House of the Dragon
The season finale ofHouse of the Dragonis rapidly approaching , and the show is take far skillful devotee response than anyone expected , following the disastrous net season ofGame of Thrones . The competition between Rhaenyra and Alicent keeps gripping the hearing as the Greens and the Blacks shape their teams and plot of ground to watch who will ascend the Iron Throne .
While viewers delight the familial tenseness , Holy Scripture fans have asked questions about the story developments since the series made significant changes from the source material . Fire & Bloodwas pen as a history rather than a narrative , giving the writers a lot of leeway in interpreting events and fill in the gaps . However , some of the modification they made have not run low over well , with book fans take to Reddit to share their frustration .
The Pacing Is Too Fast
InFire & Blood , 26 years pass between Viserys becoming king and his last , while the prescribed " Dance of Dragons " only hold out two year . However , House of the Dragonhas forced two and a half 10 into just eight installment . This causes trouble with character development , astrastamara123456explains : " How I am suppose to care about characters like Laena or Harwin kick the bucket when they ’ve essentially been glorify extras and they are die next instalment ? "
Laena had three dissimilar actresses , yet barely had any screen time and no time to develop a personality . Likewise , Harwin had a few sweet moments with his sons , but his entire relationship with Rhaenyra was skipped over . The rapid pace get it hard , if not impossible , for fans who have n’t read the book to know about or manage for anybody beyond the master five characters .
So Many Time Jumps
In add-on to disliking the pacing , lover have a finicky grudge with the way the show is moving time . As Redditortwtabputs it , " The time jumps are a otiose way of never have to explain anything . " The time jumps allow the writer to shed in major events for shock time value , but then they time jump again , so they do n’t have to show any consequence for them .
This is particularly true for the show ’s more violent bit . Criston Cole beats a humans to end in the middle of marriage festivities , but the audience never sees the recuperation , if any . Then , with another time jump , Alicent overrules the world-beater and physically snipe the heir to the can , but viewers do not witness what happens to her since another clip parachuting disrupted that tense second . By using more intense clip jumps than even the volume had , the writer eliminated the most interesting region .
Daemon’s Characterization
In the al-Qur’an and in the show , Daemon Targaryen is a captivate character , but Redditorcrimsonpathsworries that Daemon ’s apathy to the people around him will distort the serial ' message , explain , " they removed all content of love that he had in the books and when ancestry and cheese happens it ’s not gon na be ' war pee-pee people do terrible things ' it ’s gon na be ' count evil guy cable did another crime . ' "
Book fan know Daemonas a virtuously - gray character , adapting and changing dedication depending on what best suit him , but his show counterpart is considerably less nuanced . He seems to antagonize Viserys just for fun , and he does n’t seem to love any of his wife , despite that being a significant part of his fictional character in the book . Because of this , he seems like a " sorry person " rather of a complex and interesting one .
The Greens And The Blacks
InFire & Blood , the rival groups supporting Aegon or Rhaenyra ’s claim to the pot become known as the Greens and the Blacks because of the attire colour of Alicent and Rhaenyra at a tournament . However , as RedditorMaNGleDHouSeexplains , " So much of this [ in the show ] feels like it relies on precognition of the source material to vindicate its writ of execution . "
Understanding the two side as the Greens and the Blacks is something fans have to figure out for themselves , as it has n’t been properly shown on screen . While Alicent arrived at Rhaenyra ’s wedding in green as an act of societal war , Rhaenyra has yet to claim her color . Without knowing the Scripture , the colors ' significance is undecipherable .
Favoritism Toward Rhaenyra
WhileFire & Bloodgives robustness to both sides of the conflict , many fans feel the show is strictly focused onRhaenyra as the Daenerys - like hero . As RedditorMaNGleDHouSeexplains , " The show very much feel like entirely Rhaenyra ’s floor and a Targaryen frivolity piece at the disbursement of chronicle a legitimately complex and virtuously equivocal civil war . "
One of the fundamental messages readers get out of the Dance of the Dragons inFire & Bloodis how pointless it all was . Blind ambition on both sides caused the destruction of the Targaryen line and led to their ruin . Yet , with the focus on Rhaenyra , the war feel inevitable , with fans set up to rootle for Rhaenyra to defeat the repellant Hightowers .
Alicent Attacks Rhaenyra And Luke
Alicent ’s character has been the most change from the book so far , especially after Aemond lost his center . AsInformal - Counter-767explains , " It made a second that was rather heartbreaking into a spectacle of Alicent ' losing her brain ' … NO ONE would side with her here ! "
In the book , she involve for Luke ’s eye , but omit it when Viserys tells her to . In the show , both Alicent and Cole override the King ’s order and actively judge to attack the purple family . By taking such extreme actions , Alicent becomes more of a baddie in the audience ’s eye through a confrontation that was largely fabricated .
Laenor Survives… And What That Means For His Dragon
Laenor is one of the characters fromFire & Bloodthat was in reality better characterized in the show , but his fake end was something many fans could n’t accept . RedditorPerjunkieexplains , " I would n’t heed if Laenor returned and had a persona in S2 , but do nt do it at the expense of Addam . "
The Addam in doubt is a succeeding character who is suppose to claim Laenor ’s dragon , which can only pass if it does n’t have a current passenger . This do an uproar because the only solution fan can see is that Laenor will take on the other reference ’s office , which fundamentally changes its import .
Criston Cole Killing Joffrey
Criston Cole kills Joffrey Lonmouth in all versions of the story , but the circumstances are completely different , and the result should be as well . Liam_ice92argues , " In the show , he absolutely should have been arrested for slaying . At least in the Scripture it bump at a tourney , so it ’s allow kind of ambiguous as to whether he intended to kill Joffrey or not . "
In the Word of God , Cole is too wild in tournaments , which results in serious injuries for both Harwin Strong and Joffrey . In contrast , House of the Dragonhas him snap during the first day of the wedding celebrations , vote down the tight companion of the groom in the middle of the terpsichore . His continued status at court makes no signified .
Daemon Killing Rhea
Nobody disputes that Daemon hated his married woman , but the show ’s pick to have him kill her seems like a weak attempt to villainize his fictional character . Redditoralteredestinyputs it , " equivocalness is near . The show makes Daemon out to be more of a over the top villain along the likes of Bolton or Geoffrey . As opposed to the more active character he is in the books . "
InFire & Blood , Rhea fall from her buck and endure for nine days before knuckle under to her combat injury . House of the Dragonsuggested that Daemon came precisely to kill Rhea , spooking her horse and leaving her to choke until she goaded him into killing her with a stone . Showing Rhea ’s last so clearly fundamentally changeshow the audience responds to Daemon .
Laena’s Death
Perhaps one of the most controversial change the show has made involves Laena ’s end . AsMatrixNinja101explained , " [ In the book ] It ’s a sweet and extremely worked up aspect carrying a portion of weight unit . But nope , we do n’t get that , we do n’t get Rhaenyra Laena friendship , we do n’t get anything all because the writers wished for more shock absorber value . "
InFire & Blood , Laena tried to vanish one last time but collapsed , at which point Daemon carried her back within and mourn her alongside Rhaenyra . Changing her death so much rule out Rhaenyra ’s friendship with Laena , Laena ’s erotic love for Vhagar , and Daemon ’s love for her . The writers seemed so focussed on making Laena " badass " that they eliminated the canonic cause that lover should omit her .
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