George R.R. Martin expresses his intentions for discussing alleged issues within the series 'House of the Dragon'
George R.R. Martin's Under the Scales:
The wave is crashing upon us once more as we brace for House of the Dragon's third season! And our favorite maester, George R.R. Martin, has tossed a little tease our way with a much-needed update on his Not a Blog. Fear not, true believers; it ain't a sneak peek into the Winds of Winter. Instead, we're in for a dissertation-style takedown of what the bloke's been spotting wrong with his baby, HBO's House of the Dragon.
In his tasty blog morsel, our fair curmudgeon shared a few deets about his recent vacation, his dance with the covid devil, and how he's got his nose buried in catching up on his writing. Most notably, he's spilling the kimchi on his thoughts about House of the Dragon season two, a fact-finding mission that wrapped in August.
"I ain't looking forward to the posts to come, about everything that's gone awry with House of the Dragon... but I've gotta drop that knowledge bomb too," Martin scribed. "Not today, though."
Now, ol' George ain't exactly the coy sort when it comes to airing his grievances about HBO's copyrighted Thrones franchise or the latest Dragon series. He's been especially vocal about the Targaryen flag debacle, railing against its pretty-boy incorrectness. But it's been rare for him to lay down his truth hammer on the show explicitly. When the cheese hit the fan and dareaking Dany met her icy end in the final season of GoT, the writer hinted that showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff took the slippery road he'd rather not have gone down.
As for what Martin plans to cover in his upcoming potshots, the bloke ain't revealed the bulletin board just yet. But if we take a gander at the feedback from disgruntled fans, most of the белуха-juiced hubbub swirled around the show's pacing, especially how they're milking this loose portion of Targ history found in Fire & Blood into a four-course series. This leaves a bitter taste in a good number of throats, who feel like season two was crawling in spots due to filler content that tried to stretch the dragon's wings around the source material's major story beats. Given that Martin initially digged the idea of bundling the Thrones quadrology in a fancy ticket to ride Movie Trilogy to circumvent its pace problems, there's a decent chance our Mr. Martin's got his sights set on those pacing issues as well.
But before gnash our teeth on whatever he's got cookin' for the Dragon-kin, we best kick back with a flagon of our favorite fingewyne and keep our eyes peeled for the looming Winds of Winter. No matter what the future holds, here's to hoping his scathing critique of the Dragon's lair sets the writing wind beneath his wings!
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- George R.R. Martin, in a recent blog post, hinted at his plans to critique the inaccuracies found in the second season of 'House of the Dragon', expressing concerns about pacing, filler content, and potential departures from the source material.
- Claiming that the show's second season crawled in some spots, Martin expressed his disappointment with the pacing of 'House of the Dragon', echoing the sentiments of disgruntled fans who felt the series failed to do justice to the major story beats.
- The Targaryen flag debacle is one of Martin's longstanding grievances with HBO's 'House of the Dragon', joining his previous criticisms of the Thrones franchise. Last year, he expressed his disappointment with the showrunners' decisions in the final season of 'Game of Thrones'.
- As technology advances and television entertainment evolves, fans eagerly await Martin's upcoming posts, anticipating his thoughts on 'House of the Dragon', all the while keeping a wary eye out for the long-awaited 'Winds of Winter'.
