House of the Dragon
Warning : Spoilers ahead for House of the Dragon season 2 , installment 7 , " The Red Sowing . "
Summary
One specific scene featuring Aemond Targaryen inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 , episode 7 , phone back to a much - discussed plot fix throughoutGame of Thronesinvolving traditional knowledge location . LikeGame of Thrones , House of the Dragon ’s timelineheavily sport King ’s Landing , but this fourth dimension , it ’s during theTargaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons . While other notable locations like Dragonstone , Harrenhal , and the Vale . Of naturally , one of the most exciting locations seen inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 was the Wall when Prince Jacaerys Velayron met with Cregan Stark .
The vastness ofGame of Throneswas highlighted by the array of locations boast in the show , allowing characters to move all over Westeros and Essos . The same can be enunciate forHouse of the Dragon ’s characters , but for the prequel show , more Dragon are involve . The number of dragonriders inHouse of the Dragongives the characters a unlike variant of transportation that only Daenerys Targaryen could rely on inGame of Thrones . However , that still bring up a long - running plot of land pickle in the enfranchisement .
House of the Dragon has an unmistakable Jon Snow replacement , but the case just unveiled a sad truth that Game of Thrones could n’t dive into .
House Of The Dragon Struggles With Showing The Passage Of Time & Distance
Travel Hasn’t Been An Issue For House Of The Dragon Characters
Like the original show based on George R.R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Fireseries , House of the Dragonhas bother clearly deliver the distance between emplacement and the time it takes to travel . For example , in " The Red Sowing , " Aemond fly from King ’s Landing to Dragonstone after following Silverwing . The sequence take on Aemond to Dragonstone in a matter of seconds despite the fact thatDragonstone is n’t necessarily close to King ’s landing place . In fact , thedistance between Dragonstone and King ’s landing place is around 400 naut mi , meaning Aemond would n’t have reached his destination for a few hours .
That said , it ’s not likeHouse of the Dragonwould use accurate passages of time for distances since it would n’t be logical to lean into accuracy for that scene of storytelling . Still , there are ways the show could make the distance seem like a greater effort . Whether that ’s experience characters hash out their long trips or edit episodes in a way that would suggest enough prison term has pass . Instead,“The Red Sowing " made it seem like Dragonstone is a short ride away , subside the achievement of Ulf taking Silverwing on a very farseeing journey as a new dragonrider .
Travel Increasingly Became A Plot Hole In Game Of Thrones
Some Game Of Thrones Characters Seemed To Teleport
Game of Throneshad its fair part of plot hollow over eight seasons , and the topic of travel had always been on the list of aspects that looker regularly question . For much ofGame of Thrones ' back half , Littlefinger seemed to teleport around Westeros , pop in and out of locations from episode to episode while others would be on a journey from one emplacement to another for a good dowery of a time of year . Game of Thrones ' travel plot hole became worse as the show go bad on because the storylines play a lot of theatrical role together for big conflicts .
Beyond the Wall , the positioning and the installment with that title inGame of Thronesseason 7 , specially clamber with the aspect of clock time . The speed of raven , dragons , and even the travelers within Jon Snow ’s political party who went Beyond the Wall boast an peculiar passage of time , which is similar to whatHouse of the Dragonhas been go through . The season 7 episode " Beyond the Wall " clearly faced tempo progeny since it needed Daenerys to fell Beyond the Wall , meet Jon ’s team , and then all return to Eastwatch within one episode . Maybe not ideal when travel has been questioned , but again , it was a storytelling sacrifice .
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