HBO boss Casey Bloys has rejected the notion that viewers were split over their reaction to House of the Dragon season 2. When asked by Deadline whether House of the Dragon has a shot at next year's Emmys after – in the outlet's words – the fanbase were "divided" over the most recent season,

HBO has responded to comments made by author George R.R. Martin that criticized creative choices made on the network’s show “House of the Dragon,” which is based on Martin’s 2018 novel “Fire & Blood.”

There are larger and more toxic butterflies to come,' Martin promises, sharing criticism of the series he co-created with fellow New Jerseyan Ryan Condal.

HBO CEO Casey Bloys was asked about the state of House of the Dragon now that the fanbase is "divided" over season. "Well, I’m not sure that the fans were divided...Yes, maybe one fan was."

George RR Martin called out HBO and Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon for the "Blood and Cheese" changes - especially regarding Maelor.

In a now-deleted post, George R. R. Martin shared his thoughts on Season 2 and the elements of it that he was not happy with. It was clear that Martin was frustrated with how the series handled the Blood and Cheese scene and the removal of Helaena's son.

George R.R. Martin, the bearded, New Jersey-born world-builder of the “Game of Thrones” realm, is a relic of a different time. As a science-fiction and fantasy writer he was nurtured in the pages of journals like Galaxy and Analog,

In his blog post, Martin highlighted some changes in House of the Dragon that stuck out to him as having weakened the impact of events as they played out, and deteriorating future

George RR Martin and HBO at ‘loggerheads’ over author’s House of the Dragon criticism - The ‘Game of Thrones’ creator has been vocal about what has ‘gone wrong’ with ‘ House of the Dragon’