“What will we offer the fans instead, once weve killed these butterflies?
I have no idea.”
Last week,A Song of Ice and FireauthorGeorge R.R.
Phia Saban as Helaena Targaryen on ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Ollie Upton/HBO
He begins by revisitingthe Blood and Cheese scene from the season 2 premiere.
“Losing the ‘Helaenas Choice’ beat did weaken the scene, but not to any great degree.”
(Warning: Book spoilers lie ahead.)
Mark Stobbart as Cheese and Sam C. Wilson as Blood on ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Courtesy of Ollie Upton/HBO
The author points to specific events from the book.
“There is no fresh horror, no triggering event to overwhelm the fragile young queen.”
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Martin later posits, “What will we offer the fans instead, once weve killed these butterflies?
Emma D’Arcy’s Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen on ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.MAX
I have no idea.
I think the response to season 1 sort of extolls that.
So it was a choice made.
