Surprise, surprise, George R.R. Martin, the man who was written more than 4,000 pages on the saga of Westeros and its surrounding areas, wants more Game of Thrones. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Martin said that he thought the series would work much better if it had 13 episodes per season, not 10. What would he add to the action-packed show? Well, knowing Martin, there would be many, many more feasts, more opportunities to delve into the deep history of the realm, and, according to Martin himself, “we could include smaller scenes that we had to cut, scenes that make the story deeper and richer.”

An example of what he would include is this scene between Arya and Sansa on the road to King’s Landing that was cut from Season 1. In it, Sansa and Arya debate the merits of lemon cakes with the queen versus hunting for rubies with Mycah, the butcher’s boy. Because the scene was actually used by Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner in their auditions, we can at least all get a sense of what we missed.

As we alluded to earlier with that page count comment, Martin is not one who is overly fond of making edits. He told The New York Times that when his editor Anne Groell makes a suggested change he doesn’t like, “I just don’t take it.” What do you think, would Martin’s vision of a lengthier season work for you? I suppose we’ll get a taste of a more drawn out Game of Thrones this Sunday with a super-size 66-minute finale. Last year, series co-creator Dan Weiss said they weren’t allowed to push their episodes past 60 minutes. Oh, what a difference a year of record-breaking ratings makes. It’s very possible, given the way things are going, that we might end up seeing a longer season before Game of Thrones is through. When asked how he felt about George R.R. Martin expanding his book series to eight volumes, not seven, HBO’s president of programming Michael Lombardo said, “Delighted beyond comprehension.” Winter could be coming for a good while longer.