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Danielle Broadway
LOS ANGELES — The long-awaited Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragons, hits TV critics Friday. It received glowing reviews from the house. I have a lot to prove to others.
Three years ago, his acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones controversially ended, leaving some fans disappointed. The new franchise spin-off returns viewers to the fantasy world of George R.R. Martin in a series centered around a bloody civil war within House Targaryen.
In this show, Laenira between her Targaryen princess and her brother Aegon her second Targaryen over the succession to the throne after the death of her father Viserys. , a civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons ensues. l.
Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times said that the spin-off "restores the power and grandeur of the original."
"This new chapter in the Seven Kingdoms tale." has been reverse-engineered to incorporate stories and genealogies familiar to GoT followers," Ali said.
"Targaryen, Lannisters, Velarion, Hightower genealogy chatter, theories linking the future with the past, which series is more raw blood, gore, and guts."
33}In contrast, Entertainment Weekly's Darren Franich described the opening scene as "the most mundane orientation imaginable, an epic fantasy for dummies" and that the good news was "the worst part at first." It is."
Other critics had similar concerns that the series did not live up to the original "Game of Thrones" when it came to characters, plot and overall quality.
Brian Lowry of CNN considered the prequel "a less addictive game compared to previous thrones", but said it was "not bad".
"There are plenty of dragons, but they don't produce the kind of characters that elevated their predecessor to prestige TV royalty," Lowery wrote. (Reporting by Daniel Broadway, Editing by Richard Chan)
