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House of the Dragonis not only known for its outstanding plotline but also for showcasing some of the finest dragons from the world of Westeros (and Essos).
However, not all dragons were featured on the show and it is quite evident from the storyline of Season 2 ofHouse of the Dragon.A mighty dragon that lived on Dragonstone was completely eliminated from the story.
House of the DragonRemoved An Iconic Dragon From The Show
People who have readFire & Bloodknow that there are hundreds of dragons mentioned throughout the entirety of the Targaryen rule over Westeros. From Aegon The Conqueror’s Balerion the Black Dread to Baela Targaryen’s Moondancer, the world was riddled with dragons.
However, not all of them had something to add to the storyline. Several dragons simply existed without a rider and were called strays or wild dragons. One of the wild dragons lived on Dragonstone (where Stannis Baratheon and Daenerys Targaryen stayed inGame of Thrones).
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This dragon was called Cannibal and as the name suggests, ate other smaller dragons, dragon eggs, and, newborn dragons for survival. InGeorge R.R. Martin’sbooks, Cannibal is described as a black menace with piercing green eyes that lived in the cracks and caves in and around Dragonstone.
Since the dragon did not have much impact on the overall narrative of Dance of the Dragons, it seems thatHouse of the Dragondecided to omit the creature completely from the series.
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The Fans Were Robbed of Silver Denys’ Death
Appearing in Season 2 Episode 7 titledThe Red Sowing,we were introduced to Silver Denys. A Targaryen claiming to be a b*stard of Maegor The Cruel. When he approaches Vermithor at Dragonstone to calm him down, things get a little out of hand.
According to the show, Vermithor burns him alive and that is the end of Silver Denys. Well, fans of the show were robbed of one of the greatest deaths ever witnessed in Westeros.
According toFire & Blood,Silver Denys was born and raised in Dragonstone and approached Sheepstealer (another riderless dragon). Trying to calm him, Sheepstealer bit his arm off and while he was bleeding, he was surrounded by his three kids.
Cannibal descended from the skies and devoured them all in one single swoop. And that… was the end of Silver Denys and his bloodline. However, since Cannibal wasn’t mentioned or referenced inHouse of the Dragon(till now), the storyline of how Denys died, had to be changed.
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With 2 seasons to its name, the iconic show currently stands at a rating of 8.4/10 on IMDB and a whopping 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.
House of the Dragonis available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
