When audiences first tuned in to HBO’s “Home of the Dragon,” which takes place some 200 years earlier than the occasions of “Recreation of Thrones,” they have been shocked by how totally different the Iron Throne seemed. Within the authentic collection, the Iron Throne is comparatively modest in each top and width, created with a whole lot of melted swords. Polished and virtually completely assembled, the long-lasting seat lacks the load, top, and unsavoriness that was introduced in George R.R. Martin’s authentic textual content. In “Home of the Dragon,” the seat is much extra according to the unique interpretation, boasting swords on the facet and extra top.
Ryan Condal, co-creator and now sole showrunner of the collection, defined to Vainness Truthful that the Iron Throne seems to be way more dastardly to replicate the Targaryen clan’s would possibly, which is at its peak in the course of the prequel collection. “We think about this the apex of the Targaryen empire, so we actually needed to speak this concept of wealth and prosperity and the truth that there had been six years of peace,” Condal stated, including that the Targaryen household has all of the sources wanted to flourish.
Condal additionally stated that the unique “Recreation of Thrones” creatives had restricted sources on the time. This, nonetheless, led to Condal’s group creating an Iron Throne that is in dialog with the one we first noticed over a decade in the past. “We used that to actually make this look like the earlier [show] seems like an empire in decay, the good dynasty has fallen, the Targaryens are gone,” he stated.
Home of the Dragon’s Iron Throne nonetheless adheres to Recreation of Thrones’ design
Ryan Condal wasn’t improper when he stated that the unique “Recreation of Thrones” creatives did not have the sources or alternatives to create a book-accurate seat. Low ceilings are the rationale why the Iron Throne could not be precisely recreated, which is why the one we see in “Recreation of Thrones” is so miniscule. Seeing as “Home of the Dragon” is a prequel that had no alternative however to stick to the visible language of its successor, radical modifications could not be made to the Iron Throne’s aesthetic.
Nonetheless, Condal needed to make use of the Iron Thone as a visible metaphor to indicate how the Targaryens have been as soon as on the high whereas nonetheless retaining the design that audiences have grown to like. “In the event you look very intently, you will see that the unique throne is there,” the showrunner stated. “It is simply added to and augmented, which means that historical past modifications issues in some unspecified time in the future for the time being.” The modifications made to the new seat are appreciated, and followers will probably be happy to know that the Iron Throne in “Home of the Dragon” is definitely harmful for these on set, because it’s constructed from various actual weapons.
The precise modifications made to the Iron Throne in “Home of the Dragon” have additionally impacted the present’s narrative. Implementing actual swords into the design and making the seat extra monstrous appears to have knowledgeable why Viserys (Paddy Considine) retains reducing himself on the Iron Throne in Season 1.