Many Game of Thrones fans are anxious about the HBO prequel, and in some ways, their worries are valid, but there’s no need to worry because House of the Dragon will sweep you off your feet.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Viserys Targeryen assumes great responsibility as Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms in the first moments of HBO’s House of the Dragon. It’s appropriate that a significant portion of the first season of the program, which premieres this Sunday, centers on a king who tries to measure up to his predecessor. House of the Dragon, which has to air after Game of Thrones, one of the most acclaimed TV programs of all time, shares this same responsibility.
If House of the Dragon can climb that wall, only time and the seasons that follow will be able to tell. However, it is evident from viewing the first six episodes of House of the Dragon that it at least has a chance.
What’s more, House of the Dragon allows Game of Thrones fans who were disappointed by the show’s contentious final season an opportunity to fall in love with Westeros once more.
HBO will begin airing House of the Dragon on Sunday, August 21. The first episode of the series takes place 172 years before “The Mad King” Aerys Targaryen passes away and Daenerys is born. House of the Dragon, which follows the Targaryen Dynasty’s rise to power and subsequent demise, is based on George R.R. Martin’s fictitious historical book Fire and Blood. Martin did really write a 900-page book about the Targaryens. Winds of Winter won’t be coming to us, I’m afraid.
The conflicting Westerosi houses competing to rule as the most powerful clan was a major theme in Game of Thrones. In contrast, the focus of House of the Dragon is the internal strife caused by many Targaryens squabbling for the same Iron Throne. With such a competition, it starts. After Jaehaerys dies, the Great Council votes on the succession in the first few scenes of House of the Dragon, pitting Prince Viserys against his cousin Princess Rhaenys.
Because the lords of Westeros will not recognize a woman as monarch, Viserys triumphs. That doesn’t stop him from designating his daughter Rhaenyra Targaryen as his heir later in the first episode. Viserys was obviously a modern man for his day, but when he remarries and his new wife had a kid named Aegon, things get problematic. Viserys claims that his son’s entry into the world makes no difference, but an unsettling issue looms: If Viserys were to pass away, who in Westeros would prefer a woman to a man’s claim to the throne?
A major reason why Viserys and Rhaenyra’s relationship is a highlight is in great part due to the actors that play them. Paddy Considine is excellent as a kind man who becomes an ordinary king who fights to manage the demands of his family and Westeros at the same time. But Milly Alcock’s portrayal of Rhaenyra was undeniably the brightest star of House of the Dragon’s pilot episodes. She has an endearingly expressive face that can convey a spectrum of emotions associated with king’s court politics with only a single squint or lip purse.
Alcock is one of two actors who portray “young Rhaenyra Targaryen,” as you’ll see if you read House of the Dragon’s Wikipedia entry. House of the Dragon goes long where Game of Thrones went broad, dividing its attention among many houses throughout the continent. The intervals between episodes range from a few months to several years. That makes sense given that Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels cover a significantly shorter time period than the book it is based on, which covers 300 years of history.
The purpose of House of the Dragon is remains a mystery even after six episodes. It’s obviously leading up to The Dance of the Dragons, a renowned Targaryen civil conflict from Ice and Fire mythology. It’s unknown when it will arrive and how far the series will go into the 172 years of history that divide it from Game of Thrones.
It helps to distinguish House of the Dragon from Game of Thrones because of its speedier pacing. Game of Thrones comparisons are unjust. Each of the intricate personalities, painful twists, and lavish set-piece battles that made Thrones renowned took years to develop. Fans will have great hopes for House of the Dragon if they weren’t disappointed by the contentious last season of the program, and those who were dissatisfied would anticipate something exceptional to win them back.
These comparisons are unjust, but they are also unavoidable. I pondered if House of the Dragons’ first episode was equally engrossing as the opening one of Game of Thrones after the first episode ended. I pondered whether there was any figure as fascinating as Ned Stark and whether the intrigue in the king’s little council would rival that of Littlefinger vs. Varys.
Midway through the second episode, that changed. I lost all memory of the Starks and Lannisters and became fully preoccupied with the Targaryens. Even if House of the Dragon might not succeed Game of Thrones, based on the six hours I’ve watched so far, it appears ready to at least emerge from the enormous shade left by its predecessor. That is a success that any king or queen would be proud of.
Starts all lovely and amazing till R.R Martin switches the plot at the end and gives you another twisted ending
Classic😂
True That!
Ego spoil again
Lezzzgooooo
Cant wait to actually start this series
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