“Underneath all the wails of hype, if ever there was a series set up to fail no matter how much it succeeds, it is HouseOfTheDragonHBO,” writes DeadlineDominic in his review of the GameOfThrones spinoff
director Sapochnik and Martin’s decision to roll up hard on their players and less on overarching affairs of state – though there is a lot of sex and the high definition dragons do fly pretty high in their frequent appearances.
Still in the noticeable absence of the sweeping spirit and hearty ensemble of the David Benioff and D. B. Weiss EP’d multiple Emmy winner,succeeds best by monopolizing the more modest narrative. Already in a leg hold trap of expectations and certain to get another season, the securely self-aware show almost leisurely slices its way through, bringing a traditional tale of palace intrigue to life.
It’s a deft move. Deft on its own artistic merits, but also because this is not 2011, and there is no Jon Snow here. In a 2022 small screen environment of streamers galore and genre offerings pouring out of almost every device, handheld and otherwise, the shock, awe and awards haul of
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