According to George RR Martin, Maelor’s absence from House of the Dragon is going to create problems that showrunner Ryan Condal is either unaware of or just doesn’t care about. For example, Maelor has been cut out of the show altogether, and Martin warns that this will make a Season 2 scene where Helaena has to choose which of her children to sacrifice far less meaningful.
It’s apparently the complete absence of Maelor that has George RR Martin up in arms about House of the Dragon, as he insists he was not consulted about omitting the character from the series. He claims that Condal originally said they were merely delaying the introduction of this character but later blindsided the author with the fact that the character won’t appear at all. This led Martin to speculate about what the showrunner had planned for future seasons.
“I have no idea what Ryan has planned — if indeed he has planned anything — but given Maelor’s absence from episode 2, the simplest way to proceed would be just to drop him entirely, lose the bit where Alicent tries to send the kids to safety, drop Rickard Thorne or send him with Willis Fell so Jaehaera has two guards,” Martin said. This “seems to be what Ryan is doing here,” and the author acknowledges that “It’s simplest, yes, and may make sense in terms of budgets and shooting schedules.”
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