House of the Dragon Premiere Recap & Review: A Bloody Promising Start

House of the Dragon returns to Westeros with a bloody, promising start. HBO's Game of Thrones prequel roars out of the gate with sex, violence, and political intrigue galore. Based on George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood, the series takes place two hundred years earlier during the reign of the Targaryen dynasty. The premiere, "The Heirs of the Dragon", has King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) anxiously awaiting the birth of a male heir. He loves his teenage daughter, Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), but pines for a son to be his successor. Viserys makes a fateful choice that shatters the peace between his deadly brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), and trusted Hand, Ser Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans).

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