Fantastic creatures, sex, violence, power struggles, betrayals and a new Khaleesi. The best and most controversial of the successful ‘Game of Thrones’ return to television. ‘Dragon House’, The prologue of the famous epic, which tries to revive its success and continue its legacy with the same formula.
Many of them have been projects that are considered first. spin off (or the derived series), but finally a plot about the House of Targaryen is one that will take over from the legendary series just three years after its controversial ending.
‘The House of the Dragon’ opens on the HBO Max platform in ten episodes worldwide on August 22, with the support of creator George RR Martin (screenwriter) and a protagonist that is clearly a tribute. Daenerys Targaryen famous Khalesi.
two centuries ago
‘Dragon House’ takes place two hundred years before the epic fantasy of the story. ‘A song of ice and fire’ (the collection of novels that inspired the original series) and the universe in which it is set are fully recognizable to fans.
There are dragons (as 17 creatures), fantastic creatures, love, hate, bloody wars and all kinds of maneuvers with one goal: to reach the Iron Throne. The Targaryens hold the throne of the Seven Kingdoms and peace reigns, but there are tensions with other peoples that could lead to larger conflicts.
Far still murder mad king (Aerys II) and its descendants nearly extinct.
new heroes
Princess Rhaenyra (played by Milly Alcock -young- and Emma D’Arcy -older-) She is one of the overt protagonists of ‘House of the Dragon’. So do King Viserys I (Paddy Considine), Queen Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey and Olivia Cook), and the king’s brother Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith, most famously Dr. Who).
Pursued by enemies inside and outside the capital, Viserys faces the difficult decision of choosing a successor between his daughter -Rhaenyra- and his brother.Demon– fierce, ambitious, and a clear example of the Targaryens’ dark side.
Rhaenyra’s eligibility to be heir Iron Throne Because of her status as a woman, she is one of the keys to the story. In one scene she says, “When I become queen, I will create a new order.” The princess slowly makes her way to the throne.
Despite her more moderate character, Rhaenyra gives a clear nod to the enigmatic Khalessi. mother of dragons. In the first scenes, he flies over King’s Landing on the back of his dragon Syrax, wearing the same clothes and bushy hair as those worn by the legendary hero of ‘Game of Thrones’.
The plot progresses – countless time jumps– marked by war, betrayal, civil marriages, and an increasingly sick king, it is slowly revealed who the best contenders for the long-awaited throne are.
HBO Max maintains the formula it revolutionized television in 2011 and garnered millions of viewers: a blockbuster movie. epic fantasyconvoluted plot, lots of rhythm and made for all audiences.
The question is whether the dragons, the new Khaleesi, and the new plot have the robustness to desire to perpetuate the world. heritage ‘Game of Thrones’ and keep going.