The fifth episode of #HouseOfTheDragon Season 3 is, in my opinion, one of the strongest episodes we’ve gotten from the Game of Thrones universe, and easily one of the series’ best. I’m so excited for everyone to experience it this Sunday.
The writing is sharp, the storytelling is compelling, and the performances are fantastic across the board. The episode is packed with standout moments that give every major character their time to shine. It’s a deeply character-driven story with incredible emotional depth from beginning to end, while perfectly positioning the season for its final stretch. Seriously, believe the hype.
Ryan Condal on the decision to keep Rhaenyra’s youngest sons, Aegon and Viserys, away from the Battle of the Gullet in #HouseOfTheDragon :
“A great example is, during the Battle of the Gullet in the book, Rhaenyra [Emma D'Arcy] sends her two youngest sons with Daemon [Matt Smith], who in the show [are aged down], and the eldest one is not yet ready to fly his dragon; he flees and warns the Sea Snake. It's a really visceral and memorable scene in the book. But, going into Season 1, we took 30 years of history and decided, "We're going to make it 20,” because, at some point, it becomes too broad and vast. And while that got us out of having to recast everyone, it also meant the youngest kids in the story either didn't exist yet in the timeline or were that much younger. So Rhaenyra and Damon's kids are basically toddlers, and, in television, toddlers are not characters—they’re props. You're dealing with the practical concerns of, these kids can't act because they're 4-year-olds, it’s not safe to have them do stunts, and you can't create a CG kid and make it realistic.
We also felt that the Gullet [in the show] became so much about Rhaenyra’s loss of her son Jace [Harry Collett] that it felt like too much trauma at once. So all these things factored into us saying, “We need to be responsible adapters and producers of television.” It was a much cleaner story to tell for this totally different medium that we have to engage with on a much more emotional level. It was a bummer that we couldn’t [adapt] that part of the battle, but we understand where that story goes, and we have a plan for it. We debated for a long time, and there was a lot of sweating and consternation in the room, but, ultimately, I think it was the right decision.”
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