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‘House Of The Dragon’ earns praise in first reactions: “Better than ‘Game Of Thrones'”
House Of The Dragon, and critics are full of praise for the Game Of Thrones prequel series.Based on portions of George R.R. Martin’s 2018 novel Fire And Blood, the new spin-off is set 200 years before the events of Game Of Thrones and chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen – specifically the civil war known as the ‘Dance of the Dragons’.The series is set to premiere on HBO Max on August 21, but the first episode has already been screened to members of the press. And if their reactions are anything to go by, fans have cause to be excited.Collider editor Steven Weintraub tweeted: “I did not like the last season of #GameofThrones.
