Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin took to his personal blog to write about his unhappiness with House of the Dragon season 2 as well as concerns for season 3, before swiftly deleting the post.
"I argued against it, for all these reasons," Martin wrote, detailing the 'Sophie's Choice' scene in Blood and Cheese involving Maelor's death (via The Hollywood Reporter. ) "I did not argue long, or with much heat, however. The change weakened the sequence, I felt, but only a bit. And [showrunner Ryan Condal] had what seemed to be practical reasons for it; they did not want to deal with casting another child, especially a two-year old toddler. Kids that young will inevitably slow down production, and there would be budget implications. Budget was already an issue on House of the Dragon, it made sense to save money wherever we could. Moreover, Ryan assured me that we were not losing Prince Maelor, simply postponing him ... That made sense to me, so I withdrew my objections and acquiesced to the change."
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