House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal has addressed the heated response to the Season 2 finale after it was criticized for feeling like a “70-minute trailer” for the next season. In the closing minutes of , the stage is set for all-out war; Tyland Lannister and are sailing to face off against Lord Corlys’ forces, the Lannisters and Starks are marching into battle, and Aegon flees King’s Landing – leaving it open for the taking. And then.
.. it cuts to black, and .
Unlike most of Game of Thrones, sophomore season cut down the usual 10-episode complement to eight. Understandably, fans have felt a bit underwhelmed by the cliffhanger, having believed there’d be a big battle to close out the season. Condal, who co-created the prequel with George R.
R. Martin, spoke about the decision to end the season on its eighth episode in a press conference – and more specifically, why it didn’t close with the Battle of the Gullet, the biggest naval battle in Westeros history. Looks like S3 is going to start with the Battle of the Gullet ⚓️🔥 “We were trying to give the Gullet, which is arguably the most anticipated — well, I would say maybe the second-most-anticipated — action event of Fire & Blood, trying to give it the time and the space that it deserves,” he , as per Variety.
“Obviously, as anybody that’s seen the finale [knows’, we’re building to that event. That event will happen very shortly in terms of the storytelling of House of the Dragon. �.