GAME OF THRONES: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON series (2022) 3 3

[chrisco37]

[alexgross.com]

i have enjoyed the first two episodes. plot has been unusually obvious for a GRR Martin project, but i still find it fun and like the cast.

 

Edited September 28, 2022 by alexgross.com

[Bosco685]

[Bosco685]

Rumors of Elizabeth Olsen considering joining the show. I did not realize she auditioned for Daenerys Targaryen.

 

[MetalPSI]

On 9/3/2022 at 10:59 AM, Bosco685 said:

Rumors of Elizabeth Olsen considering joining the show. I did not realize she auditioned for Daenerys Targaryen.

 

Well to think, we may have been able to seen her topless

Suppose it isn't too late

[chrisco37]

On 9/4/2022 at 9:35 AM, The Meta said:

Well to think, we may have been able to seen her topless

Suppose it isn't too late

That was my first thought as well.  

[Bosco685]

On 9/4/2022 at 9:35 AM, The Meta said:

Well to think, we may have been able to seen her topless

Suppose it isn't too late

 

On 9/4/2022 at 1:27 PM, chrisco37 said:

That was my first thought as well.  

 

[Bosco685]

 

[Pitboss]

One hell of an episode tonight! 

[Bosco685]

Wow! Now that is a way to prove you nailed a person for good.

"Here ya go - one torso for your troubles!"

[Bosco685]

 

[Artboy99]

watched the first 2 episodes, I really like this show! 

[chrisco37]

I have to rewatch #3.  Fell asleep last night shortly after it started.  

[Bosco685]

Pretty cool that they created an entire backstory so the actor could understand better what they were going after.

The Crabfeeder unmasked: House of the Dragon actor digs up secrets of Craghas Drahar

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Fire and Blood, George R.R. Martin's compendium of Targaryen history that inspired HBO's House of the Dragon, makes little mention of Craghas Drahar, the Myrish prince-admiral known by his foes as the Crabfeeder. What we know about this figure, as chronicled in the book's passage titled "Heirs of the Dragon: A Question of Succession," doesn't even fill an entire page. So, as with other story elements to House of the Dragon, the makers of the TV series decided to expand the scope of this character.

 

Daniel Scott-Smith, the actor who plays the Crabfeeder in episodes 2 and 3, shares some of that character expansion with EW, including details that may not have been obvious from the screen time he got on the show.

 

"He's a nasty character. So as an actor, it's a dream," Scott-Smith, who's had small roles in Men in Black: International and Dune, says over Zoom from the U.K. "It's nice when you have details, as well, but it's also nice when it's a completely open book. That gave us the freedom to do what we wanted with the character, which, on a creative level, was incredible for me and I think for the directors, as well, because we could play with it and build our own version of Crabfeeder."

 

Fire and Blood tells us that Craghas commanded the armies and fleet of the Triarchy, which was the alliance of three of the Free Cities across the Narrow Sea — Lys, Myr, and Tyrosh. It was under his watch that these forces laid claim to the Stepstones, an important trade route between Westeros and Essos. But he became greedy and demanded high tolls from ships in exchange for safe passage. Sometimes those tolls included human trafficking. Craghas was nicknamed Crabfeeder for his unique way of doing away with pirates: staking them in the sand on the beach of the Stepstones and letting the crabs eat away at them when the tides came in.

 

Scott-Smith confirms some of the newer aspects to Craghas as seen in House of the Dragon. First, yes, that is greyscale on his left arm — the same kind of disease that afflicted Shireen Baratheon (Kerry Ingram) and Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen) on Game of Thrones.

 

"Craghas Drahar is seen as the bad guy, but for any bad character there's always got to be a journey of how they got to that point," Scott-Smith says. Through discussions with Greg Yaitanes, the director on episodes 2 and 3, they began unpacking the character. "We wanted to remember that there's two sides to him. So we spoke about the idea of him being a prince, or that he calls himself a prince, so he came from some sort of higher House," the actor explains. "We spoke about that and the gradual decline to where he is, how the greyscale might affect him physically, even mentally."

But since he had greyscale, doesn't that mean Prince Daemon Targaryen may have contracted it now since he touched him directly?

[bentbryan]

On 9/5/2022 at 1:18 PM, Bosco685 said:

Pretty cool that they created an entire backstory so the actor could understand better what they were going after.

The Crabfeeder unmasked: House of the Dragon actor digs up secrets of Craghas Drahar

But since he had greyscale, doesn't that mean Prince Daemon Targaryen may have contracted it now since he touched him directly?

Wondering the same. I have to rewatch the episode and take a closer look to see if Daemon is wearing gauntlets/ gloves. 

[aardvark88]

On 9/5/2022 at 8:19 AM, Artboy99 said:

watched the first 2 episodes, I really like this show! 

Episode 3 continues with the easy to follow linear plot. Nice battle royale with the 'Second in Name.'

[Artboy99]

On 9/5/2022 at 12:14 PM, aardvark88 said:

Episode 3 continues with the easy to follow linear plot. Nice battle royale with the 'Second in Name.'

sometimes linear is an excellent vehicle for introduction to characters and world building. An example of that in film is The Fellowship of the Ring.

[Dr. Love]

On 8/8/2022 at 9:22 AM, Bosco685 said:

Looks like some hardcore GoT fans are getting excited a black actor was cast in a role that George R.R. Martin signed off on with his more active involvement in the spin-off shows. 

 

Outstanding after the third.

Showrunner Condal: "How do we create a diverse cast for House of the Dragon but still do it in a way that feels organic to the world and doesn’t feel like pandering or tokenism — and also have them not be pirates, slaves and mercenaries like you tend to see in high fantasies?”

It's logically consistent to me, and interesting, to see different regions portray different genetics.  As compared to LOR where the internal logic is lacking - adding to a disappointment on many fronts.

[alexgross.com]

they must be doing something right- for a show whose plot is this predictable and trite, i am still finding it very enjoyable. hoping the story lines get a little more interesting, like the original books and show were. but i'm in for now. 

[Bosco685]