Spoiler warning: This article contains mentions of spoilers from ‘House of the Dragon.’ Reader’s discretion is advised if you haven’t yet watched the show.Ryan Condal, showrunner and co-creator of the beloved ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off, ‘House of the Dragon,’ recently opened up about the show and what fans can expect from the coming season. The finale of season 3 of ‘HoD’ brought about quite a bloody end, with Queen Rhaenyra taking her army to reclaim the city from Lord Ormund Hightower. Helaena jumps to her death, while Aegon and Aemond confront one another after the latter thought that he had killed him and his dragon, Sunfyre.
Ryan Condal talks about ‘House of the Dragon’ season 3
While talking to Collider, Condal, who is responsible for ‘House of the Dragon,’ recently opened up about some of the major scenes in Season 3 and what they mean. He even joked that he is “done” with everything related to the show. One of the main things he discussed was Vhagar’s whereabouts. Much of the season was spent searching for Aemond’s dragon to find him, unaware that the two had been separated.Codal shared, “Though the hows and whys of this story are yet to be revealed, we felt that we could only go so far with the ‘Aemond the Destroyer’ storyline. Vhagar is great fun, but she is so all-powerful that we often have to ask ourselves, ‘Why couldn’t Vhagar just kill everyone/thing?’ The idea that everyone is hunting Vhagar as a way of finding Aemond, one (wounded) man, without realising they were separated was great fun.”Codal also praised James Norton, who appeared in the series for this season alone as one of the main antagonists, Ormund Hightower. While talking about his character arc, the showrunner stated, “James Norton is great, and I wish he could be in everything I make from here to the end of time. But the plan was always for a one-season arc. His story perfectly sat within our Season 3 plan, and his work (though he paid for it with his life) has irrevocably damaged Rhaenyra and Daemon’s cause while simultaneously strengthening the Greens.”
Ryan Condal says that he is done with all things dragons
Concluding the interview, Condal shared that he is quite done with telling the story about dragons and wars for now. He shared, “I have really said all I have to or need to say about dragons and Targaryens and thrones, but I think the most interesting story left on the table is the story of the end of the Targaryen dynasty. But the one told from the point of view of the Targaryens themselves.”
About ‘House of the Dragon’
The spin-off series from the same universe as ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘House of the Dragon’ is set around 400 years before the events of the first series and acts as a prequel, giving fans a look into George R R Martin’s book, ‘Fire and Blood.’ It tells the story of House Targaryen at the peak of their power. A brutal civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons, erupted over who would inherit the Iron Throne, bringing about unprecedented bloodshed.
