House of the Dragon won’t have Mushroom, but his story’s still important - Polygon

House of the Dragon, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel adapted from George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, is missing one of the novel’s best characters: Mushroom. But that doesn’t mean his view of Rhaenyra Targaryen’s life is gone for good.

Fire & Blood, the Game of Thrones prequel that HBOs new series House of the Dragon is based on, is positioned as an in-universe history book. Much like our own histories, multiple sources are imp… [+4016 chars]

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