In a now-deleted post, George R.R. Martin shared his thoughts Dragon House Season 2 and elements of it that he wasn’t happy with. Martin was clearly frustrated with how the show handled the blood and cheese scenes and the removal of Helena’s son.
HBO has now responded to Martin’s criticism in a statement, which began: “There are very few fans of George R.R. Martin and his books anymore. fire and blood than creative team Dragon Houseboth in production and on HBO.
It continued: “Often, when adapting a book for the screen, the showrunners end up needing to make difficult choices about the characters and story that audiences will follow, due to its own format and constraints.
“We believe Ryan Condal His team has done a fantastic job and the millions of fans the series has amassed over its first two seasons will continue to enjoy it.
Now, Martin did say that while the first two episodes of the new season were “well written and well directed, [and] Powerful acting,” he said, not satisfied with the ending of the second episode.
He explained the difference between what’s in his story and what we see on the show, saying: “In my books, Aegon and Helena had three children, not two. The twins Jaehaerys and Jaehaera is six. They have a two-year-old brother, Mele.
“When Blood and Cheese break into Helena and the children, they tell her that they are debt collectors seeking revenge for the death of Prince Lucerys: revenge with a son. However, since Helena had two sons, they She was asked to choose the one who should die.
“She resisted and gave her life, but the killers insisted that she must be a son. If she didn’t tell one of them, they would kill all three children. To save the twins’ lives, Helena fought for Mailer Picked a name.
But Blood kills Jaehaerys, the older boy, and Cheese tells young Merle that his mother wanted him dead. Whether the boy is old enough to understand this is uncertain.
He continued: “That’s not the case on the show. There’s no Mailer in it Dragon Housejust the twins… they both look younger than six, but I’m not sure how old the kids are, so I can’t be sure how old they are supposed to be.
“Blood can’t seem to tell the twins apart, so Helana is asked to reveal which one is the boy. You’d think a glance at his pajamas would reveal that, without involving the mother).
“Instead of giving her life to save the children, Helana gave them a necklace. Blood and cheese were not tempted. Blood sawed off Prince Jaehaerys’ head. We saw no such sight; one Sound effects are enough.
As you might imagine, Martin thinks his version is better, saying: “I still believe the scene in the book is stronger. Readers have that right. The two murderers in the book are more brutal. I think the killers in the show are stronger.” The actors in “Fire and Blood” are all great… but the characters in “Fire and Blood” are crueler, tougher, and more terrifying.
He continued: “If House of the Dragon continues to make some changes in seasons three and four, there will be bigger, more venomous butterflies.”
What are your thoughts on how the series’ creative team approached the source material?
