It’s no secret that George R.R. Martin doesn’t like what HBO is doing House of the Dragon. Author of novels that Song of Ice and Fire A few months ago, he stated that the changes in season two worried him because of the impact they would have in the future. Despite the criticism, The head of HBO has no problems with the famous writer and said his goal was to “make him happy.”
At a media event, Casey Bloys, CEO of HBO and Max, addressed George R.R. Martin’s criticism of House of the Dragon. Bloys mentioned that It is very important to them that the author of the books is happy.However, this is not always possible. The head of HBO compared the relationship between the writer and the network to a marriage, since there are always ups and downs.
“We love George. Of course I will say that George and Game of Thrones They really changed the direction of HBO. So I want him to be happy,” Bloys said. “But when we make a show together, it’s like a marriage, and marriages can be difficult, especially when Ryan [Condal] he makes creative decisions to adapt the work.”
The HBO and Max director added that The relationship between them can become complicated, as in any marriage.. However, they want Martin to be happy, so they minimized the writer’s criticism of House of the Dragon months ago.
What George R.R. Martin Said About The House of the Dragon?
Bloys’ statements relate to events that occurred in early September. After unsuccessful end to the season House of the DragonGeorge R.R. Martin threatened to explain everything that went wrong in the series. “I’m not looking forward to new posts, I need to write about everything that went wrong. House of the Dragon…but I also need to do it, and I will do it,” the writer noted in a post on his blog.
days later, Martin spoke in detail about everything that bothered him in the second season.the particularly traumatic “Blood and Cheese” scene. In the adaptation to the TV series, many details were missed from the book and completely changed the author’s intentions. The end result disturbed the writer, who held nothing back.
“When Ryan County [showrunner de La Casa del Dragón] The first time he told me what he was planning to do was a long time ago (probably 2022), I opposed it for all these reasons,” George R.R. said. Martin in a now deleted post from his blog. “However, I didn’t do it. argue a lot and not with great fervor. I felt like this change loosened the consistency, but only a little. And Ryan had seemingly practical reasons for this.”
Martin noted that Prince Maelor will not be included in the second season. will have a significant effect in the coming seasons. The author said that Condal promised him that the character would appear later, and he then agreed, but the showrunner decided to do without Maelor, and this will lead to noticeable changes in the future.
“What will we offer the fans when we kill these butterflies? I have no idea. Maelor himself is not important… but losing him means we will lose Bitter Bridge.” [donde Maelor muere]Helena’s suicide and the riots are a significant loss,” Martin said.
Source: Hiper Textual
