George RR Martin calls 'House of the Dragon' a 'Shakespearean Tragedy' with no character to fall in love with
One of the striking aspects of ‘Game of Thrones’ was how endearing some characters were on the show. From Arya and Lady Brienne to Tyrion and Hodor, all the characters mentioned above went on to create an extraordinary impact on everyone’s minds and it didn’t take much time for them to become fan favorites. With ‘House of the Dragon’ just around the corner, fans have been trying to spot any such character that they can root for in the upcoming series, but it seems they are going to have a lot of difficulties in doing so.
The show is set almost 200 years before the events of ‘Game of Thrones’ and is primarily focused on House Targaryen. King Viserys I Targaryen has announced that Princess Rhaenyra will be the new leader of the house and will rule the kingdom. However, everything changes when the King of the Seven Kingdoms conceives a son later in life. The events after the son's birth lead to a civil war popularly known as ‘Dance of the Dragons’.
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While promoting the upcoming HBO series, author George RR Martin, who has written ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ novel series, praised the upcoming series for being a “Shakespearean Tragedy” and claimed that viewers will find it difficult to find a character that would be loved by one and all because they are all “flawed”.
Martin told The Hollywood Reporter, “It's powerful, it's visceral, it's dark, it's like a Shakespearean tragedy. There’s no Arya — a character everybody's going to love. They're all flawed. They're all human. They do good things. They do bad things.”
The author also praised the creators of the show – Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik – for their vision and for keeping the characters as human as possible in a show filled with magic, dragons, the undead, and everything remotely related to fantasy. He added, “They're driven by the lust for power, jealousy, old wounds — just like human beings. Just like I wrote them.”
This might turn out to be one of the most important reasons for the show to be a huge success. The last two seasons of ‘Game of Thrones’ faced a lot of criticisms for deviating from the source material and even though Season 8 made the show earn its final Outstanding Drama Series win at the Emmys, it received a lot of backlash for reduced length and ridiculous creative decisions, with many considering it a disappointing conclusion to an EPIC series.
With George RR Martin praising the writing for the series, fans can take a sigh of relief and wait for the series to arrive on HBO.
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The series sees Emma D’Arcy playing the role of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the show while Matt Smith portrays Prince Daemon Targaryen. Other actors to feature in the show include Paddy Considine (King Viserys I Targaryen), Olivia Cooke (Lady Alicent Hightower), Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon), Eve Best (Princess Rhaenys Velaryon), and Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria).
‘House of the Dragon’ premieres exclusively on HBO on Sunday, August 21.