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House of The Dragon fans are split over traumatic scene ‘worse than the Red Wedding’

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Updated 14:06 18 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 14:07 18 Jun 2024 GMT+1

House of The Dragon fans are split over traumatic scene ‘worse than the Red Wedding’

Has the Red Wedding finally been topped?

Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin

Featured Image Credit: HBO

Topics: House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, TV, TV and Film

Michael Slavin
Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin is LADbible's dedicated specialist Film and TV writer. Following his completion of a Masters in International Journalism at Salford University, he began working for the Warrington Guardian as a reporter. Throughout this he did freelance work about Entertainment for publications such as DiscussingFilm, where he was the Film and TV editor. Now, he is LAD's go to voice on all things Netflix, True Crime, and UK TV, as well as interviewing huge global stars such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Daisy Ridley, and Ben Stiller.

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After a long wait House of the Dragon is finally back, and we couldn’t be happier.

When the show was first announced back in 2022, many fans were sceptical, especially with Game of Thrones having just slumped over the finish line with what many considered one of the worst TV endings ever.

Despite that – season one of the GOT spin-off was met with rave reviews, and the premiere of season two has kicked things off on Sunday (16 June).

And what is a GOT show without a moment to rival the infamous 'Red Wedding'?

The book House of the Dragon is based on, Fire and Blood, had a steep warning for fans of the show that an upcoming scene in the second season would be 'far more shocking' than the Red Wedding – as if the sudden deaths of beloved characters wasn't be bad enough.

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Prior to the release of the show, fans of the book on the subreddit r/HouseofTheDragon debated what would be the show’s equivalent, with ‘Blood and Cheese’ being named the resounding winner.

Don’t worry, we won’t spoil what happens in it – book or show.

Anything is hard to match Red Wedding for shock value. (HBO)
Anything is hard to match Red Wedding for shock value. (HBO)

One fan commented: “Blood & Cheese is the perfect mix of Red Wedding, Shireen's burning and Rickon's death.

"If handled right it will be far more shocking than any of the above-mentioned events.”

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And someone else predicted that it would get 'similar reactions'.

Well, the famed moment finally dropped in the newest episode, and despite the hype – fans are split.

In the discussion thread for the episode on r/HouseoftheDragon, one fan commented: “Blood and Cheese was kinda anticlimactic… I can’t say I’m surprised the show didn’t wanna get that dark.

"Other than that solid start!”

While another tweeted to say: "'Blood and cheese is going to be worse than the red wedding'. It has been proven once again that nothing in cinematic history can top the red wedding #HouseoftheDragon."

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HOTD fans were left split over Blood and Cheese (HBO)
HOTD fans were left split over Blood and Cheese (HBO)

The scene was changed slightly from the books, and many fans were unhappy with the changes to make it less graphic and traumatic.

Some, however, felt the more reserved portrayal of the scene worked well.

One person said on Reddit: “The kill was way, way quieter than I anticipated and that made it so much worse.

“I kinda like that we didn't get the exact playout of what was written, but I still have questions about it all. That said... the f**king sound effects yall...”

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While another commented: “I liked it too. It's certainly the kind of story that would gain additional lurid details as people repeated it, so it makes sense that it would be different from the book.”

Whatever the opinions of fans, however, we can all agree we’re glad the show is back.

The series has so far received rave reviews, with a 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, and 87 percent from fans.

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