Beyond the Dragon: House of the Dragon episode 1 review and reaction
Join us as we unpack the series premiere of the hotly-anticipated Game of Thrones spin-off.
Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon has finally made its much-anticipated debut – and RadioTimes.com is here to unpack the series premiere in the latest instalment of our weekly companion series, Beyond the Dragon.
Abby Robinson (Drama Editor) and David Craig (Writer) are your hosts, delivering their reactions to The Heirs of the Dragon, which set the scene for a civil war set to rock Westeros.
Join Abby and David as they talk the episode's most gruesome scenes (was the unflinching sequence which saw Sian Brooke's Aemma Arryn perish a step too far?), reveal their favourite characters, and unpack the mythology behind The Heirs of the Dragon, explaining the Easter eggs from George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga that you might have missed.
You can watch the new episode of Beyond the Dragon below.
House of the Dragon, a prequel set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, explores the family feud that's sparked when King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) opts to name his daughter Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) as his successor, denying his tyrant brother Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) a claim to the Iron Throne.
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Based on Game of Thrones author George RR Martin's 2018 novel Fire & Blood, the spin-off is reportedly planned to run for three or four seasons, around half the length of the original show.
Watch our interviews with the stars of the show below:
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