feels that Gandalf the Grey's final moments in The Fellowship of the Ring were the perfect send-off for the character — and he's got a point there. "What power that had, how that grabbed me," he said. Unfortunately, the sacrifice feels somewhat less powerful when Gandalf returns as the White Wizard. And Gandalf's comeback doesn't follow Martin's preferred rule of bringing back a character.

Martin's philosophy about losing a part of oneself makes sense for human characters, but Gandalf being an angelic being in Tolkien's universe makes it a moot point.

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