House of the Dragon vs Fire & Blood: What the Show Changed

House of the Dragon is based on Fire & Blood — George R.R. Martin's history book built from three unreliable in-world narrators. So when the show changes things, it's not always betrayal... sometimes it's a fair call. Other times? Not so much. Here's every major way HBO's House of the Dragon has rewritten, remixed, and occasionally set fire to the source material — from an invented childhood friendship to a dragon crashing through a coronation that never happened in the books. 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Rhaenyra and Alicent 1:49 - Viserys 3:01 - The Great Council 4:13 - Criston Cole 5:31 - Laenor Velaryon 6:30 - Daemon and Rhaenyra 7:29 - Aemond's Eye 8:29 - The Green Council 9:34 - The Dragonpit Moment 10:29 - The Death of Lucerys 11:35 - Blood and Cheese 12:39 - Rhaenyra Restrained 13:35 - History Feels Uncertain Which book change made you yell the loudest? Drop your verdict in the comments. This is The Character Witness — where we put the story on trial. #HouseOfTheDragon #FireAndBlood #GameOfThrones #BookVsShow #HOTD