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George R.R. Martin’s Blog Was Briefly a House of the Dragging
He has removed a post that was critical of differences between House of the Dragon and his book Fire & Blood.
“Losing Maelor weakened the end of the Blood and Cheese sequence, but it also cost us the Bitterbridge scene with all its horror and heroism, it undercut the motivation for Helaena’s suicide, and that in turn sent thousands into the streets and alleys, screaming for justice for their ‘murdered’ queen,” Martin explained. However, it seems like the author might not feel that he’s on the same page as HBO anymore — Martin’s post concluded by ominously hinting that “there are larger and more toxic butterflies to come” if House of the Dragon goes ahead with some other changes now “being contemplated” for the third and fourth season. “Commonly, when adapting a book for the screen, with its own format and limitations, the showrunner ultimately is required to make difficult choices about the characters and stories the audience will follow.
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