An HBO spokesperson has responded to George R.R. Martin’s House of the Dragon Season 2 complaints.
On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, writer George R.R. Martin addressed some of the complaints he had with House of the Dragon Season 2 in a now-deleted weblog submit.
HBO has now responded to Martin’s complaints.
A spokesperson for the corporate instructed Variety, “There are few better followers of George R.R. Martin and his e-book ‘Fireplace & Blood’ than the inventive workforce on Home of the Dragon, each in manufacturing and at HBO. Generally, when adapting a e-book for the display, with its personal format and limitations, the showrunner finally is required to make troublesome decisions concerning the characters and tales the viewers will observe. We imagine that Ryan Condal and his workforce have performed a unprecedented job and the tens of millions of followers the sequence has amassed over the primary two seasons will proceed to take pleasure in it.”
One particular second Martin took subject with was the “Blood & Cheese” sequence that befell within the Season 2 premiere, because the character of Maelor Targaryen — Helaena Targaryen’s youngest son — is omitted from the scene (and, presumably, your complete prequel sequence).
“He’s a small youngster, doesn’t have a line of dialogue, does nothing of consequence however die… however the place and when and the way, that does matter,” Martin wrote. “Dropping Maelor weakened the top of the Blood and Cheese sequence, however it additionally value us the Bitterbridge scene with all its horror and heroism, it undercut the motivation for Helaena’s suicide, and that in flip despatched 1000’s into the streets and alleys, screaming for justice for his or her ‘murdered’ queen. None of that’s important, I suppose… however all of it does serve a function, all of it helps to tie the storylines collectively, so one factor follows one other in a logical and convincing method.”
He additionally commented, “There are bigger and extra poisonous butterflies to return, if Home of the Dragon goes forward with among the modifications being contemplated for seasons 3 and 4.”
