When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: HBO) HBO has responded afterGeorge R.R. Martin’s (now-deleted) blog post, which aired frustrations at howHouse of the Dragon season 2handled both its ‘Blood and Cheese’ scene and the removal of Helaena’s son. “There are few greater fans of George R.R. Martin and his book Fire & Blood than the creative team on House of the Dragon, both in production and at HBO,” HBO’s statement began. “Commonly, when adapting a book for the screen, with its own format and limitations, the showrunner ultimately is required to make difficult choices about the characters and stories the audience will follow. We believe that Ryan Condal and his team have done an extraordinary job and the millions of fans the series has amassed over the first two seasons will continue to enjoy it.” In his blog Martin said that, though the opening two …