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dreamwriteriam :
HotD’s issue is more than characters seem to have forgotten what they did and said mere months ago in their world. In one episode, Alyn: “We were hungry” and then in the next he seems to say Corlys did his duty by them financially. Alicent: Dont blame me for what men did? But also Alicent to Aegon: You are the challenge. I dont mind the adaptive changes they made that improve the story. Everything with Helaena is sooo much better. But I do mind they struggle to be consistent within their own storytelling
2026-07-09 03:20:38
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Ronald Caterisano :
I think NATLA is more a live action adaptation problem where we’ve already seen it done in a superior medium and were getting the inferior version while with House of The Dragon (which Im also enjoying) this is the first adaptation of said material
2026-07-09 00:25:52
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kelsy :
…you think house of the dragon is good??? 😅 I haven’t read the books either but that show is a steaming hot pile of garbage
2026-07-09 16:52:30
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tomfooleryxx7 :
I wanna like house of the Dragon. I really do but are aspects that make me just hate it. They are cutting two of my favorite characters from the narrative. There are things they are changing that dont make sense. I will give praise, I like how Hugh and Ulf are different in the show, I also like how Daemon is kinda even more of an asshole
2026-07-09 02:10:30
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Son of the Moon :
Most people who criticise HOTD for not following the book have never actually read Fire and Blood, it's alot of performative Internet negativity for clicks and it shows. Alot of people in these comments and others videos say in the book Jace died for his brother yet there is no such thing in Fire and Blood. And to the people who actually read the book, I think what's happening us because of the nature of the book where there is little dialogue and character introspection, people have made conclusion in their head about what a character is which is based on a unreliable narrative. And it doesn't help that Fire and Blood has different accounts so people make different conclusions which leads to clashes.
2026-07-09 06:37:20
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Freaky ox of massive keep :
It’s very fair to judge HotD right now since some of the changes just erased Danerys from existence
2026-07-09 00:59:33
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Tommythecommiecowboy :
I think HotD has some serious writing problems, especially with in-character/universe consistency, and the dialogue this season has gotten markedly worse, which leads to much more criticism than it would probably get
2026-07-09 02:49:07
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Isaac :
my biggest problem with house of the dragon is that they stretched the show out to 4 seasons when they didn't really have to. I really enjoyed season 1 but then it felt like basically nothing happened in season 2 and I am enjoying season 3 more but I feel like I'm starting to feel the drag with each new episode that comes out.
2026-07-09 05:50:25
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🤷🏻♀️ :
🙄 The fake Daeron plot was just absurd. For one, Targaryens are more than just hair color. And “wow, this kid looks absolutely nothing like any of his siblings or parents” is how that would really go, bc in the real world family members tend to resemble each other unlike completely unrelated actors. “I thought he’d be older” was what Rhaenyra said when she would know exactly how old he is. & nobody gets sent off to ward as an infant, which is the only way this is explained since Rhaenyra literally knew him until he left. That was a complete change - he went at around 10, which is the normal age for something that is a common practice in the kingdom.
2026-07-09 13:02:50
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LostSoul :
House of the Dragon is beginning to butterfly badly now. Changes made are heavily impacting what can be done in further seasons and shows. Erasing Nettles, giving Sheepstealer to Rhaena. The kids not being at the gullet, how the battle at the gullet affects Aegon 3. The story of HotD is part of a long series and it actively ruins multiple storielines of characters.
2026-07-09 12:58:12
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hagsplaining :
I don’t think adaptations need to be faithful to their source material at all they just have to stand on their own as a compelling piece of art. HOTD accomplishes that. Netflix atla doesn’t. Netflix atla is poorly made but also falls into the trap of needing to make changes but also feeling the need to do fan service even if it doesn’t fit in the new version of the story. so it fails as its own story and as a nostalgia play
2026-07-09 05:51:37
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MSR_Adam :
I literally don’t care what George thinks. It’s a good show and that’s all that matters
2026-07-09 23:54:46
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TJ :
If you don’t like the changes you’ll judge them against the source material.
2026-07-09 10:04:19
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grubby :
My frustration with hotd fans and honestly george himself is that he wrote fire and blood in a way that is VERY open to adaptational changes. It is NOT a third person omniscient, accurate telling of history. It is told from multiple perspectives decades after the fact. It is full of rumors and propaganda. Yes there are still issues with hotd, but saying "this didnt happen in the book" or "this character doesnt act like that" is absurd.
2026-07-09 04:02:50
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Pheebs :
I love ASOIAF with all my heart, I have read Fire & Blood a ton of times, and I absolutely adore HoTD. Fire & Blood is supposed to be a history book (written centuries after these events occurred) which means there are bound to be inaccuracies. Additionally, television is a different medium and requires different storytelling techniques than a novel. There are production logistics to consider when adapting something and that means maybe characters get cut or a location changes because they have to tell this story but also have a budget and schedule to adhere to.
2026-07-09 17:08:03
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Kit H. :
I so deeply feel like this is an example of when/where/how you find a piece of media makes a huge difference and also where you’re at and what you expect from the adaptation. I have never seen the OG avatar and I am really enjoying the live action honestly. I have read fire and blood and I enjoy the concept of not treating it as fact because it’s written like a history book but I do think there are huge misses in the show. I’m not entirely against the show at all because I think some of those changes are fine and the performances are good but I do struggle with a lot of it too. It’s an interesting topic for sure!
2026-07-09 01:05:42
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GeneralWangFire :
While yes the book is an “unreliable narrative” there are events and characters in the book that they cut or changed in a way that’s worse. They completely changed the ages of characters for the worse
2026-07-09 12:44:33
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CocoaMochacrml📚📖🎞 :
With HOTD I don't hate some of the changes that they made but S3 feel so disconnected. Not only from the book but the previous seasons so it's almost like the writers are hoping that viewers don't remember certain things that happened in S1/S2 in order to make part of S3 make sense.
2026-07-09 02:20:56
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M. Haynes :
I feel like it depends on two things: the amount of source material and maintaining the spirit of the source material. For instance a lot of superhero adaptations have decades of source material, much of which has been retconned or just ignored over time, so I never expect those to be 100% accurate. I'm also OK with adaptations that change stuff but maintain the spirit/themes of the source material like a lot of video game remakes do.
2026-07-09 16:57:23
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meepers :
F&B is not a good book and a huge step back for George. Reading it I kept wondering if this is really the same author who made ASOIAF. So to see him be this caustic when the show's writers are expanding on the material and adding themes that fit with the rest of his work just makes me respect him less.
2026-07-09 05:51:01
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ErryknotArryk :
I don’t take folks complaints about hotd’s fidelity to the source material seriously. Many of them don’t care about it in Akotsk. Both are good shows because they changed when adapting for screen.
2026-07-09 14:19:20
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Jamie Arn :
if a show is good it doesn't really matter how accurate the adaptation is. Like I think quality and accuracy are on two separate axes.
2026-07-09 02:41:47
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Kenton :
For me, it's never about individual plot points, character swaps, setting changes, or even lore changes. Mediums are wildly different in what they emphasize and what audiences expect. Accuracy, to me, is about capturing something's soul. I know that's amorphous, but accuracy isn't about the minutia, it's about communicating the themes and feelings of the work, even if the method is different. Best example I can bring to this is the Halo TV show. I adore Halo. Played all the games multiple times. Working through reading the many books. Have rewatched the anime compilation and Forward Unto Dawn movie countless times. Every year, it's composers rank in my top streamed music. Thing is, I own both seasons of the Halo show, and there's actually a lot about its changes I kind of respect. One major criticism I've always had of the franchise is how deeply and easily it falls into replicating military aggrandizing and propaganda like the military sci-fi it so openly adapts. There's a real lack of political nuance in Halo media, at least earlier stuff. The show really leans into this unexplored aspect of the franchise and I enjoy it. The problem? The show is entirely about those political wrinkles. It gets so lost in that vein of adaptation, it really loses what makes Halo *feel* like Halo. The tone isn't quite what it should be, a lot of the characterization is off, there's very few moments of the silliness the games or even books can have. Halo is about sacrifice, there's a deep somberness, a very careful and measured cinematography that forms the language of the games. It's hard to describe, but there's something about the language Halo speaks in that the show just doesn't get. It's a show I struggle to recommend not because it's not faithful in a details sense, but because I don't think it's a good example of Halo's appeal. I don't think I can recommend the show to someone who doesn't want to play the games but wants to learn more because it's not a good example, if that makes sense. It's exhausting to hear this in in the context of media criticism, it's a done-to-death statement. Yet it's the only thing I can really say. The Halo show just doesn't *get* Halo.
2026-07-09 02:43:51
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rojayreid199🇯🇲🇯🇲 :
it depends on why your adapting it in which ever way, you want the story to go.
2026-07-09 21:59:51
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Iliana 🐉 :
A knight of the seven kingdoms is the most accurate series to book I’ve ever seen (character are aged up and one scene missing ) but it was my favorite. I like house of the dragon as it own entity compared to book. As I’ve read Fire and blood , so for my sanity I separate them (but it hard)
2026-07-09 00:33:12
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