>>>> House of the Dragon episode 1 review <<<<
The much-awaited prequel series to Game of Thrones is here. While it has certain moments of promise, it doesn't quite have the sheen that the original show had.
>>>> House of the Dragon episode 1 review <<<<
The Iron Throne is up for grabs again, but this time, a far less compelling group of claimants are eyeing it.
>>>> House of the Dragon episode 1 review <<<<
The House of the Dragon, the prequel series to Game of Thrones that dominated television discourse for almost a decade, takes a rather bumpy flight, well, at least going by the first episode.
>>>> House of the Dragon episode 1 review <<<<
The much-awaited prequel series begins with casual name-dropping of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) — the self-made queen and mother of dragons in Game of Thrones.
>>>> House of the Dragon episode 1 review <<<<
who suddenly succumbed to the famous Targaryen madness and reduced King’s Landing to ashes, something the audience has never quite forgiven the much-condemned Season 8 for, and rightly so.
>>>> House of the Dragon episode 1 review <<<<
House of the Dragon emphasises that the show is set 172 years before her birth, so subtext: stop expecting anyone from Game of Thrones to show up, thank you very much.
>>>> House of the Dragon episode 1 review <<<<
Nevertheless, unlike Game of Thrones, which was stuffed to the brim with several warring families, we focus on the Targaryens and their long rule, before they were overthrown prior to the events of Game of Thrones.
>>>> House of the Dragon episode 1 review <<<<
The premiere establishes the major players in the dysfunctional family — there’s the father-daughter duo Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), and Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey).