House of the Dragon is an American fantasy series which aired on HBO. The series premiered on August 21, 2022.
The prequel series finds the Targaryen dynasty at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires—real and imagined—crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins almost 193 years before the events of Game of Thrones, when King Viserys Targaryen breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.
House of the Dragon is an American fantasy series which aired on HBO. The series premiered on August 21, 2022.
The prequel series finds the Targaryen dynasty at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires—real and imagined—crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins almost 193 years before the events of Game of Thrones, when King Viserys Targaryen breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.
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Not quite sure what I think of it yet. Lots of time jumps and the end of the wedding in ep.5? Where did that suddenly come from? It is clearly not level GoT yet.
Unfortunately. I tried, but I quit halfway through episode 5. Why? I got too much of a GTST vibe from this series. It definitely didn't grab me like Game of Thrones did. Where many more storylines were plotted in that series that came together very cleverly, this series is only about one king and the problems that succession to the throne poses for him. Who marries whom? Who sleeps with whom? It's all fine, but I don't care anymore. The first few episodes still contained some old-fashioned GoT gore, sex and action. But this hasn't happened for a while. You also hardly see the dragons from the title. And there really isn't a single character that I can sympathize with like I could with, for example, Daenerys and Aria. I know this is a first season and there is some building to do. But the first season of GoT, even the first episodes, had me right by the throat and I can't say the same about this. Also because I noticed that I hardly felt any urgency or pleasure that the new episode was available, I stopped watching it now. The 6 owes the series to the excellent production of this series. It looks very nice. But unfortunately that is not enough to hold attention.
What a strong 7th episode! The tension between the characters was higher than ever with so much being said with just the looks they gave each other. My favorite episode so far that focused on the kids. The kids have only been introduced since the last episode and you already feel like you really know them. The character development is so strong, and in so few episodes. There is not a character that is uninteresting. The show just knows how to build drama and throw its characters into situations where they have to clash. The scene between Daemon and Viserys, the scene between Rhaenyra and Alicent, the scenes between Daemon and Rhaenyra, the fight between the children... This is one of the few series where the storyline remains so strong after several time jumps between episodes.
Of course you're going to compare it with Game of Thrones: it's just not that. There are quite a few 'boring conversations' in the series and I had to look up a family tree to understand who is ultimately whose child, nephew, niece, etc. You remember that if you watch Series 1 in one go, but if you then dive into Series 2 after a year... that's it. But other than that I still think it's fantastic.