The opening episode of House of the Dragon (Sky Atlantic) is simply spectacular. For an hour, it takes up everything that made its predecessor, Game of Thrones: members of a family make promises they cannot keep and betray each other, in secret or in broad daylight. There are also jousts, games, fights, dragons, an of drunkards, a caesarean section without anesthesia, wounds, limbs and organs cut. In short, we find the trademark of Game of Thrones and George RR Martin. As captivating as it is appalling, the Game of Thrones prequel begins 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen and chronicles the fall of the Targaryen dynasty. The series opens with the leonine perspective of a failing king who chooses his heir, and although the characters change slightly over the course of the series, succession is for now the thread of the story. Episodes one through 3 center on the young Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), the only child of King Viserys I (Paddy Considine). Rhaenyra is a strong, ambitious and courageous teenager, and she would be an ideal heir, if tradition did not require a king, not a queen, on the Iron Throne. In the midst of the grumbling against Rhaenyra, Viserys' brother steps forward. Daemon is an impetuous character who refuses to abide by rules he considers unworthy of him. Daemon (Matt Smith) is a vain and bitter man who nevertheless cannot betray his last name. It is nevertheless necessary to stay focused given the huge amount of characters and many details mentioned. House of the Dragon is a beautiful and cinematic series , which pushes the boundaries of directing, despite the fact that it is a little less easy to be as engaged in the action as in Game of Thrones.
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