House of the Dragon showrunner says the war in Season 3 will go “very hot, very, very quickly”

When dragons get involved in wars, you can expect fire and brimstone. And House of the Dragon Season 3 is sizing up to be an inferno in the making. Despite the Season 2 criticisms, the showrunner, Ryan Condal, has held up his head high. In fact, if his assurances are anything to go by, the third season is going to blow your minds, with war and bloodshed.

Quick read:

• House of the Dragon Season 3 will feature intense war and brutal bloodshed.
• Showrunner Ryan Condal teases a fast escalation in conflict, matching the book’s dark tone.
• Budget constraints are a challenge, but the team aims to deliver an ambitious spectacle.

House of the Dragon Season 3 to have a “copious” amount of bloodshed

The Game of Thrones prequel has already been under a lot of fire. But given the brand’s name, it is not something new. With a number of major wars coming, Ryan Condal is confident he’ll be able to please the audience. He recently teased in an interview with EW about what’s in store in S3:

“This is certainly our biggest season to date, both in terms of ambition and just the practical size, the amount of sets. We’re cresting that narrative parabola here and starting to come down into, if not the endgame, the midpoint and getting into the late Act 2 and moving onto the start of Act 3. Anybody that’s read that book knows that the narrative gets bigger and grimmer as it goes along, and the show has to match that ambition as best it possibly can.”

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“As for the Dance itself, I will say that the war this season goes very hot, very, very quickly. I think the people that were waiting and waiting for all of the horrible, brutal, pitiless bloodshed will be getting it in copious amounts.”

Ryan Condal highlights budgetary constraints

War takes money, a lot of it. And if it involves dragons, you’ll need to pour it out like a river. HBO is well aware of it, and Condal doesn’t feel shy pointing at it when talking about the cuts and criticisms the show faced before. He said,

“There’s been no television show in history that ever said, ‘We have too much money and too much time to make this. You’re always making decisions as you go along as to, how are we going to use the resources we have right now to tell the best story we can possibly tell? But I appreciate everybody’s patience.”

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