Intriguing Game Of Thrones Prequel

House
of
the
Dragon
–
this
prequel
series,
set
172
years
before
the
events
of

Game
of
Thrones,
chronicles
a
conflict
within
the
Targaryen
clan
at
the
time
when
the
Targaryen
dynasty
at
the
absolute
apex
of
its
power,
with
more
than
15
dragons
under
their
yoke,
is
lording
it.

Plot

The
new
series
set
in
author
George
RR
Martin’s
revisionist
epic-fictional
world
has
been
created
with
Ryan
Condal,
directed
by
Miguel
Sapochnik,
and
takes
place
far
back
into
the
ancestral
line
of
Daenerys
and
Jon
Snow.
It
chronicles
the
history
of
Daenerys
Tagaryen’s
royal
family
during
a
disastrous
internecine
war
known
as
‘The
Dance
of
the
Dragons’
at
a
critical
point
in
Westerosi
history.

Game
of
Thrones
depicted
strife
between
several
noble
houses,
most
notably
the
Starks
and
the
Lannisters,
while

House
of
the
Dragon
concerns
itself
exclusively
with
the
power
struggle
within
the
Targaryen
fold.

Of
course,
the
Empire
will
have
its
problems
and
intrigue,
and
for
this
season’s
starter
it’s
about
continuing
the
line
and
who
will
become
heir
to
the
Iron
Throne.

We
get
to
see
the
capital
city
of
King’s
Landing
(the
very
city
that
was
incinerated
by
mad
queen
Daenerys
Tagaryen
in
the
final
episodes
of

Game
of
Thrones)
in
all
its
medieval
glory.

King
Viserys
Targaryen
(Paddy
Considine)
breaks
with
a
century
of
tradition
by
anointing
his
daughter
Rhaenyra
(Emma
D’Arcy)
heir
to
the
Iron
Throne.
The
other
contenders,
his
brother,
Daemon
Targaryen
(Matt
Smith)
and
his
sister
Rhaenys,
married
to
the
kingdom’s
richest
man,
veteran
seafarer
Corlys
Velaryon
(Steve
Toussiant),
are
bound
to
be
miffed.

Performances
and
Soundtrack

The
entire
cast
is
new.
The
actors
assay
their
roles
with
gusto,
lending
vibrancy,
and
energy
to
the
byplay
here.
Miguel
Sapochnik
has
already
done
duty
on

Game
of
Thrones
and
so
did
music
composer
Ramin
Djawadi,
whose
theme-based
music
gives
this
narrative
a
splendorous
lift.

Fire
&
Blood,
written
as
a
faux-historical
tome
in
the
voice
of
Archmaester
Gyldayn,
a
historian
from
within
the
world
of
Westeros,
is
the
source
material
for

House
of
the
Dragon.

For
now,
many
of
the
motives
and
actions
of
the
main
characters
are
shrouded
in
mystery.
The
first
episode
of

House
of
the
Dragon
and
the
trailer
that
followed
gives
us
a
broad
inkling
of
what
is
to
come
ahead.
The
rough
and
tough
world
of
warrior
Kings
and
their
competing
heir’s
apparent
promises
to
be
intriguing
at
the
very
least.Cast:
Paddy
Considine,
Matt
Smith,
Olivia
Cooke,
Emma
D’Arcy,
Steve
Toussaint,
Eve
Best,
Fabien
Frankel,
Sonoya
Mizuno

Creators:
Ryan
J.
Condal,
George
R.R.
Martin

Director:
Miguel
Sapochnik
(3
episodes),
Ryan
J.
Condal

Runtime:
45
mins
approx.
|
Genre:
Action,
Adventure,
Drama

Season
1:
Total
10
episodes

Rating:
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