DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BOOK!DANY AND SHOW!DANY— Dany and Hizdahr's conversation at Daznak's Pit
TL;DR: the show-only scene makes Dany seem misguided and potentially dangerous and tries to cast doubt on her moral compass, while the book-only scene written by George R. R. Martin showcases Dany's persistent effort to protect the ones who can't protect themselves.
On HBO: the writers created an entirely original scene in order to paint Dany as someone potentially willing to use indiscriminate violence to achieve her goals, while Hizdahr is portrayed as the more cautious figure who defends the tradition of the fighting pits for the sake of Meereen's cultural identity and continuity.
In the books: Dany is shown to be empathetic and protective of the marginalized. She imposes strict conditions to ensure that only willing participants fight in the pits and immediately steps in to stop the needless deaths of (unbeknownst to her) Tyrion and Penny. Meanwhile, Hizdahr shows no regard for the dwarfs' consent or well-being. His attempt to circumvent Dany's anti-slavery measures in order to force two vulnerable and unwilling slaves to fight against lions serves as a critique of the Ghiscari nobles, who readily perpetuate cruelty and oppression for the sake of their entertainment.
TOM GLYNN-CARNEY talking about his character arc in 'house of the dragon' S2:
Aegon will be a 'hurricane' of emotions.
“He feels deeply.”
“Everything he does feel is like on a cellular level and that can arguably be as dangerous, if not more dangerous than someone who doesn’t feel anything, I think, because it builds up. It’s bubbling lava underneath the surface.”
“We see him stepping into the shoes of the King and wearing this new skin as sort of enthusiastically and proudly as he can at this point.”
He admits that Aegon is a "spoiled" child, but makes it clear that he is nothing like the Game of Thrones character, King Joffrey Baratheon.
Speaking about the differences of the characters Joffrey Baratheon and Aegon II:
"Joffrey was a very, very cold, calculated and sadistic character."
“I think Aegon is a different beast. I think his evil side comes from the lack of self-respect and the deep inner pain he is dealing with.”
On his character's ambitions in season two, once he's crowned:
"He is “very clear” about what he wants."
“His motivation is to maintain power and kind of stay where he is and have the authority he feels like he deserves now.”
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"As swift as the wind he rides, and behind him his khalasar covers the earth, men without number, with arakhs shining in their hands like blades of razor grass. Fierce as a storm this prince will be. His enemies will tremble before him, and their wives will weep tears of blood and rend their flesh in grief. The bells in his hair will sing his coming, and the milk men in the stone tents will fear his name." The old woman trembled and looked at Dany almost as if she were afraid. "The prince is riding, and he shall be the stallion who mounts the world."
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"The stallion is the khal of khals promised in ancient prophecy, child. He will unite the Dothraki into a single khalasar and ride to the ends of the earth, or so it was promised. All the people of the world will be his herd."
reason:
They hated each other until they went on the world's shittiest road trip ever and became insanely devoted to each other to the point where Jaime lost a hand for her and literally jumped in a bear pit to protect her