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The Snake Plissken of Westeros glowers at Storm’s End.Image: Gary Moyes/HBOHouse Targaryen may think they have ‘em tamed, but as the House of the Dragons finale amply demonstrated, a dragon’s gonna do what a dragon’s gonna do. It was a satisfying sight for Game of Thrones fans who’ve been waiting years to see a proper dragon brawl, so the people behind the HBO franchise didn’t take any chances when plotting it out.As director Greg Yaitanes explained to Entertainment Weekly, House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal had…

Image: HBOHouse of the Dragon’s first season is racing towards an inevitable climax: the breakout of civil war between the myriad factions of the titular House Targaryen. But where does it go from here? Well, the good news is that George R.R. Martin knows exactly where, and how long it’ll take.Discussing House of the Dragons’ myriad time jumps in its debut season on his Not A Blog personal site, Martin pondered the time need to cover the story of this fateful period of Westerosi history. Acknowledging that there were…

Ryan Condal, the co-showrunner of the streaming series `House of the Dragon`, recently shared the idea behind the stealing of a dragon by Aemond Targaryen in the latest episode of the show.Talking about making Aemond Targaryen the rider of Vhagar, Ryan said in a statement, "We really wanted to dramatise the claiming of the dragon, and this little kid on the biggest dragon felt like the best way to do that. He`s the only kid on the other side without a dragon, and he desperately wants one. He`s been bullied for not having…

Miguel Sapochnik attends the premiere of House of the Dragon in Los Angeles.Photo: Chris Delmas/AFP (Getty Images)Would it be a George R.R. Martin adaptation if there weren’t multiple people vying for control? As the first Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, enjoys some massive early season success, one of the show’s co-creators, executive producers and directors, Miguel Sapochnik, is leaving. “Working within the Thrones universe for the past few years has been an honor and a privilege, especially spending the…

At a glance:Based on the 2018 book Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin, House of the Dragon is a new series set centuries before the events of Game of Thrones.The series has been confirmed to premiere on HBO Max August 21, 2022.Unlike the original Game of Thrones, this is expected to have a smaller, less expansive cast, focusing primarily on the titular House of the Dragon, the Targaryen family, and the immediate members of their court.If you can’t wait, Martin is working with authors Elio M. García Jr. and Linda…