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After the 8th and final season ofGame of Throneswas considered disappointing by many,House of the Dragonhad been expected to perform an average score with many comparisons to the show’s predecessor. The world was shocked, however, when 24 million people decided to tune in on the first episode of the show and gave it a thumbs up!
Despite several negative reviews in the beginning, the show quickly gained momentum as more people started joining the Targaryen movement. Now,House of the Dragonbroke yet another viewership record that was unexpected by all.
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House of The DragonSucceeds In Establishing Itself
Many people thought that the prequel toGame of Throneswould be redundant as the same families fight for the same throne of a thousand swords that Aegon forged. When the first episode initially premiered, several negative reviews started making their way on IMDb for the same feeling of redundancy that the people felt.
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However, the negative reviews were quickly overshadowed by positive ones when people showered praises for the series while announcing that the modern-dayGame of Throneshas returned. According to reports, 4 million people from the UK tuned into Sky Atlantic to watch the premiere episode of the series which is equivalent to viewerships of series likeStranger ThingsandObi-Wan Kenobi.
Another 20 million people from the US decided to join in on the fun which ended up creating a total viewership in the ballpark of 25 million from the UK and US alone! The record-breaking series has started getting recognition and is praised by many for recreating the same feeling that they felt while watchingGame of Thrones.
House of the DragonIs Worlds Apart From Game of Thrones
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With great 7 seasons and one very disappointing end, the people did expectHouse of the Dragonto perform average. The people were shocked to find out that although being a part of the lore ofGame of Thrones, the show is worlds apart from the latter. Following the lineage of Aegon the Conqueror, the series shows the power struggle between the birthright of man, woman, and the lineages of royal blood throughout Westeros.
House of the Dragonis currently sitting at a rating of 8.8/10 on IMDb with an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The series has been mostly well received with the show already renewed for a second season. Miguel Sapochnik who directed the “Battle of the Bastards” fromGame of Throneswas associated with the project but decided to opt-out from the second season.
House of the Dragon’snext episode “King of the Narrow Sea” will premiere on 11th September 2022 to stream on HBO Max.
Source:Collider
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
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