Did You Catch George R.R. Martin’s ‘House of the Dragon’ Cameo?

Blink and you’ll miss it, but George R.R. Martin made a subtle “cameo” in House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 on Sunday, July 28. “Cameo” is a slight stretch, seeing as Martin himself was not physically in the scene, but his likeness was! The moment came at Harrenhal, when Daemon (Matt Smith) was being put to the test by the new Lord Tully, Oscar (Archie Barnes). Look closely at the weirwood heart tree in the courtyard and you’ll see a face carved in. That face is Martin’s, as revealed by the Season 2 Episode 7 installment of The House That Dragons Built, a behind-the-scenes series tagged onto the end of each episode (and also streaming separately) on Max. The idea to carve Martin’s face into the tree was series creator Ryan Condal, who shares a creator credit with Martin in addition to serving as showrunner and executive producer. “What...
- 7/29/2024
- TV Insider
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