Game of Thronesfans have a lot to look forward to as the trailer forHouse of the Dragonjust dropped promising a lot of the same things that made the HBO series such a hit, including more dragons than ever, fire and blood, plus plenty of scheming and backstabbing.
As it has been disclosed,House of the Dragonis set 200 years before the events in the mainGame of Thronesstory, based mostly on theFire & Bloodnovel that George R.R. Martin published in 2018 when his books and the series were at the apex of their popularity. Thus,House of the Dragonchronicles the events that led to the “Dance of Dragons”, during which House Targaryen became divided before falling into an all-out war between them that saw the mythical dragons almost go extinct.
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Suffice to say the trailer looks just like something taken fromGame of Thrones, only now focused fully on the blonde Targaryens,especially Daemon (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), with the princess even seen in her younger days and the former acting as narrator. Speaking of which, Daemon clearly reminds everyone that “Dreams didn’t make us kings. Dragons did.”, so even if they’re nowhere to be seen in this teaser, expect them right from the get-go as Martin has made clear they have around 17 fire-breathing Targaryen weapons of mass destruction lined up for the show’s 2022 release.
The only dragon seen here is likely the skull of Balerion, who belonged to Aegon the Conqueror, though that’s only one of many easter eggs and references to the larger world ofGame of Thronesbecause there’s also confirmation that house Stark, Bolton, and Tarly take part in the jousting tournament that’s briefly shown here. One of the most striking appearances is Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) alongside other members of his house, as well as brief shots of severalGame of Thronesprops like Otto Hightower’s Hand of the King pin or the famed Catspaw dagger.
Also impossible to miss is the larger Iron Throne which some fans might feel is still way off the massive structure described inA Song of Ice and Fire, so this is likely just a reworked version of the original prop used over the past decade. Regardless of that,House of the Dragon’smain challenge will be to win back thehearts of the manyGame of Thronesfansthat were left disappointed by the series finale, especiallybecause of the decisions surrounding one Daenerys Targaryen.
From this early trailer, it appears thatHouse of the Dragonabsolutely nails the aesthetics that madeGame of Thronesthe definitive fantasy series for so long, the only question is then whether the writing can do the same, especially considering the source material is not viewed as Martin’s finest work in many circles.
