“House of the Dragon”: criticism of the prequel “Game of Thrones”

The huge anticipation for the premiere of “House of the Dragon” was reflected in audience records after the first episode aired, becoming the most watched series in history. HBOaccording to the company itself.

However, a successful reception does not always go hand in hand with a high appreciation of this type of product. Let’s just remember what happened to ‘game of Thrones’, whose ending, despite the popularity of the series, failed to convince fans or its own main characters.

It was about the “Game of Thrones” that the creators of the prequel tried to completely forget. None of her characters, dragons or setting other than the mythical Iron Throne is repeated in this story, which is however familiar to many fans of the saga.

Critics who had the opportunity to see the first six episodes of “Dragon House’, they delivered their verdict. Initial reviews are mostly positive, even touting it as a worthy successor to the original series. Here are some key excerpts from the most famous reviews.

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Guardian called the series “a resounding success”: “Dragon House it looks like it will become the seven-dimensional political chess game its predecessor was, designed to reward diehard fantasy fans without alienating the masses, propelling it to the top of the rankings… In short, everything is as it was in the heyday of the PRT. Cheerful, energetic, great looking and acceptable sounding. And that, after the oddly bad ending to what was a runaway success for the show, is a relief.”

In my review Time he described the new series as “visually sumptuous, well-acted (for the most part), poignantly written, and cleverly set.” It will be “accessible to anyone who hasn’t seen Game of Thrones 2, but will be familiar to those who have seen the whole thing,” said critic Ben Dowell.

Wall Street Magazine See also review: “…as exciting as any season”game of Thrones“… The characters, on the other hand, are numerous, varied and add depth to the people who play them… Only the first six episodes were available to watch, but these chapters reveal a very engaging world and its people. Even dragons are good portrayals of real dragons, although they are quite rarely used in early attempts to conquer Viserys’ empire from without and undermine it from within.”

Per Los Angeles Times“‘Dragon House’ returns the power, the greatness of the original (series). The prequel “immediately immerses viewers in the familiar sights and sounds of the Game of Thrones universe,” said American television critic Lorraine Ali.

BBC Specified: ‘From the outset, it’s a darker, more solemn, and more refined piece that lacks the broad, approachable touches of earlier episodes’game of Thrones’, or its bright and colorful characters. There is no Joffrey here to hate, no Tyrion to root for. These people are so complex that they can often make them boring and complicated, maybe even repulsive. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t interesting… It’s pure Game of Thrones, just not in the way you remember it.”

The newspaper “New York Times opined that “this”game of Thrones’ as the Theater of Masterpieces … However, this seriousness of the goal does not turn into an exciting drama. There are many sitting at tables and talking about the problems of the kingdom, which would be good in moderation. But the characters are flat, printed on Martin’s production line of medieval fantasy types. And when the show touches the field of battle or romance, the shooting also feels like a chore, but without the special effects overlay that Game of Thrones offers.

On the other hand, the magazine rolling stone took a different view, calling the characters “uniformly boring” and comparing them to the Star Wars prequels: “Palace intrigues and questions of succession and legitimacy were, of course, a big part of Game of Thrones, but far from the only part. And they were only sometimes close to the funniest part of this segment of the series. Building a whole show around this theme and filling it all with a gang of mostly hardcore Targaryens, it gives the whole project the look of a Star. The Wars prequels, which greatly expanded the role of the serious Jedi Knights themselves, leaving no room for humanity and Han Solo-esque humor, Game of Thrones made sense, sad humor accompanied the violence and mind games, and are highly quoted. characters like Tyrion and Cersei. There’s no wit or energy here.”