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Community for fans of the HBO show and Game of Thrones prequel: House of the Dragon.

The show follows George R Martin's "Dance of the Dragons" story, which has been outlined in various books including The World of Ice and Fire, and Fire and Blood. The main plot focuses on a brutal Targaryen civil war, and is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.

Season 1 of the show started airing in August 2022, and consisted of 10 episodes released weekly.

Season 2 will begin in Summer of 2024, and will consist of 8 episodes. Showrunner Ryan Condal returns for Season 2, after the departing of Miguel Sapochnik.

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What's your favourite scene from HOTD season 1? (self.houseofthedragon)

submitted 8 months ago by Oneeightnine to c/houseofthedragon@lemmy.ml

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My favourite scenes are heavily skewed towards the end of the season. Not that the younger actors didn't do great, just that I found the drama to be much more engaging as the series went on.

As such, my favourite scene in the entire first season is:

'....And Strong'.

I think the actor playing Aemond is absolutely bossing it, and this scene is the culmination of a few episodes of building tension. The way the scene is shot, the way the actor delivers his lines and then the pause, damn that pause. We all knew what was coming, and to finally hear him say it was both incredibly satisfying and fantastic fun.

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[–] melisdrawing@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I was absolutely floored by Paddy the whole season. A lay-about self-soothing king who even the throne rejects with constant cuts and scrapes. A man who refuses to see the world around him and recoils into his own fantasy world while his very real kingdom crumbles from inattention. A man who brings his teenage daughter's closest friend into his bed, and more often than he needed to 'do his duty'. That same man made we weep with half a face from his grief. That throne walk. House of onions over here.