George R.R. Martin slams ‘House of the Dragon,’ warns of ‘toxic’ changes — and appears to spoil Season 3
nypost.comdracarys on “House of the Dragon.” George R.R. Martin, who wrote the books that are the basis for “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon,” published a now-deleted blog post on Wednesday slamming the latter.
He also appeared to spoil a major plot point from Season 3, which hasn’t filmed or aired yet. In the blog entry, which got taken down the same day Martin posted it, the author also left an ominous warning about “toxic” changes from his books that may happen in Seasons 3 and 4.
Last week on his blog, Martin teased that he would reveal “what’s gone wrong” on the show. And, in this new blog post, he gets into it. “I still believe the scene in the book is stronger,” he wrote. “I thought the actors who played the killers on the show were excellent … but the characters are crueler, harder, and more frightening in FIRE & BLOOD … I would also suggest that Helaena shows more courage, more strength in the book, by offering her own own life to save her son.
Offering a piece of jewelry is just not the same.”Martin was talking about the “blood and cheese” murder scene that kicked off “House of the Dragon” Season 2.
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