Jon Snow's watch might not be over just yet, as HBO/Max head Casey Bloys is willing to reopen the Game of Thrones spinoff series, which has Kit Harington reprising his role as the lead protagonist. Speaking at an HBO/Max press event previewing the upcoming 2025 slate, he offered a glimmer of hope: "Maybe we'll try again," though not touching […]
Kit Harington can take it or leave it as far as continuing his signature character of Jon Snow from Game of Thrones. It's a lot to bear on any actor to shoulder the responsibility of putting such an epic franchise on your back, even if he didn't have to do it alone with co-stars like […]
Kit Harington has accepted his legacy as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones spending nearly a decade of his life in the series in all eight seasons during its run on HBO from 2011-2019. It wasn't without its share of problems that vaulted the actor to superstardom from his rockstar status as Jon Snow emerged […]
House of the Dragon is an odd TV series – it's a fan fiction version of a book that is already fan fiction for its own franchise, a rather redundant prequel to the main story. The reason the series exists is due to the massive size of Game of Thrones fandom, even after the disappointment […]
As House of the Dragon wrapped its second season with the episode "The Queen Who Ever Was," we see the prequel series lay the foundation not only for what looks like a far bloodier season three but also the series' most direct allusion to the original series Game of Thrones. Showrunner Ryan Condal took the […]
If there was ever a better time to preview the future of the "Game of Thrones" universe – as well as what else is lined up for HBO and Max in 2024 and 2025 – the night when House of the Dragon wraps up its second season would be it. In the official Max 2024-2025 […]
The paraphrased version of Proverbs 16:18 says, "Pride goes before a fall," and it couldn't been more literal than the House of the Dragon episode, "The Red Dragon and the Gold," the fourth of season two that saw King Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) becomes collateral damage after Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) directs his dragon […]
As season two approaches the home stretch, things are ramping up for Team Green of King Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Team Black of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) in the latest House of the Dragon episode "Smallfolk," especially a moment at the episode's climax between Rhaenyra and her right hand, Mysaria, aka the […]
Episode three of HBO's House of the Dragon, "The Burning Mill," featured what was originally thought as an Easter…err, dragon eggs as Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) makes some drastic changes following her assassination attempt. First, sending the children away to Dragonstone, entrusting them with her stepdaughter Lady Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell). As a token of the […]
The world of Game of Thrones differs from other high fantasy franchises where the presence of magic is more scant, more reliant on medieval tactics, and in the case of the HBO prequel series House of the Dragon, the use of dragons and their riders. When we see magic in Westeros, it becomes quite a […]
House of the Dragon delivered another gut-wrenching blow in the episode "The Red Dragon and the Gold" as season two gets to its midway point with plenty of blood spilled in the escalating "Dance of the Dragons" Targaryen civil war between Green (Aegon) vs Black (Rhaenyra). The previous episode, "The Burning Mill," found Rhaenyra's (Emma D'Arcy) […]
Author George R. R. Martin is a little late to the "game" but offered some thoughts on the first two episodes of season two of HBO's House of the Dragon, based on his 'A Song of Ice & Fire' series prequel novel Fire & Blood. The titles of the episodes of the Ryan Condal Game […]
Parsing through the fallout of HBO's House of the Dragon season two premiere episode "A Son for a Son," the follow-up episode ramps up the tension in "Rhaenyra the Cruel," particularly among the closest of relatives, putting brother against brother and uncle against niece. Showrunner Ryan Condal spoke to Variety about the assassination plot and […]
The latest House of the Dragon episode, "Rhaenyra the Cruel," follows the fallout from the infamous "Blood & Cheese" moment recreated from George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood in the season two premiere episode, "A Son for a Son". The shocking ending to that episode is how Blood (Sam C. Wilson) and Cheese (Mark Stobbart) […]
Secretlab has revealed that they are re-releasing one of their gaming chair designs for a limited time, as you can get your hands on the House Of The Dragon design. The entire purpose of this release is that Season 2 is set to launch shortly, so they want everyone they can to get in on […]
Matt Smith is probably one of the most beloved Doctors with his run as Doctor Who. But it goes far beyond that, given the way he's endeared himself to the fan community, and that's extended to those who follow his current franchise in the Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon. Recently, Smith offered […]
Not everyone's getting into the spirit of the upcoming family civil war between King Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Queen Rhaenrya (Emma D'Arcy) in the HBO series House of the Dragon. The online campaign for the Game of Thrones spinoff shows various historical landmarks branding the colors of Aegon (green) and Rhaenrya (Black). Some are physical, […]
It's hard to picture anyone else as the "Mother of Dragons" Daenerys Targaryen other than Emilia Clarke, who played the role across all eight seasons of Game of Thrones. Though she was the second actress cast in the role from the pilot, she initially became one of the two main protagonists of the series along […]
Brian Helgeland developed quite an impressive career in Hollywood as a writer and director as an Oscar winner for writing 1997's L.A. Confidential. He established himself in the late 80s in the horror genre, working on franchises like A Nightmare on Elm Street, 976-Evil, Tales from the Crypt, and Friday the 13th. As Helgeland went […]
Most of the cast members who made their name from HBO's Game of Thrones remain forever grateful for the opportunity the David Benioff and Dan Weiss high fantasy series provided for their careers. Among them is Hannah Waddingham, who played Septa Unella for eight episodes across seasons five and six. While promoting her upcoming film […]
