Writing on his personal blog<\/a> on Wednesday (29th December), he said he \u201cloved\u201d the rough cut of the first episode, anticipating that fans will \u201cfall in love\u201d with the new cast.<\/p>\n \u201cI am anticipating House of the Dragon pretty eagerly myself, for what it\u2019s worth,\u201d he wrote. \u201cMum\u2019s the word now, don\u2019t tell anyone\u2026 I\u2019ve seen a rough cut of the first episode.<\/p>\n \u201cI loved it,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s dark, it\u2019s powerful, it\u2019s visceral\u2026 just the way I like my epic fantasy. [Showrunners Ryan Condal] and [Miguel Sapochnik] have done an amazing job, and the cast\u2026 Just as with Game of Thrones, most viewers will only have heard of a few of the actors, but I think you are going to fall in love with a lot of them. (Only to have your heart broken later when\u2026 But no, that would be telling).<\/p>\n \u201cI think the Targaryens are in very good hands. Anticipate away. I do not think you will be disappointed,\u201d he concluded.<\/p> HBO previously released a\u00a0first-look trailer revealing the look and feel of the Game of Thrones prequel<\/a>, which is set 200 years prior to the events of the Emmy-winning original.<\/p>\n To catch up, you can watch Game of Thrones seasons 1 \u2013 8 on Amazon Prime<\/a> today or on NOW. You can also buy the DVD boxset for seasons 1-8 on Amazon for \u00a399.99<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n We\u2019ll keep this page updated with more House of the Dragon news as soon as we have it. Looking for something to watch tonight? Check out our full TV Guide<\/a> or visit our Fantasy<\/a> hub for more news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Thursday, 30 December 2021 at 12:00 am George R.R. Martin has seen the first episode of House of Dragon, the upcoming prequel to the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones\u00a0\u2013 and teased that fans won\u2019t be disappointed. Writing on his personal blog on Wednesday (29th December), he said he \u201cloved\u201d the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":9347,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/george-rr-martin-reacts-to-dark-visceral-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/george-rr-martin-reacts-to-dark-visceral-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/george-rr-martin-reacts-to-dark-visceral-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/george-rr-martin-reacts-to-dark-visceral-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/george-rr-martin-reacts-to-dark-visceral-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/george-rr-martin-reacts-to-dark-visceral-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/george-rr-martin-reacts-to-dark-visceral-house-of-the-dragon-episode-1.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Flora Carr Published: Thursday, 30 December 2021 at 12:00 am George R.R. Martin has seen the first episode of House of Dragon, the upcoming prequel to the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones\u00a0\u2013 and teased that fans won\u2019t be disappointed. Writing on his personal blog on Wednesday (29th December), he said he \u201cloved\u201d the…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/9346"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\""Matt\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/matt_smith_house_of_the_dragon-4c7006c.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"matt_smith_house_of_the_dragon\"\\"\/")
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