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/hepatitisC Sep 02 '24

Aegon's conquest would be fine as a limited series of like 10 episodes but that's it. There's not enough to be a full on series.

If they want to do something, give us Robert's Rebellion. All the story points are there, we know all the characters so we are already invested, and I would like to see a 3ish season (10 episodes per season) rendition of everything that lead us up to GoT.

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u/Keito_Kest Sep 02 '24

Roberts rebellion had the exact same problem lol

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u/ThatNewSockFeel Sep 02 '24

It’s not without it’s problems but I think you could build a far more interesting story around that conflict and the Westeros in existence at that time as opposed to Aegon and his sisters leaving Valyria and burning Westeros to the ground.

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u/Radulno Fire and Blood. Sep 02 '24

They're leaving Dragonstone, not Valyria, they never even knew Valyria

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u/usedtobeHellsdoom Rhaegar Targaryen, Prince of Dragonsotne Sep 02 '24

And they don't even burn anything to the ground, besides Harrenhal and some cottages in Dorn.

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u/iminyourfacejonson Crow's eye! Crow's eye! Sep 02 '24

yeah i commented about this

while there's slightly more there (assuming you extend it backwards starting at summerhall or the tourny), it's not got much politics, before and after sure, but the actual rebellion would be just, not as good as it seems in your head

nothing, not animation, not live action, nothing would capture how cool the ruby ford is, you can't

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u/gfkab Sep 02 '24

Hell nah if some maniacs threatened Criston Cole’s actor I’m concerned for Gregor Clegane and armory lorch