the
House of the Dragon
pilot’s graphic birth scene caused
a visceral response even at the show's gala premiere.
Showrunner
Ryan J. Condal
, who cocreated
the
Game of Thrones
prequel with
George R.R. Martin,
noticed an intense
reaction in the theater, and says people were quick to discuss
it afterward. “A lot of people had things to say about
the birth of Baelon, Prince Baelon,” he told
Vanity Fair.
Now that the show has made its HBO debut, everyone can share in the devastation
The creators insist this grisly moment was a necessary way to mark the start
of the “Dance of the Dragons,” the family civil war that not only tears apart the
powerful House Targaryen, but eventually annihilates dragons from the skies of Westeros