The third season of HBO’s explosive series,House of the Dragon, is billed as its penultimate season. A prequel to the beloved series,Game of Thrones,House of the Dragonsees audiences return to a time period wherein what governed Westeros was not gold and large armies, but the fear of the dragons of House Targaryen. The most powerful house in the Seven Kingdoms is torn into two, and by the time Season 2 had ended its coverage,the Battle of the Gullet was about to be fought. Now, as we look ahead to the show’s third season, series showrunnerRyan Condalhas offered an ambiguous tease regarding a detail fans should look out for.
House of the Dragonand, by extension,Game of Thronesare all based on the written works ofGeorge R.R. Martin. While the prequel series covers Martin’s book,Fire & Blood, its predecessor focused on the first five books in Martin’sA Song of Ice and Fireseries. As is the case with most adaptations, not every portion of the original works will be covered. Speaking in the latest episode of his podcast,The Stuff Dreams are Made Of, Condal revealed that Season 3 would include an “in-world thing” that was not featured onGame of Thrones, but is very present in the book series. Exciting, right? Condal does go on to downplay it, saying its “a smaller detail, it’s not a big thing.” The showrunner’s comments on props and designs read:
More Magical Elements Coming to ‘House of the Dragon’?
So the theories are now triggered. What could it possibly be, this set prop that Condal teases?House of the Dragonhasdabbled into the magical elements of the storylike its predecessor, with Weirwood visions for Daemon and a Green Man at Harrenhal. The most popular fan theory so far is that ofa Valyrian glass candle. These magical artifacts from Old Valyria were made of dragon glass, and purportedly allowed sorcerers to see things happening all across the world, while also communicating with them as well.
When Season 3 returns, it will see Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Team Black versus Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Team Green, resume their rivalry. The ranks of the Greens will be bolstered by the introduction ofJames Norton as Ormund Hightower, the nephew of Otto Hightower and cousin to Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne (Freddie Fox). While filming on the penultimate season remains on the back burners for now, series showrunner Condal did offer some insightpreviously, saying, “2025 is gonna be utter madness from January like third until deep in the fall when we wrap production. We do [have a start date for production], I don’t want to say it because it’ll be a thing, but it’s first quarter 2025.”
House of the DragonSeason 3 is still without a release date, but stay tuned to Collider for updates. Seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream onMax.
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