"In August 2024, fans were not happy with the House of the Dragon season 2 finale. The second season teased one of the franchise's largest and most expensive battles yet, only to postpone the event to the beginning of season 3 due to budgeting constraints. Instead, fans witnessed a lot of characters dramatically staring at each other while promising that the most important fight of their lives was coming soon."
"I hired Ryan, Martin told The Hollywood Reporter in a new profile. I thought Ryan and I were partners. And we were all through the first season [of House of the Dragon]. I would read early drafts of the scripts. I would give notes. He would change some things. It was working really well I thought. Then, something changed. Condal's co-showrunner throughout season 1, Miguel Sapochnik, departed following unknown disagreements with HBO."
"When Condalnow the sole showrunnerstarted work on season 2, he basically stopped listening to me, Martin continued. I would give notes, and nothing would happen. Eventually, Martin declared during a meeting for season 3 that, This is not my story any longer. Gerald Matzka//Getty Images George R. R. Martin and 'House of the Dragon' showrunner Ryan Condal have an "abysmal" relationship, according to the writer."
Season 2 of House of the Dragon teased a massive, expensive battle but postponed it to the start of season 3 because of budget constraints, prompting fan frustration. Many episodes showed characters preparing and promising an impending fight rather than delivering the confrontation. George R. R. Martin objected to changes made to his source material and issued a since-removed rant criticizing Condal's alterations. Martin initially collaborated with Condal, but after co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik departed, Condal reportedly stopped acting on Martin's notes. Martin declared the story was no longer his and described their relationship as abysmal.
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