House of the Dragon Showrunner Responds to GRRM's Criticisms (Is He Right?)

House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal finally responded to George R.R. Martin’s now-deleted blog post criticizing the previous season of the show, saying that he didn’t even see the post himself before it was taken down. Back in September, Martin wrote a lengthy post criticizing the show for seemingly small changes that have piled up over time, creating a butterfly effect that has frustrated him by changing the story and its emotional impact. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly published on Monday, Condal said that this was disappointing to hear from one of his personal heroes, and he felt that Martin was not being honest about the practical issues at play in cases like this.Videos by ComicBook.com“It was disappointing,” Condal said bluntly. “I will simply say I’ve been a fan of A Song of Ice and Fire for almost 25 years now, and working on the show has been truly one of the great privileges of, not only my career as a writer, but my life as a fan of science-fiction and fant...