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The prequel series to HBO's game-changing "Game of Thrones" series, "House of the Dragon," is set to fly back onto our screens with Season 2 on June 16 — and you'd be wise to get all caught up ...
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The series is based on George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire. The series takes place on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, and chronicles the power struggles among noble families as they fight for control of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms ...
Episode 1 of HBO's House of the Dragon opens with a question of succession: King Viserys I must chose a successor after a tragic event befalls House Targaryen. ‘House of the Dragon’ Just Set ...
The episode takes place entirely in Winterfell and is dedicated to the buildup before the battle between the living and the dead. It has been likened to a bottle episode, [2] [3] [4] though one reviewer argued it does not meet the definition of the term. [5] "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" received positive reception from critics, with many ...
The episode also acquired a 5.7 rating in the 18–49 demographic, making it the highest-rated show on cable television of the night. [21] In the United Kingdom, the episode was viewed by 3.54 million viewers on Sky Atlantic, making it the highest-rated broadcast that week on its channel. It also received 1.02 million timeshift viewers.
In House of the Dragon Season 2, two factions of House Targaryen—and their dragons—face off against one another.
The Iron Islands are a group of seven islands to the west of Westeros – Pyke, Great Wyk, Old Wyk, Harlaw, Saltcliffe, Blacktyde, and Orkmont – in Ironman's Bay off the west coast of the continent. [36] Ruled by House Greyjoy of Pyke, [37] the isles are described as bare and barren, with the local weather being "windy and cold, and damp". [38]
Since Martin drew on historical sources to build the Ice and Fire world, Damien G. Walter of London's The Guardian saw a startling resemblance between Westeros and England in the period of the Wars of the Roses, where "One throne unifies the land but great houses fight over who will sit upon it. With no true king the land is beset with corrupt ...