House of the Dragon

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by staylor26

No D&D shit writing, GRRM very involved, and the story is already finished.

This is the key.

D&D simply didn't know what to do without source material. So it impacted not only storytelling but even the pacing. They sped up because they tailored the ending to get get it done faster because they wanted to move on.

If you have the beginning, middle and end set in stone for the new writers, you'd have to think they won't rush the end game and botch it like D&D did.