HBO will correct the VFX error fans spotted duringHouse of the Dragonepisode 3. The prequel toGame of Thronespremiered in late August and became the streamer’s most-viewed series, with 9.99 million users tuning in for the first episode. With such high numbers, it was only a matter of time before viewers caught the CGI blunder.
King Viserys, played by Paddy Considine, is missing two fingers on his left hand due to a mysterious illness. But during a scene featuring the monarch inHouse of the Dragonepisode 3, titled “Second of His Name,” fans noticed the VFX gaffe that would help edit his missing digits in post-production. The blink-and-you-miss-itHouse of the Dragonmistakehappens when King Viserys decides to send out help to Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) and his brother Daemon (Matt Smith) to defeat the Crabfeeder.
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As humans are behind groundbreaking technology like CGI, it’s normal for some details to skip past the VFX artists, but HBO will correct the mistake nonetheless. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, the revised version of the episode will be available on the streaming platform HBO Max. The error echoes a similar situation that occurred years prior onGame of Throneswhen someoneleft a Starbucks cup on a tableduring a scene from the fourth episode of the show’s final season. During an interview with THR earlier this year, showrunners Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan J. Condal joked they had “a very heavily policed set — there was lots of Starbucks-hunting going on” to prevent another incident. On a more serious note, Sapochnik and Condal reasoned that those situations are frequent on film and television.
Despite the infamous CGI blunder,House of the Dragonis doing well with audiences. Less than a week after its record-breaking premiere,HBO renewedHouse of the Dragonfor a second season. The prequel takes place 200 years before the events depicted inGame of Thronesand 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen, portraying the Targaryen war of succession and the beginning of the Targaryen House’s downfall.
Although its predecessor received criticism for its often gratuitous sex and violence, the new series chose to follow a different path. WhileHouse of the Dragonstill delivers tons of gore, Sapochnik and Condal have decided to omit acts ofsexual violence inHouse of the Dragonif they don’t serve the story. Moreover, the showrunners included intimacy coordinators on the set to ensure the actors' comfort while performing these scenes. So far, the first three episodes crafted a compelling narrative and supplied gory entertainment that doesn’t feel too exploitative.
House of the Dragonairs on Sundays on HBO.
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