Series based on books usually have changes when going through the adaptation process. In House Of The Dragon, as with Game Of Thrones, this same dynamic happens, for better and for worse.
With the character Viserys I Targaryen, These changes occurred in key elements, such as the degenerative skin disease that, during each episode of HBO, was deepening, while in the book such conditions are never mentioned.
fire and blood book focused on Viserys’s childhood as a “nice chubby boy” and, more generally, in his propensity to live in luxury, as his reign represented “the height of Targaryen power in Westeros”, characterized by frequent parties and tournaments.
Viserys changes in the series with respect to the book
The changes made by the series’ writers helped deepen the justifications for their characters’ decisions. In the case of Viserys, the most notable changes were:
- Emma’s Death: In the book, Rhaenyra’s mother dies due to complications in her pregnancy. In the series, although it is the same, the reality is that it was due to a decision by Viserys who prioritized the newborn baby, due to the fact that he was a son, as he had wanted so much.
- Keep Rhaenyra as heir: Perhaps due to that feeling of guilt with the decision that ended the life of his wife and mother of Rhaenyra, during the series, Viserys reiterates his motivations to maintain his daughter’s succession to the throne, despite the consequences that this entails.
In episode 3 of the series, Viserys and Rhaenyra’s breakup was explored, exposing Rhaenyra’s fear of being replaced and Viserys’s thoughts on the matter in a commendable heart-to-heart, showing a king not only kind, but he wanted to understand and be close to his daughter.
- Sickness and death: As in the series, King Viserys made his final decision on the throne over the successions of Driftmark. He told those who objected to cut off their tongues and at that moment she slipped and cut her hand so badly that two of her fingers had to be amputated.
The infection he took during that cut aggravated his state of health. Viserys died while napping after telling tales to his younger grandchildren on the third day of the third moon of AD 129 at the Red Keep of King’s Landing, summaries of the records show. specialized sites.