GRR Martin said that the series must have at least 40 episodes to tell its story properly, and Paddy Considine, who plays King Viserys, was worthy of an Emmy.
George RR Martin, who published an article on his blog after the highly acclaimed 8th episode of the “House of the Dragon” series, praised Paddy Considine, who stood out with his performance in this episode, and emphasized that the series should last at least 4 seasons.
the first season of the series, Game of ThronesIt consists of 10 parts as in . However Game of ThronesSince it will tell a much longer period of time compared to the story of , long time jumps are often included. In the middle of the first season, that is, after the 5th episode, there was a 10-year jump and the actors of the main characters of the series changed. The second big time jump was the six-year jump after the 7th episode. When the first season is over, a 20-year time frame will be told.
Stating that one season of the series had many more episodes in the past, Martin complained about the shorter seasons. He said that if there were 13-episode seasons instead of 10, they could have shown what happened in the time jump (Rhaenyra and Ser Harwin’s relationship, Daemon and Laena’s marriage), but he also stated that the writer team successfully overcame these jumps that were born of necessity.
“I’m so excited that we still have 10 hours to tell our story each season.” said Martin, noting that Amazon Prime Video’s “Rings of Power” series, which started at the same time, has 8 episodes and that some other series are shorter. The most important point Martin emphasized in his article was that he stated that the series had to last at least 4 seasons/40 episodes in order to properly describe the Targaryen civil war, namely “The Dance of the Dragons”. The series received approval for the second season right after it started, but the future of the other seasons has not been officially confirmed yet.
Martin also praised Paddy Considine’s performance as King Viserys in his article, saying that the actor has produced a more powerful, tragic and realistic Viserys than he wrote, “Paddy deserves an Emmy for this episode alone. It wouldn’t be fair if he didn’t get it. ” said. Considine received widespread acclaim, especially for her performance in the last season.
