House of the Dragon: the main differences between series 9 and the book

The Green Council determined the future of the Seven Kingdoms somewhat differently than the book.

Dragon House reached his fateful 9th ​​episode, focusing entirely on the plans of Alicent’s supporters, the so-called “greens”, upon completion Aegon like a king. Although some elements of the books are retained, such as loyalty Lord Bisbury Rainier has changed a lot in relation to Fire and bloodbook by George R. R. Martin on which the HBO production is based.

This begins with the handling of the corpse of King Viserys. After episode 8 ends with the death of the king, in the ninth chapter of the season, Alycent watches as the Husky Sisters tend to her husband’s body. However, the book says that “When it was confirmed that Viserys was dead, His Grace ordered his room to be sealed and placed under surveillance.”.

So while the council met to determine their next course of action, the king’s corpse remained locked up in his chambers. The situation remains like this for several days, without any concern for the body of the late monarch, as everyone who knew of his death was arrested and the Greens took control of the court. Fire and blood He speaks “Neither the Silent Sisters nor the Septons were called into the room where the swollen and rotting King Viserys lay.”.

In the book, Alicent leaves her husband’s body locked up and unattended for several days while the Greens plot to take over. (Reproduction: HBO)

Another difference is that Aegon does not try to run away, despite the fact that he initially did not want to be king. He is found in the city, but there is no involvement in him. misaria what happened and is convinced to accept the crown by arguments be Kriston Colewhich says that Rainier as well as demon would turn the Red Castle into a brothel, and queen alicente also claims that the eldest daughter of Viserys will kill all her half-siblings, as well as helaena and of her children and those of Aegon.

The coronation ceremony takes place in Pit of dragonsand not in the Great Sept (the construction of which began only in the reign of Bayelor, years later). There Kriston himself puts Conqueror’s Crown on the head of Aegon II, and Alicent places his own crown on the head of his daughter Helena.

However, the biggest discrepancy lies in the role princess rayenice in the episode. Unlike the series, in the book she is not imprisoned in King’s Landing and does not need to escape with her dragon. Meleys. So she also doesn’t destroy part of the Great Sept or kill innocents like in HBO’s work, and she doesn’t have a chance to kill the Alycent family before the war even starts.

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