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_House of the Dragon_ moves at an extremely different pace than _Game of Thrones_ and George R.R. Martin is giving his take on the infamous time jumps and how long he thinks the new HBO

series should last. “_The Sopranos_ had 13 episodes per season, but just a few years later, _Game of Thrones_ had only 10 (and not even that, those last two seasons),” the _A Song of Ice and

Fire_ author wrote on his blog. “If _House of the Dragon_ had 13 episodes per season, maybe we could have shown all the things we had to ‘time jump’ over… though that would have risked

having some viewers complain that the show was too ‘slow,’ that ‘nothing happened.'” Martin said that he was “thrilled” to “still have 10 hours every season” to tell the story of the

_Game of Thrones_ prequel series. The fantasy novel author noted that shows like _Rings of Power_ only has 8 episodes in their first season and his own show _Dark Winds_ only has 6 episode

seasons. WATCH ON DEADLINE RELATED: ‘NIGHT OF THE COOTERS’: GEORGE R.R. MARTIN & VINCENT D’ONOFRIO CONFIRMED TO ATTEND SHORT FILM SCREENING AT SFIFF The novelist predicted that with the

pace _House of the Dragon_ is taking, “it is going to take four full seasons of 10 episodes each to do justice to the Dance of the Dragons, from start to finish.” Although the time jumps on

_House of the Dragon_ have been controversial with some viewers, Martin feels that the show’s creator Ryan Condal “has handled the ‘jumps’ very well.” “I love love love both the younger

Alicent and Rhaenyra and the adult versions, and the actresses who play them,” he added. Milly Alcock played Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the first phase of _House of Dragon_ while Emma

D’Arcy took over after the time jump. Similarly, Emily Carey played the younger Alicent Hightower and Olivia Cooke the adult version of the character. _House of the Dragon_ airs Sunday

nights at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.