George RR Martin also recalled that Shae, played by Sibel Kekilli in Game of Thrones, was better on the series.
It is very difficult to see an audiovisual production surpass details of the book on which it was based. Although, George RR Martinauthor of game of Thronesstated as the spin-off House of the Dragon managed to improve a character. It is worth remembering how the new series of HBO premieres on August 21, 2022.
House of the Dragon takes place 200 years before game of Thrones and follows the history of Targaryen House at events such as the famous Targaryen Civil War (also known as Dance of the Dragons). The cast of the series counts with names like Paddy Considine, Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Sonoya Mizuno and Rhys Ifans. martin has hopes for the spin-off to be as big as the show game of Thrones.
In a publication made on the website, Note to Blogthe author wrote about having seen the first nine episodes of the first season of House of the Dragonand gave some first impressions of what he liked.
“There are some changes [do livro] Fire & Blood (2018) – we couldn’t present three alternative versions of every major event, and keep our sanity – but Ryan Condal and the writers made good choices,” he said. “Even some improvements. (Heresy, I know, but being the author, I’m allowed to say so.)”
“I am very impressed with the version of the King Viserysplayed by Paddy Considine, which gives the character a tragic majesty that my book Viserys never achieved. Congratulations to paddy, Ryan and the writers, as well as Miguel and the other directors,” continued George RR Martin in the text.
The writer remembered ShaeInterpreted by Sibel Kekilli in game of Thrones, with this improvement of the spin-off. Second martinthe character was rich and with much more depth, as well as being nuanced in the original series.
History does not remember blood. It remembers names.
August 21. #HouseoftheDragonpic.twitter.com/WZ5AT938RR— House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) May 5, 2022
Source: Rollingstone
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