The second season of “Dragon House” chose a shorter running time, consisting of only eight episodes. It’s two arcs shorter than the critically acclaimed first season, which weaves a dark fantasy tale based on George R.R. The events of the game happened 200 years ago. While the show ended in the ashes due to a rushed ending and odd creative decisions, the prequel series won over a core fanbase with a well-structured narrative about the successor to the Iron Throne and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Drama nominations. The reduced number of episodes naturally raises some questions, and Claire Kilner, one of the now returning directors, explains why.
“There are eight fantastic episodes, with so much going on in each episode, it’s sometimes difficult for us to cut them down to one hour,” director Kilner told us The Hollywood Reporter. “Ryan’s (J. Condal) decision was to give it a good start and a good end, and they packed it with emotionally and visually exciting events.” Seasons seven and eight made comparable mistakes, and when co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss tried to rush events through, the quality started to drop, presumably based on some footnotes author Martin gave them. The latter hasn’t finished the book series yet, so the show lacks a solid foundation. However, House of the Dragon’s second season is focused on giving the chapter a good start and end, rather than forcefully stretching or compressing the upcoming arc in favor of the 10-episode limit.
Fan concerns stemmed in part from writer Martin’s comments last year that depicting the Targaryen saga would require full seasons of House of the Dragon, each containing 10 episodes. Now, if the vision of the showmakers doesn’t match the vision of the original creators/source material, there’s bound to be a certain amount of outrage. We see this time and again in movies where directors complain that the final cut doesn’t match their creative vision – a good example is Todd McFarlane’s take on Venom in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3. Short stature problem.In this case, you need to consider that Martin is just meditating blog – at an early stage – he had complete trust in Condal’s creative decisions.
Condal is now believed to be the sole showrunner for season two, as his original co-star Miguel Sapochnik stepped down after the first season. Alan Taylor, who directed some Game of Thrones episodes, such as “The Battle of the Bastards,” also joined in to help, though in what capacity it’s unclear. Instead of rushing to unfold as he did in the penultimate and final season of Game of Thrones, Condal plans to spend some time in the second season of “HOTD” to ensure that the story’s pace is smooth and the development of events feels worthwhile. of. A season finale has to end on the right note — suspense, for example — and not provide a bland ending that would be inappropriate for 10 episodes. Implementing a time jump in order to deliver a better season finale would feel rushed, which in turn detracts from the quality of the show and the show of the same name. Basically, quality over quantity.
Another thing worth noting is that Fire and Blood isn’t a full-fledged novel like Martin’s other books, but rather a weird amalgam of an encyclopedia and a collection of short stories explaining Targaryen history. This scenario is easily reminiscent of the highly polarizing The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power, which was also derived from an appendix to JRR Tolkien’s mainline Lord of the Rings books, without any guidance or direct influence due to his death. However, in the case of House of the Dragon, Martin is working closely with Condal and Taylor to ensure the best representation of the characters on television as season two prepares to introduce familiar locations like Winterfell and the Starks. .
The second season of House of the Dragon is expected to hit JioCinema and Max in India sometime in 2024.
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