How House of the Dragon’s Season 3 Premiere Majorly Alters the Tragic Battle of the Gullet From the Book Version and What It Means for Team Black’s Future

The Battle of the Gullet, which spans barely four pages in George R.R. Martin’s faux history book Fire & Blood, is a 25-minute action sequence in the Season 3 premiere of House of the Dragon. The battle is among the most devastating events in the Dance of the Dragons between the Blacks and the Greens, a massive naval assault that leaves thousands dead, including one major character and their dragon, as well as one key supporting character. Review: House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 1 House of the Dragon made some major alterations to the literary Battle of the Gullet, adding characters who didn’t participate in it and leaving out some who played a significant role in the book’s version of events. So let’s break down the key differences in how Fire & Blood and House of the Dragon’s “craziest episode of television ever made” depict the Battle of the Gullet, starting with: In both Fire & Blood and House of the Dragon, the Battle of the Gullet culminates in the death of Queen Rhaenyra’s eldest heir to the throne, Prince Jacaerys "Jace" Velaryon. We’ll get into specific alterations to the battle itself in the entries below, but Jace’s death on the show remains fairly close to how the