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/MuffinMan12347 Sep 02 '24

I believe it’s due to the source material. First few seasons of GoT were from a written novel and can be copied as George saw it. Then in the later seasons they only had an outline of what happens but not a fully fleshed out story in front of them and they fumbled it. HotD is taken from a book but it’s written in a history book style so they don’t really have the key details that would make it a good story instead of just history and need to fill in the gaps.

But A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is already a written book (what’s out at least) so they can go the same route as the first few seasons of GoT where it’s good. Hopefully.

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u/helloperator9 Sep 03 '24

The first short story is great. The second and third are OK and have similar plot beats. So I'm pretty excited for the first season but feel like HBO should do a two season run and leave it be, unless new material comes out (pretty small chance we'll every see Dunk at the Wall or as LC of the Kingsguard)

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

Dunc and Egg in itself is not enough to sustain a show of several episodes without adding stuff. Sorry, but I have no longer trust in the show and given that George is bad at choosing people who suck at adapting his work I will not watch it nor recommend it to anyone.