House of the Dragon was the first Game of Thrones spinoff, but it certainly won't be the last. Even earlier Game of ThronesFinally, HBO has been exploring ways to continue telling stories in Westeros. Now that House of the Dragon itself is a great success (even if season 2 was a bit divisive due to its shorter episode count), which will only improve plans for the franchise, which will expand with A knight of the seven kingdoms' release sometime in 2025. Beyond that, HBO is developing multiple Game of Thrones Spinoffs, ranging from one about Aegon's conquest to an animated…
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Bran Stark becoming king was one of the most controversial parts of Game of Thrones' series finale, "The Iron Throne," but the show missed a golden opportunity to better set it up. After years of speculation about who would claim the Iron Throne, Game of ThronesThe ending provided a big shock when not only was the throne destroyed, but then Bran was made king. The likes of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen were much more common theories, and even in terms of outside bets, Bran wasn't really in consideration. There is a bit of logic in this idea, as Bran…
An update on the next one Game of Thrones spinoff show, A knight of the seven kingdoms (once and Maybe Still currently subtitled The Hedge KnightAs this remains unconfirmed), there are concerns about repeating mistakes made by a different fantasy franchise. House of the Dragon is the only spinoff show to make it to air since Game of Thrones' ends in 2019, with two seasons under his belt so far (and two more confirmed), but that will change in 2025. A knight of the seven kingdoms' story will take audiences to a different part of Westeros, set around 90 years…
House of the Dragon Season 2 included a tease of The Prince That Was Promised, and in doing so made the cancellation of Game of ThronesJon Snow spinoff seems better. House of the Dragon Season 2's ending has its biggest connection yet Game of ThronesFeaturing the appearance of Daenerys Targaryen, a White Walker, and the Three-Eyed Raven as part of a weirwood tree-influenced sequence. Daemon Targaryen's vision of Daenerys et al was important to the prequel's own story, but also to the wider franchise. With her appearance in the sequence preceded by a red comet, as well as being linked…
Fraser Season 2, episode 5 has the reboot's most direct reference yet to Niles Crane, which ends up being both a blessing and a curse. David Hyde Pierce did not return as Niles for Frasers reboot, with the actor choosing not to return as he was focused on new projects. However, the character still has a presence in the series, not least thanks to his and Daphne's son, David (Anders Keith), being a series regular. Nicholas Lyndhurst is part of that Fraser Reboot's cast as Alan Cornwall is the closest the reboot has to a NilesIn terms of his close…
Catelyn Stark dies in the A Song of Ice and Fire Books much like she has in Game of ThronesKilled by the free. However, there is much more to her story that the HBO adaptation left out: namely her return as Lady Stoneheart, a kind of zombie type character who only wants revenge. The Dead at the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones And ASOIF Was shocking enough, but that Kathleen is coming back in A storm of swords' Epilogue is just as great a twist. Dubbed Lady Stoneheart, she has only made a couple of brief appearances in the…
Few people get along well Game of Thrones And A Song of Ice and Fire However, even by Westerosi standards, Sansa Stark was particularly hard done with where the story took her. She went from one bad marriage match to another, lost her family, and had to survive a lot. you Game of ThronesThe ending was a fitting one, at least, with Sansa rising to become Queen in the North, though whether that happens in the books remains to be seen. Sansa's path in Game of Thrones Completely diverged from the books in season 5What took you to Winterfell to…
For book readers (and show viewers who coveted spoilers), one of the biggest twists in Game of Thrones was one that no happened: the non-appearance of Lady Stoneheart, which was expected around the end of the show's 4th season. In the books, Lady Stoneheart is the resurrected form of Catelyn Stark, who was brought back to life by Beric Dondarrion a few days after she was killed at the Red Wedding. Occurring in the Epilogue of A Storm of Swordsis one of the most shocking twists in the books, although the series had its reasons for not doing it. Producers…
Jaime Lannister is known as the Kingslayer in Game of Thronesbut he would be killing as king if George RR Martin had stuck to his original plan for A Song of Ice and Fire. Jaime is one of the most complicated and fascinating characters in both the books and the TV series (where he was brilliantly played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as part of Game of Thrones' cast). In fact, few characters go through the kind of transformation he does, with hidden layers to his story that few would have imagined from the beginning. Of course, things were confused by his…
Game of Thrones' changes to Daenerys Targaryen's history ended up having a negative impact on Jon Snow years later. Game of Thrones made several changes to the books with Daenerys' character and history, from her appearance - in the novels she and other Valyrians have violet eyes - to supporting players and plots being discarded to simplify and speed up the narrative. Many of the changes had their own butterfly effect, removing important parts of Dany's arc, which ultimately meant she Game of Thrones' The ending felt rushed (and extremely controversial). A crucial scene in her story is when she…