House of the Dragon is the newest series set in the Game of Thrones Universe. After the ending of Game of Thrones, many were no longer excited to enter the world of Westeros. However, House of the Dragon Season 1 is fantastic. This prequel in almost every way deserves to be a part of the Game of Thrones universe. And today we review it. In this video essay, I discuss House of the Dragon Season 1 and Why It’s Great!
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0:00 – House of the Dragon… Why It’s Great!
0:59 – What Makes The Game of Thrones Universe So Compelling?
8:16 – Rhaenyra Targaryen
17:23 – Alicent Hightower
23:46 – Viserys Targaryen
28:19 – Daemon Targaryen
30:43 – Otto Hightower
34:15 – Other Characters
37:31- The Immaculate Pacing
40:25 – Accidents Happen Not Everyday
42:35 – Redemption for Westeros?
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-Aegon’s Coronation (from House of the Dragon )
-House of the Dragon OST – Rhaenyra Returns to Camp
-House of the Dragon OST – Aegon is Missing Fate of the Kingdoms [Alternate Version]
-House of the Dragon OST – Aemond Rides Vhagar
-House of the Dragon OST – King Viserys’ Entrance Protector of the Realm
-House of the Dragon OST – Queen Alicent’s Entrance The Green Dress
-House of the Dragon OST – The Black Council Dragon Riding
-House of the Dragon Soundtrack – Rhaenyra’s Coronation
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House of the Dragon Season 1 is borderline a masterpiece. Never in a million years did I think that the first season of house of the dragon could rival the first season of game of thrones? Regardless of whether or not you liked this first season or whether or not you think it’s as good as game of thrones, House of the Dragon put the game of thrones franchise back on the map. How did this happen? How did a franchise that seemed dead for 3 years make such an explosive return. How did House of the Dragon capture the magic of what made the early seasons of game of thrones so great? Hello everybody and welcome to another video, my name is the gold man and today we’re talking about House of the Dragon season 1 and why it’s great.
What makes the game of thrones universe work so well? Why did people fall in love with the early seasons of Game of Thrones and now the first season of Game of Thrones? Well there are two reasons, one is the way the world of westeros is designed, and the other is Martin’s rules of writing. What makes the world of Westeros so compelling from a narrative perspective? Well, Feudalism makes for fantastic storytelling. The core of any great drama is the relationships between the characters. It doesn’t matter how great the visuals look or how dense the battles are, if the characters aren’t three dimensional and if the character relationships aren’t well established, then your story has failed as a drama. In a feudalistic world such as westeros, the intimate relationships between a small group of people have immense consequences. In the modern western world, if I were to go to someone and murder them, then their family and close friends will be extremely pissed sure, but they don’t have the ability to draw an army to their side, and niether do I. In dramas that take place in modern earth the consequences of character relationships are usually smaller in scale. In a feudalistic world like Westeros, if someone from House A kills someone from House B, then depending on how important those houses are thousands of people can be drawn to war. In the original Game of Thrones, when Joffrey orders the execution of Ned Stark, the entire North marches to war. In the first episode of House of the Dragon, when we see Viserys’ heir and wife die, the consequences of said deaths can affect the stability of the entire realm. Viewers are often drawn to stakes.
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clearly this clip is a TEAM GREEN,, tsk tsk,, whata propaganda.. This video is thumbs down and reported misleading.. unsubscribed and wont endorse this channel
This only reinforces my support of the Greens
I think if Rhaenyra and Daemon had stayed in Kings landing after episode 8, I don't think it would have went well for them, we see what they did with Rhaenys, Who knows what they would have did with Rhaenyra and her kids
Well Alicent could have had a backbone and told Otto That she didn't want to go visit the king when he told her to. I think that's for the lack of feminism comes in for sure
Daemon is just as unpredictable as a dragon… a wild beast that wants to be free but everyone thinks they understand and can control.
Then act shocked when he's pushed into survival mode or defends his family.
I stopped watching GOT midway of season 2 during haitus of S7. I read about main plot points and the "worst ending".
But this show got me hooked, and i enjoyed it so much 👏👏👏
Its okay for Alicent to feel the way she feels but she's taking it out on the wrong person instead of the system
Rhaenyra didn't tell Alivent she didn't have sex she told her that she didn't have sex with her uncle you bias!!
ita crazy how underrated this channel is. every vid is so proffesionaly made and so good! keep up the good work
Excellent video! Your takes are always so thorough and worth hearing!
I know everyone is raving about Paddy and I agree he’s a great actor and Matt’s scene with him were my fav. But Matt Smith draws my eyes to him in every scene he’s in. He’s always going to be no 1 for me because I’ve been following him since Doctor Who. I just want him to get the respect he deserves. He is a phenomenal actor, and he embodies Daemon. As for the character I want him next season to make people afraid the min he walks in the room
Love it, we’re back to an actual game of thrones
Your point on Rhaenyra ‘feminism’ is spot on
Thank you for Green's perspective! I like that you understand that story is not black and white. Many people don't understand that.
It's cause I started watching GoT in preparation for HoD.. I'm the main character of this universe.
Also it's ALL the hand and the feet 's fault. Iykyk
The thumbnail is awesome, could easily be a poster
Loved the Negan reference
The fact that I personally see Alicient as in the right instead of Rheyneara just shows how 3D all the characters are and how fleshed out the world is.
House of the Dragon rose from the ashes of GoT like the Targaryens rose from the ashes of old valyria….
Damn you spelt a long time saying how great the greens are and how bad the blacks are ahaha. Cool video though.
I love the show for all the reasons you mentioned. My only major criticism is it lacks the witty humor of the first season of GoT. I think the showrunners consciously made the decision to bring back the dramatic tension that was completely undercut by the brain-dead unfunny jokes we got in GoT s8. However, I think an opportunity was missed by omitting Mushroom from the books. He could have provided some comic relief whilst also giving an objective view for the audience to relate to.
I think alicent LOVES rhaenera. Or at least loved her? Which was at conflict with her pious beliefs. I really believe this lol
I don’t think Viseris is a good king at all. He literally cut her wide open and killed her when he could’ve saved her over the babe. It makes him so revolting to me
Marrying Haelena to Jace doesn't solve everything. Keep in mind, these people don't want to be ruled. They rebel over every excuse. Rhaenyra gives them a thousand excuses to rebel. She's a woman with a brother, which threatens the security of inheritance laws. She birthed three obvious bastards in a world that despises bastards. The people tolerate being ruled by the Targaryens because they think they are better than everyone. They won't tolerate a bastard sitting the Iron Throne. So not only would Rhaenyra still need to kill her brothers to secure her throne, if Haelena married and procreated with Jace, that puts her life and her future children's lives in danger too. So while that offer would help Rhaenyra as it'd tie the Hightowers to the mess she's made of her life. It wouldn't help Alicent or bring peace to the realm because the people who won't accept Rhaenyra aren't just the greens.
Alicent misunderstanding Viserys didn't lead to the war. When she told the council, they didn't even seem to believe her and had been planning the coup for YEARS behind her back. The ONLY thing that scene changes is Alicent's feelings towards Viserys. She feels like in his last moments he did right by her children. Because don't mistake it, keeping Rhaenyra as heir was a betrayal. It was the theft of her son's birthright. So all it really changed was allowing her to mourn him, because if someone betrayed my sons the way Viserys did I'd spit on their corpse and leave them to rot. Alicent has gone above and beyond performing every wifely duty to the best of her ability with a smile on her face when inside she wanted to cry and there were certain things she was due for that service.
People read Alicent going after Rhaenyra with a knife as proof she's crazy and bitter, but really it shows how unjust her situation is. An eye for an eye is their definition of justice. They cut off body parts left and right in their culture. From Alicent's perspective, four children accosted her child with weapons and cut out his eye and for that they SUFFERED NO CONSEQUENCES. And her children aren't just any children. THE KING'S SON was maimed!!! What's the point of marrying the king if it offers NO protection for your children? Viserys was more interested in who called Rhaenyra's bastard kids bastards than his son's missing eye. That tells those boys they don't matter at all. They are below even bastards, the lowest of the low in importance to their father.
Compare what Viserys did (literally nothing) to a similar scene with Robert as king. When Joffrey says he's been attacked, Robert "makes it right" by ordering Lady killed, even though she had nothing to do with it. Basically the Lannisters suffered, so he makes the Starks suffer. He balances the scales. Everyone is miserable and justice is done.
Viserys doesn't balance the scales, he takes nothing from the blacks to make them suffer as the greens suffer. That's why Alicent is demanding eyes and going after people with a knife. She wants justice but will get none because Rhaenyra may do as she pleases as may her bastards and will never suffer consequences for her actions.
In other words, every bit of this is Viserys' fault.
I in the 21st century do NOT see why it's messed up to skip over women in the succession. As a second son I'm way more disturbed about how they're getting screwed over.
In a society where inheritance goes through the male line (since females give birth and have parental confirmation), and where women spend a large part of their lives either pregnant, or dying in pregnancy, and where physical strength is a requirement for leadership, women SHOULD get passed over.
I have zero time or respect for women complaining about their duty when mans duty is consistently to die for their families while being happy to able to fulfill said duties. Imo, even in Westeros women are spoiled, entitled, brats.
But heej, I'm 100% team green so.
Clearly this is a team green video 😂
This was a great video! Have you thought of doing a similar video with ROP?
one thing that makes GoT and HotD great too is the music. ramin djawadi is a master at what he does. he is equally as important to the writers, producers, directors and actors/actresses.
"Intent does not matter. Only consequence."
Rhaenyra said in the episode that her and laenor tried a few times but it didn’t work.
Anytime someone uses feminist terms like patriarchy I stop listening.
There's no good guys or bad guys in HOTD, there's just your favorite characters.
I agree with most of what you've said, but I guess i don't think this phrase "slept around" when it comes to Rhaenyra as accurate? She literally slept with 4 people, and two of them were men she was married to.
Viserys made a big mistake as king and father. My problem with alicent is yes she was forced to marrie the king but she was also sneaking around with him. She could have told her best friend that she was spending time with her father the king because her father the hand made her. I think that's what made Reneara upset she was caught off guard and blind sided by her father marriage to her best friend. Viserys was wrong also . The hand of the king had planned all of this and threw his daughter to the wolves . We shouldn't put all the blame on Reneara … She was horrible to alicent but I feel like it was because she felt betrayed and she was also a brat to her father as well. It wasnt just alicent. I know if my best friend did that to me I'd be upset. Oh ur marrying my father who I had no clue u were seeing…. Yeah ok I'm cool with that lol no . The hand Ato is a slim ball too . Alicent was forced to do a lot. She should have told her friend .