House of the Dragon (HBO Max, August 21st)

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Hopefully Matt Smith enjoys better luck with this than he did with Morbius and Genisys.

[DeeBee]

This looks pretty good, but I was burned so bad by Game of Thrones, I don't know if I want to even get back into that world.

[chrom]

So who will be the grand threat and wind up dying with less dignity than Yamcha?

[Cyno]

The story of the Dance of the Dragons is already complete so short of any Russo-ish twists, the exact body count and important deaths are already out there. It's an interesting war of succession story between two different branches of the Targaryen family whose leaders both claim to be the legitimate successor to the Iron Throne. Lots of dragons fighting each other along with political intrigue and shifting alliances among the other great houses of Westeros. Getting to (hopefully) see Vhagar in all her glory should be a lot of fun, too.

I hope The Hour of the Wolf is part of this.

[Non Banjoble Tokens]

We Baby Bears already did a show about a House of Dragons.

[Zombie Mod is not a ghoul.]

Jul 21, 2022 19:34:18 GMT -5 chrom said:

So who will be the grand threat and wind up dying with less dignity than Yamcha?

no one has less dignity than Yamcha!

[Burst]

Matt Smith as a Targaryen totally looks like a Malfoy cousin that never was, which might explain why I've seen some troll posts of Lucius and Draco from Deathly Hallows as alleged leaks from House of the Dragon.

Aside from that, I'll give the live-action team a chance to redeem themselves for the wet fart that was the end of GoT. If Star Wars could do it with Mando and Obi-Wan after the wet fart of Rise of Skywalker, I'm willing to give HBO a chance.

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

Season 8 of GoT totally removed my desire for this world, so maybe this can ignite the flickering embers.

[Cyno]

Jul 22, 2022 10:17:59 GMT -5 Burst said:

Matt Smith as a Targaryen totally looks like a Malfoy cousin that never was, which might explain why I've seen some troll posts of Lucius and Draco from Deathly Hallows as alleged leaks from House of the Dragon.

Aside from that, I'll give the live-action team a chance to redeem themselves for the wet fart that was the end of GoT. If Star Wars could do it with Mando and Obi-Wan after the wet fart of Rise of Skywalker, I'm willing to give HBO a chance.

The showrunners for Game of Thrones don't have any involvement in this at least.

And the Malfoys could be Targaryens lol. Though at least they're not quite as incestuous.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Well episode 1 slapped!

I highly recommend checking it out if you enjoyed Game of Thrones, even if you hated the last seasons. (I sure did.) This felt like a return to form.

[lucas_lee]

Aug 22, 2022 8:52:13 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Well episode 1 slapped!

I highly recommend checking it out if you enjoyed Game of Thrones, even if you hated the last seasons. (I sure did.) This felt like a return to form.

I have to agree it got me and my GF hooked. Its much more exciting knowing that they're not tied down to the book GRRM just released either.

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

I'll check it out.

It does look like an entire family of Edgar Winters.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Aug 22, 2022 8:59:19 GMT -5 lucas_lee said:

Aug 22, 2022 8:52:13 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Well episode 1 slapped!

I highly recommend checking it out if you enjoyed Game of Thrones, even if you hated the last seasons. (I sure did.) This felt like a return to form.

I have to agree it got me and my GF hooked. Its much more exciting knowing that they're not tied down to the book GRRM just released either.

My wife can’t stomach the blood.

I think there are at least 3 or 4 things that would have made her tap out.

Definitely the childbirth scene. Thank goodness for modern medicine.

[Natural Born Farmer]

Giving all of the central characters very similar hair was a questionable choice. The sameness of their look makes them tough to distinguish and isn't visually appealing.

Still, I did enjoy the episode and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes.

All City Watch Are Bastards.

[lucas_lee]

Aug 22, 2022 9:14:22 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Aug 22, 2022 8:59:19 GMT -5 lucas_lee said:

I have to agree it got me and my GF hooked. Its much more exciting knowing that they're not tied down to the book GRRM just released either.

My wife can’t stomach the blood.

I think there are at least 3 or 4 things that would have made her tap out.

Definitely the childbirth scene. Thank goodness for modern medicine.

Oh yeah my GF looked away. They really captured the horror of the times well. Plus it doesn't have the early season 1 GOT clunkiness and weird humor. (Looking at random sex scenes for no reason.)

[Nr1Humanoid]

Has Game of Thrones already told us the outcome of the story House of the Dragon will tell, the way the Harry Potter franchise did the Fantastic Beasts sequels?

[lucas_lee]

I will say that scene with Viserys and Daemon in the Iron Throne room was my favorite scene so far. My gosh was the dialogue great there.

[Cyno]

Aug 22, 2022 10:26:37 GMT -5 Nr1Humanoid said:

Has Game of Thrones already told us the outcome of the story House of the Dragon will tell, the way the Harry Potter franchise did the Fantastic Beasts sequels?

Not in the show or, as far as I can remember, the main A Song Of Ice And Fire books. But it is established lore and has a definite outcome.

[Perd]

Yeah, I honestly wasn’t expecting much, but I really liked the first episode. I do worry that it’ll be so King's Landing focused, that there won’t be enough story to sustain multiple seasons. But that’s a worry for down the line. But the first episode looked fantastic and the acting was really good. And I’ll be in front of my TV, this coming Sunday.

[James Fabiano]

Wow HBO Max debuting a show and not cutting it? Breaking news indeed!