The Queen tells an indignant Rhaenyra that she should expect her role to be that of a child bearer rather than a soldier. The two enter the Red Keep and meet with Rhaenyra’s mother, the Queen, who is pregnant-meaning Rhaenyra will soon no longer be the only possible heir to King Viserys I.
#I may destroy you episode 1 series#
(Joking aside, the series does a fantastic job introducing the relationships and conflicts.)Īfter alighting from her dragon, Rhaenyra meets her friend, Alicent Hightower (played by Emily Carey here an older version of the character will be played by Olivia Cooke), who is the daughter of the Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans). We’re then introduced to a cavalcade of new characters, so bear with us here as we run through them. (See: one of the Game of Thrones’ most intense episodes, “ The Bells.”) The sequence alludes to a similar flight made by Rhaenyra’s descendent Daenerys Targaryen (born 172 years later) who will destroy King's Landing in her quest to take back the Iron Throne. We’re introduced to an 11-year-old Rhaenyra (who will be the series’ protagonist) flying into King’s Landing atop her dragon. Meet: 10,000 New House of the Dragon Characters Of course, just as with the generation before her, succession isn’t that easy. She becomes the oldest heir of Viserys and, therefore, the rightful successor to the Iron Throne once her father is named king. (Her mother is shown pregnant during the succession naming.) Her name is Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock in Episode 1 an older version of the character will be played by Emma D’Arcy). This opening sequence is narrated by an older version of Viserys’ daughter. Viserys is chosen, setting up a gendered succession conflict that will likely rage throughout the remainder of the series. The choice is between the rightful heir by age and the conventional heir by sex. His choice is between Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (his eldest descendent, played by Eve Best) and her younger cousin Prince Viserys (his oldest male descendent, played by Paddy Considine). Both his sons, however, are dead, leaving a power vacuum he must declare his successor. King Jaehaerys I, the grandson of Aegon I, the first Targaryen king, sits on the Iron Throne. The year is 101 AC, a century after the Targaryen conquest that saw them claim the Seven Kingdoms. The series premiere opens with a kind of prologue. Hopefully, they can tow this line for the next 9 episodes.
At least in Episode 1 the series stands apart, while using the same DNA that made the former successful. Already, House of the Dragon announces structural and storytelling differences from its predecessor-a comparison that will probably be made throughout the first season.
In fact, the series jumps between two distinct moments in Westeros history, and its future episodes will likely take place in a third. Martin book that is literally the history of one house in Westeros-opens with both, voice over and flashback. Otherwise, the series stuck to its present, using dialogue in the form of bedtime stories and theatrical-like monologues to tell the story of previous Westeros eras, such as the “long night.” The Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon-based on the George R.R. Only once in Game of Thrones’ eight-season run did the series utilize a voice over-or a “flashback.” Those came in the Season 5 opening episode, “The Wars to Come,” when a young Cersei Lannister learns of the fate of her future children: dead.
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