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They speculate about the future of the franchise, acknowledging ongoing leaks and rumors—such as potential new castings and storylines that might include re-titled or reimagined characters, especially with the limited progress on Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin's Dunk and Egg prequels.

The State of Streaming Ratings and Market Realities

A sobering part of the discussion covers how modern streaming services' ratings, like Nielsen, no longer accurately reflect audience engagement, as they now include accumulated views from all past episodes and reruns—giving a distorted picture of current reception. Daredevil on Netflix, for instance, almost failed to chart despite its historical popularity.