House of the Dragon : Season 2
Rating:10/10
Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, More
Networks: HBO, Sky Deutschland
Writers: George R. R. Martin, Ryan Condal, Sara Hess, Charmaine DeGraté, Kevin Lau
Theme song: Game of Thrones Theme
Program creators: George R. R. Martin, Ryan Condal
Language: English
House of the Dragon : Season Review
House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the second television series in the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise. Condal succession
Sapochnik served as the showrunners for the first season. Based on parts of Martin's 2018 book Fire & Blood, the series begins about 100 years after the Seven Kingdoms are united by the Targaryen conquest, nearly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. Featuring an ensemble cast, the show portrays the events leading up to the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating war of succession
known as the "Dance of the Dragons" The first season received positive reviews, with praise towards its character development, visual effects, writing, score by Ramin Djawadi, and performances. However, the pacing, specifically of the time jumps, and the dark lighting of some scenes were criticized. The series premiere was watched by over 10
million viewers across the linear channels and HBO Max on the first day, the biggest in HBO's history. An internal succession war within House Targaryen at the height of its power, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 10 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son.

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