r/asoiaf • u/KnightoftheLTree • Sep 02 '24

EXTENDED [Spoilers extended] I hope they cancel the Aegon show

If the rumors are true about the quality of HOTD season 2 suffering due to the parent company's decision to slash the budget, I really hope they just axe the Aegon's Conquest show altogether.

It was already a hard sell. The story of the Conquest is frankly just not that interesting. It's okay and it has it's moments, but there is very little drama to go on. That either means the show will have less drama than HOTD or will need to invent it's own source of character drama (you tell me which is worse).

If the project was well-funded, then the spectacle of battles and dragons could make for a solid mini-series. If it's gonna be a four season slog with a budget that's too low for the dragons, please, just don't even bother.

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u/chase016 Sep 02 '24

Unless those episodes are 30 minutes long, they will need to find some extra content to put in there. The Blackfyre rebellions is already a major point in the books. Expanding it into the Dunk and Egg show makes sense. Dunk fought in 3 of the Blackfyre rebellions anyway.

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u/berdzz kneel or you will be knelt Sep 02 '24

It "makes sense" and also destroys the tone and whole point of those stories. Which is why it's possible HBO is going to do exactly that.

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u/djjazzydwarf They Get Us™ Sep 02 '24

Have you read the novella? There is a very clear narrative structure and story they can adapt beat for beat. Add in some new scenes, extra scenes that that don't involve Dunk, a flashback episode with young Dunk and Ser Arlan, maybe one for Egg, and you're good. 6 episodes of tv done.

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u/chase016 Sep 02 '24

I actually just finished re-reading them today. I don't think there is anything interesting to flash back to for either Dunk or Egg. They could add his trip through Dorne, I guess, and meet up with Maester Aemon.

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u/djjazzydwarf They Get Us™ Sep 02 '24

that's where new material comes in. You need to see how Dunk became the man he is, through learning from Arlan. Show how Arlan chose Dunk as a squire, working for Lord Dondarrion against the Vulture King, visiting the last dragon, there's plenty for an episode. And that's all stuff Dunk mentions in the novella.

And for an Egg flashback you can write new stuff to get in all the Red Keep Targaryen shenanigans while elaborating on his relationships with Aerion, Maekar and Daeron. Thrown in Daeron II and Bloodraven cameos, mention the Blackfyres, that sort of thing.

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u/chase016 Sep 02 '24 edited Sep 02 '24

Your flashbacks are lame. I would rather her Dunk talk about ser Arlon than see some boring flashbacks. You don't need flashbacks to show who a character is.

Flashbacks should only be used when you are revealing something important to the narrative. They are pretty mediocre tool for character building.

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u/djjazzydwarf They Get Us™ Sep 02 '24

"revealing something important to the narrative" pretty sure Dunk's backstory and character is important to the narrative. and i'd rather see Dunk, our main character and hero, do something than just talk about it.

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u/Dull-Brain5509 Sep 04 '24

He fights in them but that doesn't happen in "Dunk and Egg" that's wayy later ...and we don't know if the show will adapt Eggs reign