One particular aspect of HBO’sHouse of the Dragonhas garnered recent praise fromGame of Thronesauthor George R.R. Martin.
Martin’sSong of Ice and Fireseries, which created the world of thewildly popularGame of Thronesand its more recent prequelHouse of the Dragon, has spanned five books so far, with more to come devoted to the tales drawn from the fictional lands of Westeros. However, according to Martin, who spoke candidly,House of the DragonexceededGame of Thronesin at least one area.
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According toDeadline, Martin’s praise for the recent prequel boils down to one element that Martin feels could have been done better in the original series: the dragons. At an FYCHouse of the Dragonscreening, Martin admitted that he wasn’t impressed with the dragons inGame of Thrones,saying,“They were like all the same.” With a host of new dragons ascompanions to the Targaryen family, around whom the prequel centers, theHouse of the Dragoncreators were able to up their creature effects game considerably this go-round. “They had personality,” Martin continued. “They came alive. It came as great satisfaction to me.”
House of the Dragonhas already introduced fans to some of the more important dragons in the series, including the immense and frightening Vhagar, who plays a key role in theHouse of the Dragonseason 1 finale. According to Martin, the individual characteristics of each dragon are more thought out than the creatures inGame of Thrones,where they are seen much less frequentlyand with less personality definition.Martin says of the prequel, “The minute I saw Caraxes I knew who the hell he was. And Syrax, coming in the beginning.”
Audiences will expectmore dragons inHouse of the Dragonseason 2, where they are characters with their own motivations, sometimes at odds with their human riders. While Daenerys' three dragons inGame of Thronesbegan as cute cat-like creatures hatched from eggs, they eventually played crucial roles in the plot. For the most part, however, the three dragons were largely indistinguishable beyond variations in coloring. The new series, and the presence of dragons in its very title, poses a tall order for creating memorable monsters, of which both Martin and fans hope there will be many more.
