House of the Dragon Showrunner Explains Why Blood And Cheese Scene Was Changed
Readers of George R. R. Martin’s Fire & Blood were well-aware that House of the Dragon Season 2 would have to include the infamous Blood and Cheese sequence. The scene in question may not be quite as shocking as Martin’s Red Wedding, as seen in Game of Thrones, but it’s definitely one of the most brutal moments in the book. Now, House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal is opening up about why the show made certain changes to the scene.
Warning: the following contains spoilers from the Season 2 premiere of House of the Dragon. If you haven’t seen the episode or don’t want to know what’s in it, stop reading now.
In the context of the episode, Blood (Sam C. Wilson) is a member of the City Watch who is loyal to Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), while Cheese (Mark Stobbart) is a rat catcher who knows his way around the royal palace. Daemon hires this pair of unlikely assassins to find and assassinate his nephew, Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell). And when they can’t locate Aemond, Blood and Cheese settle for killing Prince Jaehaerys, the young son of King Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney).