If you think about it , the entire first time of year ofHouse of the Dragon — all 10 instalment — is basically the prologue to the Targaryen civil war that begins with the final shot ofthe finale . It ’s a story that has already spanned decades and , if creator George R.R. Martin had his way , would have been even longsighted . Much longer .
If you ’ll recall , the show begins with King Jaehaerys naming his grandson Viserys , the son of his second boy Baelon , as his inheritor instead of Rhaenys , the eldest girl of his first boy and intended inheritor Aemon . From that moment until the end of the 10th episode , around 26 years pass ( at least allot to the book canon ) , courtesy of not one , not two , but three timejumps .
In a lengthy new video interview with his publishing company , Penguin Random House , Martin said there was a great lot of discussion in the author ’s elbow room about where the show should begin , with one possibility being Viserys ’ death , which ended up fall out at the end of theeighth episode . Martin ’s idea was to start the show before leads Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower were even born :
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“ I would have start it like 40 years originally with the instalment I would have called ‘ The Heir and the Spare , ’ in which Jaehaerys ’s two boy , Aemon and Baelon , are alive . And we see the friendly relationship , but also the rivalry , between the two side of the majuscule business firm . You know , Aemon dies accidentally when a Myrish crossbowman shoots him by accident on Tarth and then Jaehaerys has to resolve who becomes the novel heritor . Is it the daughter of the sometime son who ’s just died or is it the 2d Word , who has Word of his own and is a world and she ’s just a teenage girl ? ”
Martin admits “ I was the only one who was really enthuse ” about the idea , which would have necessitated more timejumps and in all likelihood more multiple cast . Some people seemed to have enough worry wrapping their heads around Milly Alcock grow into Emma D’Arcy and her kids perish from teenager to teen in - between episode , so this dead worked out for the best .
aboveboard , though , I get it . He meticulously craft the 100 of Targaryen royal history to create the background for A Song of Ice and Fire . Why would n’t he want to see it all onscreen ? But for the purposes of the show , I call up breed 20 years in 10 episodes was just about all we needed to have a go at it how gratuitous , mussy , and brutal this warfare for the Iron Throne is go to be .
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