Yes he is objectively tall and chiseled and handsome and charismatic and acted the shit out of that one scene without saying a word - wait, what side am I on again? Alicent and Rhaenyra Are we really still falling for this rogue-man-who-plays-by-his-own-rules bullshit? Did y’all clock how quickly he went from “chaotic king” to literal wife killer? And no offense to Matt Smith, but he doesn’t do it for me and never has. PK: I am deeply concerned for the Daemon Targaryen hive, especially the “Daenyra” subhive (a word I learned this week and would like to chuck into the sea for the crabs to feed on). I hope he meets his maker eventually, but until then, at least he’s keeping the audience on their toes. His particular brand of chaos has been largely lacking in other aspects of the prequel series, so I have to come down in favor of Daemon. Daemon flips the board over and then, well, does something unspeaking on top of it. There could certainly be less incest - a phrase I never thought I’d actually have to write down - but too many of the current characters maneuver for power like chess pieces: stiffly, predictably, and without much thought.
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That kind of thing can get old, and the many cruel twists peppered throughout the original series wore me down.īut I must say: “House of the Dragon” needs him. But not only is Daemon sadistic and misogynistic, he’s written to be seductively so - adding a cool factor to every objectively repulsive decision he makes. He’s such a ginormous piece of shit, you know he’s taking the City Watch to Truffoni’s every New Year’s Eve and slopping those steaks. Using this music is an insult to Djawadi, not to mention to 29 million viewers and counting! Daemon TargaryenīT: It’s funny: In a lot of ways, Daemon Targaryen represents everything that made the original “Game of Thrones” so difficult for me to stomach. Don’t tell me he couldn’t revise or retool the original and come up with a fire-and-blood themed BANGER that reminds viewers of “Thrones” but has its own flare. Do not tell me my boy Ramin Djawadi couldn’t drop the song of the season with new title music for this show. I had a very mixed emotional response due to a decade of conditioning, but the predominant thought was: WTF.
PK: I could not believe my ears when I started this show and heard the ol’ “dum dum, DUMDUMDUM dum” strings introducing it. Fans want to feel how they felt when they heard Djawadi’s banger, week after week, for eight years - so why not simply give it to them? Is it boring, crass, and annoying? Absolutely. Making sure fans feel the same way they do about the first franchise extension is essential to extending the franchise even further, and one of the surefire ways to do just that is through music. The Opening CreditsīT: As disappointing as the show’s lack of courage in this regard feels, it’s also totally in line with the rest of “House of the Dragon.” As I outlined in my initial review, HBO built this to be the next “ Game of Thrones,” meaning it’s literally built to mimic the original series. Too gross to be objective? Crabfeeder, by a long shot. Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies: 50 Films the Director Wants You to SeeĬannes Platforms Early Best International Feature Contenders Like 'Decision to Leave'īelow, IndieWire’s Ben Travers and Proma Khosla duel - um, debate - the major moments from Season 1 so far.
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