This article contains spoilers. It’s been a slow burn these last few episodes, but true to form, the final episode of season one of House of the Dragon didn’t hold back and has suitably teed up the next season with the promise …
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON SEASON FINALE: “The Black Queen” Read More »
As of this writing, we are about to wrap the first season of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON because we have just the final episode to go. We hope you have been enjoying the journey. It seems both George R. R. …
R.R. Martin, Condal & Sapochnik Talk HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Issues Read More »
Director Greg Yaintes (Episodes 2 & 3) takes a Hitchcockian approach to the penultimate episode of House of The Dragon. The events transpiring in “The Green Council ” unfold like a classic thriller, for there is a race …
I was absolutely riveted to my comfortable sofa the entire episode. There was so much action – so many undercurrents, abuses of power, heartbreaking moments, and the rare triumph of the human spirit. Of course, this is House of the …
House of the Dragon Episode 8: “The Lord of the Tides” Read More »
After last week’s limp introduction to a new set of cast members, of whom the audience will need to completely recalibrate, “Driftmark” wades further into actionless dross with another desperately written, talky affair of which technical creative choices are downright …
Our biggest time jump has finally happened as the latest episode of House of the Dragon takes us ten years into the future. We have left behind young Rhaenyra and Alicent and in their place we have two new faces …
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Episode 6: “The Princess and The Queen” Read More »
Unlike previous episodes, “We Light the Way” does not unfold after a significant time jump. Yet, King Viserys’s ailments have significantly worsened in a brief period of time. The king’s left arm could serve as a worst-case-scenario portrait in a …
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Episode 5: “We Light the Way” Read More »
It is a sign of the strength of this series that only four episodes in, there is justifiably a blood and gutless chapter that settles last week’s violent finale. “King of the Narrow Sea” takes place almost exclusively within the …
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Episode 4: “King of the Narrow Sea” Read More »
This weeks House of the Dragon continues to provide some interesting development of character and some slightly questionable CGI, as we see Daemon (Matt Smith) go full badass to take on the Crabfeeder – Craghas Drahar – in the Stepstones …
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Episode 3: “Second of His Name” Read More »
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Episode 2, “The Rogue Prince” was helmed by Greg Yaitanes, whose credits are primarily associated with network television, a platform that often hampers an artist’s full potential. However, Yaitanes directed and won an Emmy Award for …
October 2019: A screening of ‘Bloodmoon‘ has just ended for the top brass at Home Box Office. A decision had to be made: To go to series, or not go to series? ‘Bloodmoon’ was touted by professional media outlets and …
It has landed. The long awaited return to Westeros in the form of the Targaryen dawn exploded onto HBO on Sunday night, with a host of fresh faces and a seething and simmering familiarity. What begins with curious expository voiceover …
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Series Premiere: “The Heirs of the Dragon” Read More »
Many have been eager for this. Many hope for a good experience returning to the GAME OF THRONES franchise and its milieu. HBOWatch will be reviewing the series as it moves through its ten episodes starting tonight, August 21, and …
By now you’ve made your decision. You are either gung-ho and all-in for HOUSE OF THE DRAGON or GAME OF THRONES was satisfying enough or left you mixed feelings. We would be remiss however if we did not give you …
Well, I guess we shouldn’t ignore the announcement, right? We weren’t the quickest to jump on it but there is not a whole lot of new information to state. Here it is – the premiere date for HBO’s GAME OF …
