‘House of the Dragon’ recap: How the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel weaves echoes of the real world into its fictional realm (SPOILERS) – CNN

In the opening chapter of the HBO series, the queen, Emma Targaryen (Sean Brooke), is in the midst of a hard labor. Her husband, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), is, according to tradition, desperate for a son to secure a male heir to the throne. Told that the child is a fractured birth, medical advisers … Read more