Despite its promise of a female perspective and a new entry in the Game of Thrones canon, HouseoftheDragon will always struggle to step out from its predecessor's shadow:
, but what’s the point of that if the outcome is new characters doomed to face the same struggles we’ve seen before in the exact same way?House of the Dragonuniverse. The story has to end a certain way in order for the rest ofHouse of the Dragon
, Rhaenyra says that she, “wants to fly with [Alicent] on dragonback, see the great wonders across the Narrow Sea, and eat only cake,” and I can’t help but wonder if that would have ultimately made a better show. If Alicent and Rhaenyra weren’t confined by the story that was already set out for them, there is a far more interesting story in the idea of them defying everyone and everything they know to burn down a system that grants them little to no agency.
In truth, the only way we get more interesting fantasy television is by diving into a completely new world. There are plenty of amazing fantasy books that are just waiting for a big budget adaptation like, and we all deserve to see a new franchise take the spotlight.
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