About this episode

The hosts analyze the differences between the book 'Fire & Blood' and the last two episodes of 'House of the Dragon'.

And now our watch is ended…for now! Ser A.Ron, King Jimhaerys, and Acolyte Max finish up the book to show comparisons for season three of House of the Dragon. They analyze the biggest differences between Fire & Blood and the last two episodes, “The Dragon in Winter” and “The Treasons at Tumbleton”. This episode’s reading: Hardcover: p. 481, par. 5 – p. 487, par. 2, plus p. 505, pars. 2–3 on Helaena’s deathKindle: pp. 512–518, plus the two paragraphs on Helaena’s death beginning “The two knights died at dawn…”Begins: “On the headwaters of the mighty Mander stood Tumbleton, a thriving market town and…”Ends: “None of this constitutes proof that Daemon Targaryen had carnal knowledge of the bastard girl, but…” Theme song: Game of Thrones (80's TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Support Bald Move:  Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Discord  |  Reddit  |  Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Ser A.Ron, King Jimhaerys, Acolyte Max

Topics covered

• book comparisons
• House of the Dragon
• Fire & Blood
• season three analysis
• character deaths
• Targaryen history

Keywords

• House of the Dragon
• Fire & Blood
• Targaryen
• Helaena
• Tumbleton
• The Dragon in Winter
• The Treasons at Tumbleton
• book analysis
• TV adaptation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones

Places: Tumbleton

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