House of the Dragon Arrives with Fire and Blood—and a Wisely Limited Scope

.ShaneRyanHere reviews HBO's Game of Thrones spinoff HouseOfTheDragon, which arrives with fire, blood, and a wisely limited scope:

aired on HBO, and maybe that’s not enough critical distance to truly evaluate its legacy.

nerd, I greatly enjoyed the source material , but in this case the source material was more of a reference book told like a history, rather than the fiction that came complete with dialogue and intricate character development that formed the basis for the first few seasons. In other words, it was more like that show’s end; a series of plot points from Martin, followed by, “good luck!” That didn’t work the first time, and there wasn’t much reason for it to work this time.

Here’s where I’ve arrived on that question, and I’m afraid I have to resort to another sports cliche: It works because they didn’t try to do too much. This is the story of the Dance of the Dragons, the Targaryen Civil War that precedes the events ofby about 150 years, and comes about 130 years after Aegon I Targaryen and his sisters conquered most of Westeros.

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