Series Creator
Ryan J Condal, George RR Martin
Cast
Paddy Considine, Emma D'Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans, Milly Alcock
What바카라™s The Story
The world of 바카라˜Game Of Thrones바카라™ is expanding, with the upcoming spin-off 바카라˜House Of The Dragon바카라™. The main concept of 바카라˜House Of The Dragon바카라™ follows the reign of the Targaryen family, some 200 years before the events of the original 바카라˜Game Of Thrones바카라™ series. It바카라™s a war for succession within the family home, with Viserys I announcing Rhaenyra as his successor despite Daemon clearly believing it was his for the taking. But their way meant they would rule over an empire, even if many of their family members often descended into madness as a result of their unrelenting thirst for power.
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What바카라™s Good
Not Trying To Ride On 바카라˜Game Of Thrones바카라™
The best part about 바카라˜House Of The Dragon바카라™ is that it바카라™s set 200 years before the timeline of 바카라˜Game Of Thrones바카라™ and about 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke). Thus, you바카라™re hardly to expect anyone from 바카라˜GOT바카라™ in 바카라˜HOTD바카라™. Therefore, you can start watching with a fresh approach and no preconceived notions. Based on parts of the novel 바카라˜Fire & Blood바카라™, 바카라˜HOTD바카라™ lives up to the expectations, at least in the first episode.
The writing by Ryan Condal and George RR Martin of the first episode makes you realise that the makers have tried hard to put in almost all the key elements of 바카라˜GOT바카라™ in this prequel. Dragons, costumes, jousting, treachery, violence and, above all, hints of orgies are all strewn all over the episode. To add to these elements there바카라™s the social element of how no woman had ever been in a ruler바카라™s position, and they were merely thought of as child-bearers and man-pleasers. 바카라˜HOTD바카라™s writing tries to break those shackles of patriarchy and show that the Targaryens were indeed believers of equality for women in that time period. Will this streak of smashing patriarchy continue in the subsequent episodes is what needs to be seen.
The art design and cinematography (by Fabian Wagner) of the show have to once again be given immense credit. Within seconds of the show's start, you바카라™re thrown into an era gone by. There is barely any instance where you are made to feel out of place.
Among the characters, Rhaenyra (Emma D바카라™Arcy and Milly Alcock) shows bright hints that there is more to her character than what can be seen at the first sight. Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) is also another character who was shown less in the premiere but promises to be one of the key components of the episodes to come. It seems that the fight for the iron throne is back and the two most important characters battling it out would be Rhaenyra and Daemon.
Keeping up with 바카라˜GOT바카라™s level of gore, there is an entire labour scene which is bloody in every sense of the word. It has been so well shot that sitting on the edge of your sofas you바카라™re screaming out loud thinking why the heck is this happening to the character?
What바카라™s Bad
No Strong Character Yet
바카라˜HOTD바카라™ has some good characters in Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen, but none as powerful as Tyrion Lannister or Cersei Lannister or Daenerys Targaryen.
Considering the show is about the 바카라˜House Of The Dragon바카라™, there should have been a few more scenes with the dragons. Besides a couple of scenes, there are no dragons seen in the entire first episode, which was slightly disappointing.
The length of the episode is another issue. Editor Tim Porter could have snipped off a few minutes of unimportant scenes to keep the viewing time short. It바카라™s almost 65 minutes long, which means that it would be a great watch now as an episodic, but later on, when people want to binge-watch the entire season altogether, it would have lesser viewership. Binge-watching is one of the most popular ways of becoming a cult series, and that바카라™s exactly what 바카라˜GOT바카라™ was able to achieve.
Verdict
It바카라™s just the premiere episode of 바카라˜HOTD바카라™, and there are a lot of questions that have popped up in the minds of the viewers. Hopefully, the subsequent episodes will be able to answer those questions satisfactorily. And above all, there won바카라™t be a debacle of a season like the 8th season of 바카라˜GOT바카라™. Too much to look forward to, and the makers have dragon-sized shoes to fill up when it comes to the audience바카라™s expectations. Just on this episode바카라™s basis, 바카라˜HOTD바카라™ promises to be a decent One-Time Watch. I am going with 3 stars.
