SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from the premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon. It’s a prequel to Game of Thrones, but it could also double as a medieval spinoff of Succession. The…
). The episode begins with the question of succession, who is most deserving of the title, and how no woman will'The Last Of Us': HBO Releases First Footage Of Pedro Pascal Series Based On PlayStation Video GamesFor a second, it seemed as if we were treated to Dany’s ghost in the premiere. After a brief history lesson about the House Targaryen, a diminutive blonde is seen having a joy ride on her dragon while the dispassionate residents of King’s Landing go about their day .
Viserys has plenty of love for his only daughter, but his attention is largely focused on his wife , who carries the son that he hopes will someday inherit his title. It’s a difficult pregnancy, which the queen rationalizes by saying “the discomfort is how we serve the realm.” Talk about a major sacrifice; since her baby is breech, she undergoes a primitive C-section that ultimately takes her life. And in some sort of cosmic punishment, her infant son ends up dying, too. So much for a male heir.
We also meet the other main character in the saga — Prince Daemon Targaryen , Viserys’ brother-cum-city watch commander who seems to enjoy watching his soldiers castrate and behead criminals on the streets of King’s Landing. He’s also a helluva jouster, and participates in one of the more breathtaking moments from the premiere. It’s also the goriest; the sight of a kid vomiting after watching a jouster’s face get crushed is probably the most relatable moment of the episode.
Daemon is the obvious choice to succeed his brother on the throne, but he has his detractors, namely Otto Hightower , the King’s hand who has zero tolerance for Daemon’s reckless behavior. He manufactures a scandal by alleging how Daemon referred to the king’s son as “heir for a day” in a so-called celebration at a local pleasure house. No such words were spoken — at least, we don’t hear them — but it’s enough to convince Viserys to give up any hope of his brother taking over the realm.
Lots more palace intrigue is introduced in the premiere, including how Princess Rhaenys Velaryon should have been considered for the throne over her cousin Viserys, and how Hightower sends his daughter Alicent — Rhaenyra’s pal — to comfort the grieving king while wearing one of her mom’s sexy dresses. Oh dear, we’re not sure we like where, including the return of the Iron Throne , along with the courtyard of the Red Keep and those magnificent dragons.
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