days ago, George R.R. Martin surprised to note that he planned to reveal “everything that went wrong” with House of the Dragon. His words did not go unnoticed and caused quite a stir among fans, especially after the disappointing finale of the second season.
Now the author has begun to fulfill that promise. In his blog, George R.R. Martin explained which changes bothered him most in the second season of the series. House of the Dragoncomparing with his novel Fire and Blood. Furthermore, he claimed that the implications these modifications will have on future seasons of the series will be much more important than what the filmmakers believe.
In particular, the writer mentioned the brutal “Blood and Cheese” scene we saw at the beginning of the second season. A son for a son How Rhaenyra the Cruelthe first two episodes were “spectacular” and he was not shy about expressing his dissatisfaction with the way they were handled the assassination of Prince Jaehaerys. But not only that, but also with the complete absence of Prince Maelor in the TV adaptation.
IN Fire and BloodAegon and Helena have three children, not two as shown in House of the DragonIn the book, 6-year-old twins Jaehaerys and Jaehaera are joined by little 2-year-old Maelor. The children will die. Although he initially refuses and offers his own life, he eventually chooses Maelor because he is the smallest. However, Blood beheads Jaehaerys, the heir to the throne.
IN House of the DragonMeanwhile, Maylor was not included in the plot. Moreover, Blood and Cheese does not force Helena to choose which of her children will live. They are limited to being told which of the twins is a boy, whom they then kill. George R. R. Martin argues that the TV adaptation’s resolution of this situation was not strong enough, despite being brutal. And he admitted that he originally refused both to the simplification of the scene itself and to the decision not to include Maylor.
Here’s how he explained it on his blog:
“I think the ‘Sophie’s Choice’ image was the strongest part of the episode, the darkest, the most visceral. I hated losing that. And judging from the comments online, most fans seemed okay with it.
When Ryan Condal [showrunner de La Casa del Dragón] The first time he told me what he was planning to do was a long time ago (2022, maybe), and I was against it for all of these reasons. But I didn’t argue much or with much fervor. It seemed to me that the change weakened consistency, but only slightly. And Ryan had what seemed like practical reasons for doing it: They didn’t want to hire another child, especially a two-year-old. Children that young inevitably slow down production, and that would have budgetary implications.
The budget was already a problem House of the Dragon, [así que] It made sense to save money where possible. Also, Ryan assured me that we wouldn’t lose Prince Maelor, we’d just be delaying it. Queen Helena could still have a baby in Season 3, presumably after she got pregnant at the end of Season 2. That seemed logical to me, so I dropped my objections and accepted the change.”
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George R. R. Martin’s Discontent House of the Dragon
Following on from the decision not to include Prince Maelor in the show’s second season. House of the DragonMartin indicated that he had changed will introduce other notable modifications in the coming seasons.. Firstly, because he stated that, contrary to the initial idea of delaying his appearance, at some point it was decided to permanently do without Maylor in the TV adaptation.
This is because in Fire and BloodSome time later, Maelor finally dies when Queen Alicent decides to send him and Jehaera to different places for protection. A fact that has a cruel effect on Helena, who decides commit suicide after the news.
George R.R. Martin argues that while Maelor may be a minor character, his fate in the book evokes a kind of butterfly effect. Ultimately, his death leads to Helena’s suicide, and this is the impetus for the unrest that leads to Rhaenyra’s downfall.
According to the screenwriter, the third season House of the Dragon will tell about Helena’s deathbut this will happen without any additional trigger. But the question does not end there.
“What are we offering the fans when we kill these butterflies? I have no idea. I don’t remember Rian and I ever talking about it when he first told me they were giving up Aegon’s second son. Not necessarily… but if we lose him, we lose Bitterbridge. [donde Maelor muere]”Helena’s suicide and the riots are a significant loss.”
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According to Martin, it will be “More toxic butterflies and bigger ones” if progress is made with the changes planned for the next seasons House of the Dragon. A soap opera in which the final chapter has obviously not yet been written.
Source: Hiper Textual
