George R. R. Martin's Secret House Of The Dragon Cameo Is Hidden In A Surprising Place

The final episode of House Of The Dragon Season 2 will air next week, but the show's creators hid a special treat for eagle-eyed viewers in the penultimate episode of Season 2, which premiered over the weekend: a cameo from Game Of Thrones author George R. R. Martin, hidden in just about the last place one would think to look.

The blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo takes place fairly early on in the episode, during a confrontation between Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and young Oscar Tully (Archie Barnes). The scene is set in the courtyard of Harrenhal, with a massive weirwood tree serving as the backdrop. But a closer look at the tree reveals that the face it bears is that of none other than George R. R. Martin. The story behind the enormous prop was shared in the most-recent episode of The House That Dragons Built, a companion series that tells the behind-the-scenes story of each episode's creation.

"What's lovely about the show is everything's so character-based that even the tree is a character," VFX producer Thomas Horton said of the huge prop-tree, which was sculpted specifically for the scene.