George R. R. Martin Nitpicks All That Has ‘Gone Wrong’ in ‘House of the Dragon’ Adaptation

George R. R. Martin is taking issue with “House of the Dragon” despite being one of the series’ co-creators and executive producers.

The author, who created its predecessor franchise “Game of Thrones,” teased in a blog post that he will soon share “everything that’s gone wrong” with the HBO prequel spin-off series. The show is based on Martin’s “Fire & Blood” novel.

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“Do not look forward to other posts I need to write, about everything that’s gone wrong with HOUSE OF THE DRAGON…but I need to do that too, and I will. Not today, though,” Martin wrote.

He added that “this has not been a good year for anyone, with war everywhere and fascism on the rise… and on a more personal level, I have had a pretty wretched year as well, one full of stress, anger, conflict, and defeat. I need to talk about some of that, and I will, I will…”

However, due to his travel schedule, he has not been able to divulge much to fans.

“I was away from my computer traveling from July 15 to August 15, so a lot of things that needed saying did not get said,” Martin penned.

And while Martin has qualms with “HoTD,” he did discuss what he thought the show got right, namely a great “dragon battle” in Season 2, Episode 4.

“Our guys knocked this one out of the castle,” Martin wrote.

He did, though, point out that an incorrect sigil for the House Targaryen was included in the series, featuring a four-legged dragon instead of a two-legged one that was described in the novel.

“They went with the bad sigil rather than the good one,” Martin wrote. “That sound you heard was me screaming, ‘No, no, no.’ Those damned extra legs have even wormed their way onto the covers of my books, over my strenuous objections.”

“House of the Dragon” will conclude with Season 4. The third season is being written now and will begin production in early 2025, as showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal announced in August 2024.

Martin previously said that the show would require “four full seasons of 10 episodes each to do justice to the Dance of the Dragons, from start to finish.”

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