Westeros

Adam Savage, famed special effects fabricator best known for co-hosting Mythbusters, has a great Youtube series called Tested that’s been a great success. So much so that he’s been invited behind the scenes of a number of productions and effects houses over time… and the latest such behind-the-scenes tour involves none other than House of the Dragon.

Promising to be the first of several videos from the production, the introductory episode features master armourer Tim Lewis as he shows Adam swords and other blades that the production has made… including a look at what I am quite certain was their hero Ice while still in the earliest stages of creation.

As always, the highlight for us was the detailed, close-up look at Peter Johnsson’s remarkable Blackfyre and Dark Sister. Some amazing details in those, but a great surprise was learning that Corlys Velaryon’s dagger includes a crude astrolabe in the pommel, suitable to his place as a famed navigator and sailor.

Via Variety, a press conference today with House of the Dragon ahow runner Ryan Condal provided the confirmation of what many suspected: the fourth season will also be the last for the show. This makes sense, given the pace. There are some other interesting remarks there, including Condal indicating he doesn’t yet know if the third season will be 8 or 10 episodes yet, and that he believes production will begin in early 2025: