One of the most brutal moments of ‘The House of the Dragon’ falls very short of its version of ‘Fire and Blood’
The end of the first episode of season 2 of the dragon house It left us all very shocked.. The death of little prince Jaehaerys is one of the rawest scenes we have seen on television, because is the capture of an infant. However, The television representation of this event falls short when compared to those that take place in the original version.the novel Fire and Blood.
George RR Martin, the creator of the universe of game of Thrones and house of the dragonis one of the writers who do not stop for the description of sadistic and violent moments. Moments have emerged from Martin’s mind that have left many traumatized, such as the beheading of Ned Stark, The Red Wedding or the brutal stabbing of Jon Snow by his comrades.. In this first episode of the second season of the dragon house, We were able to witness a scene with the same emotional weight as the previous ones.
On several occasions, the showrunners both of Game of Thrones like the dragon house, They have decided to lower the tone of violence that is used in the books. In the case of the death of Prince Jaehaerys, it is narrated in the novel that, like in the television episode, two assassins known as Cheese and Blood enter the castle to murder a Targaryen..
However, there is a fundamental difference, in the series it is handled that Daemon ordered them to murder Aemond to avenge the death of Lucerys.and the murderers, failing to find the one-eyed prince, settle for one of Halaena’s children, while in the novel, Daemon gives the order to murder one of the children, that is, the murderers do not make a mistake or settle for one of the little children but that was their original order. This gives a completely different perspective to Damon’s character that perhaps showrunners They did not want to explore.
Another difference with respect to the novel is that The murderers do not go to the young princes’ room, but rather enter their grandmother’s room, Alicent Hightower. (Olivia Cooke) where they subjugate her waiting for the children who came with her daily to kiss her goodnight. Already in the room with the children and Halaena, the situation is more violent when Cheese makes threats to the princess that are difficult to forget.
When Haelena has to make the impossible decision about which of her children to save, she chooses Jaehaerys, the eldest, dooming little Maelor. In the novel, the rat catcher, Cheese, whispers in Maelor’s ear, “did you hear that kid? “Your mom wants you dead.”, sparing the life of the youngest of the princes and beheading the eldest son, Jaehaerys, in his place. The scene in the book is narrated with greater brutality, as it also involves the death of several guards and servants of the castle.. In addition, a much darker tone is given to the character of Daemon who is the intellectual responsible for the death of the little prince.
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