Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hello everyone! Today I wanted to discuss GRRM's criticism of House of the Dragon and why he wasn't as critical about the famously terrible later seasons of Game of Thrones

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00:00 Uncharted Waters
01:05 Original Rift
02:06 Control and Responsibility
03:02 Excuses
04:10 Viewing the Rift
04:26 Surge In Popularity
05:11 Old Wounds
06:13 Condal and the Books
07:00 Path Forward
08:01 Golden Child
09:03 Condal's Explanation
10:36 Relationship with HBO
11:43 Looking Ahead
12:16 Conclusions