‘House Of The Dragon’: Everything That Happened In The Premiere On HBO
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from the premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon. It’s a prequel to Game of Thrones, but it could also double as a medieval spinoff of Succession.The phrase much-anticipated is a well-worn phrase in Hollywood, but there really isn’t any other way to describe the latest dispatch from Westeros, based on George R.R.
Martin’s Fire & Blood. The 700-page saga chronicles the history of House Targaryen — or as the TV series goes on to explain, 172 years before the death of the Mad King and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen (played in GOT by Emilia Clarke).
The episode begins with the question of succession, who is most deserving of the title, and how no woman will ever sit on the Iron Throne.We’ll see about that!
For a second, it seemed as if we were treated to Dany’s ghost in the premiere. After a brief history lesson about the House Targaryen, a diminutive blonde is seen having a joy ride on her dragon while the dispassionate residents of King’s Landing go about their day (it seems fire-breathing creatures are a dime a dozen in those days).
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