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Many, many viewers tuned in to House of the Dragon season 2's finale, and quite a few of them were unhappy with how the season wrapped up. One of those unsatisfied individuals just happened to have a bit more stake in the show than the average audience member; as we've learned from the man himself, Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin is also not thrilled about how the series is turning out. And because he is, after all, a writer, George is planning to put to record some of the reasons why.

The news came via George R.R. Martin's personal blog, in a missive posted August 30. In this blog post, the Fire & Blood author revealed that he's had "a pretty wretched [...] one full of stress, anger, conflict, and defeat." In particular, it seems, some of that defeat came from HBO's latest adaptation of his work.

"I do not look forward to other posts I need to write," says Martin, "about everything that’s gone wrong with HOUSE OF THE DRAGON… but I need to do that too, and I will."

You gotta hand it to him - the man knows how to do intrigue. But just what could Martin be unhappy with? Could it be the pacing? The budget constraints? The truncated version of the Sowing of the Seeds? We'll have to wait for prophesied blog post to find out.

In the meantime, if you're one of the folks like George who is not thrilled about how House of the Dragon is shaping up, let Popverse soothe your aches with some very exciting Fire & Blood stuff that still may be on the way in season 3. We can't guarantee you they'll happen, but we can hope that in learning them you'll be more inclined to read the source material

Which we think Mr. Martin would appreciate.

House of the Dragon season 2 may be over, but Popverse is still in the Westeros spirit, and we've got more Game of Thrones articles than could fit on a spiky chair. We'll tell you how to watch through the Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon saga in order, or if you're so inclined, read through it. We've dug through and exhumed the biggest differences between the two HBO shows set in Westeros, and gotten an inside look at them from House of the Dragon's prop designers. We've covered the history of Westeros's greatest houses & families, talked you through every single dragon in House of the Dragon so far, and peered into the future regarding A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO's upcoming GoT spinoff, and we've got much, much more on the way.