{"id":20666,"date":"2022-08-22T19:55:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T17:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1697027"},"modified":"2022-08-22T20:19:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T18:19:15","slug":"beyond-the-dragon-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1-review-and-reaction","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/beyond-the-dragon-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1-review-and-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Dragon: House of the Dragon episode 1 review and reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Jeffery\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Game of Thrones spin-off <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-thrones-release-date\/&quot;\">House of the Dragon<\/a> has finally made its much-anticipated debut \u2013 and <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> is here to unpack the series premiere in the latest instalment of our weekly companion series, <strong>Beyond the Dragon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Abby Robinson (Drama Editor) and David Craig (Writer) are your hosts, delivering their reactions to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-episode-1-recap\/&quot;\">The Heirs of the Dragon<\/a>, which set the scene for a civil war set to rock Westeros.<\/p>\n<p>Join Abby and David as they talk the episode\u2019s most gruesome scenes (was<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-episode-1-birth-scene-newsupdate\/&quot;\"> the unflinching sequence which saw Sian Brooke\u2019s Aemma Arryn perish<\/a> a step too far?), reveal their favourite characters, and unpack\u00a0the mythology behind The Heirs of the Dragon, explaining the Easter eggs from George RR Martin\u2019s A Song of Ice and Fire saga that you might have missed.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the new episode of <strong>Beyond the Dragon<\/strong> below.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6311263897112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>House of the Dragon, a prequel set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, explores the family feud that\u2019s sparked when King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) opts to name his daughter Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D\u2019Arcy) as his successor, denying his tyrant brother Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) a claim to the Iron Throne.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Game of Thrones author George RR Martin\u2019s 2018 novel <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Fire-Blood-Thrones-Targaryen-History\/dp\/0008307733?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FFire-Blood-Thrones-Targaryen-History%2Fdp%2F0008307733%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1684020&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">Fire &amp; Blood<\/a>, the spin-off is reportedly planned to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-three-four-seasons-newsupdate\/&quot;\">run for three or four seasons<\/a>, around half the length of the original show.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our interviews with the stars of the show below:<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6311092266112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-review\/&quot;\">House of the Dragon review<\/a>: Game of Thrones prequel soars<\/li>\n<li>Meet the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-cast\/&quot;\">cast of House of the Dragon<\/a>, the Game of Thrones prequel series<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/how-watch-house-dragon-stream\/&quot;\">How to watch House of the Dragon<\/a>: where can you stream?<\/li>\n<li>House of the Dragon: <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-targaryen-family\/&quot;\">Targaryen family tree<\/a> explained<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-why-no-title-sequence\/&quot;\">Why doesn\u2019t House of the Dragon have a title sequence?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/olivia-cooke-emma-darcy-house-dragon-when\/&quot;\">When do Olivia Cooke and Emma D\u2019Arcy appear in House of the Dragon?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-voiceover\/&quot;\">Who is the opening voiceover in House of the Dragon episode 1?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-filming-locations-sets\/&quot;\">Where was House of the Dragon filmed?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/old-valyria-doom-valyrian-house-dragon-explained\/&quot;\">What is Old Valyria, the Doom and High Valyrian in House of the Dragon?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>House of the Dragon is available from 22nd August exclusively on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fshop%2Ftv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Morgan Jeffery Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon has finally made its much-anticipated debut \u2013 and RadioTimes.com is here to unpack the series premiere in the latest instalment of our weekly companion series, Beyond the Dragon. 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