House of the Dragon: Iron Throne up for grab again in GoT prequel
It’s been three years since the giant HBO show ‘Game of Thrones’ It ended.
Now, the history of the throne is being examined in the prequel. ‘House of the Dragon’, which chronicles how the House of Targaryens falls into civil war. The series debuts on HBO on August 21. The show opens with King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) having to choose an heir, either his dutiful daughter Princess Rhaenyra or his rebellious and violent brother Prince Daemon.
“There are so many things that Daemon gets away with because his brother is king,” Considine said in an interview with Reuters.
“It’s not until he breaks my heart with his words that I act,” Considine added. The show is based on passages from George RR Martin’s 2018 novel. ‘fire and blood’who gave a brief history of the Targaryen family 200 years earlier ‘Game of Thrones’. The crux of the series lies in the relationship between two women, Alicent Hightower and Princess Rhaenyra. The two are close until Rhaenyra’s mother dies and Alicent marries King Viserys and becomes queen, demanding that her children become heirs to the throne.
“You go there from the (point of view) of two women for the first time,” said Emma D’Arcy, who plays the eldest princess Rhaenyra in the story that spans generations. “It’s a show that interrogates patriarchy, misogyny and power.”
Some fans complained about the ending of the original. ‘Game of Thrones’ Serie. ‘House of the Dragon’ Co-creator Ryan Condal said that the end of the new series is already planned.
“We have a plan ahead of us, but the main idea is to tell the whole story that the book gives us and, instead of staying longer than expected, go out and leave them wanting a little more,” said Condal.
