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A Guide to House of the Dragons’ Many, Many Dragons
The final shot of House of the Dragon’s season finale made it abundantly clear: This is war. Queen Rhaenyra’s Blacks will battle the usurping King Aegon II’s Greens, but as Prince Daemon Targaryen pointed out, the Blacks have the advantage because they have more dragons. Let’s see how much firepower each faction has, shall we?…
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On House of the Dragon, Kings Aren’t Made, They’re Coerced
The king is dead. Now the question is, long live who? Or maybe this is the better question: Does there needs to be a king regardless of his unfitness — or if someone who everyone agrees would be far superior should rule, even if they’re female? It’s a question that divides virtually all the characters…
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On House of the Dragon, Children Are the Future, and the Future Looks Rough
It’s only been one week since we watched Princess Rhaenyra, heir to the Iron Throne, wed Laenor Velaryon to strengthen both houses and her future rule. But for Rhaenyra, King Viserys, Queen Alicent, and everyone else in House of the Dragon, it’s been a long 10 years since then — and it’s almost impressive how…
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House of the Dragon Gets Political and Real, Real Horny
When House of the Dragon premiered, I said that it was a show that was unsure whether it wanted to live in or out of Game of Thrones’ shadow. Four weeks later, I feel Dragon is already striding away, confident in where it wants to go — and where it wants to go is a…