George R.R. Martin Says He'll Soon Reveal “Everything That’s Gone Wrong With” HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

Game of Thrones creator and author George R. R. Martin has said in a new blog post that HBO’s House of the Dragon series has had big problems and that he’ll soon write about “everything that’s gone wrong with” with the series.

But, he says that this isn’t something he’s looking forward to revealing, but he needs to do it soon. Martin said:

“I do not look forward to other posts I need to write, about everything that’s gone wrong with HOUSE OF THE DRAGON… but I need to do that too, and I will. Not today, though. TODAY is Zozobra’s day, when we turn away from gloom.“

The Burning of Zozobra festival is “Santa Fe’s way of devouring the darkness, to clear the way for the light and joy that will hopefully mark the new year. And believe me we need that, more than ever before.”

He added. “The world, the country, and yes, certainly me. This has not been a good year for anyone, with war everywhere and fascism on the rise… and on a more personal level, I have had a pretty wretched year as well, one full of stress, anger, conflict, and defeat.

“I need to talk about some of that, and I will, I will… I was away from my computer traveling from July 15 to August 15, so a lot of things that needed saying did not get said.”

It’s interesting to learn that Martin has grievances with the House of the Dragon series. It will be interesting to see what issues there have been that he’s not happy with.

He previously praised the fourth episode of Season 2, saying: “Has there ever been a dragon battle to match it? I seem to recall that ‘Reign of Fire’ had a few scenes where a dozen dragons were wheeling through the skies.

“So, okay, maybe that was a bigger scene, with more dragons on screen…but a better battle? I don’t think so. Our guys knocked this one out of the castle.”

But, at another point, Martin pointed out an issue he had with an incorrect sigil for House Targaryen. The correct sigil features a two-legged dragon while the show features a four-legged one.

He said: “They went with the bad sigil rather than the good one. That sound you heard was me screaming, ‘No, no, no.’ Those damned extra legs have even wormed their way onto the covers of my books, over my strenuous objections.”

Martin obviously has a lot of other things that have been brewing in his mind about the show that he wants to get off his chest.

Have you had any big issues with the House of the Dragon series?