George R.R. Martin Follows Through With Promise To Address Season 2 Of ‘House Of The Dragon’
deadline.comGeorge R.R. Martin has followed through with his promise to share his thoughts about the making of season 2 of The House of the Dragon.
On Aug. 30, Martin teased that he planned to write “about everything that’s gone wrong with House of the Dragon.” The natural assumption was that he was going to weigh in on the less-than-stellar finale that ended up not including the much anticipated Battle of the Gullet between the Blacks and Greens.
Instead, it was about Ryan Condal’s decision to omit a character that was key in Martin’s Fire & Blood and how that will likely impact the story going forward. (Condal has confirmed the show will end after season 4). “I promised you some further thoughts about Blood and Cheese and Maelor the Missing after my commentary on the first two episodes of HotD season 2, A Son for a Son and Rhaenyra the Cruel,” he wrote on his blog. “Those were terrific episodes: well written, well directed, powerfully acted.
A great way to kick off the new season. Fans and critics alike seemed to agree. There was only one aspect of the episodes that drew significant criticism: the handling of Blood and Cheese, and the death of Prince Jaehaerys.
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