‘House of the Dragon’: George R.R. Martin Answers Questions on Dragons and Misogyny in Westeros at Hall H Panel

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“House of the Dragon” on Saturday, tackling everything from the show’s number of dragons to why Westeros is so opposed to having a Queen.The panel kicked off with an extended trailer that finally unveiled much of the show’s plot, which – much like “Game of Thrones” – revolves around a dispute over who’s going to take over the Iron Throne: this time from King Viserys (played by Paddy Considine).

The choice is between his brother Daemon (played by Matt Smith) and his daughter Rhaenyra (played by Emma D’Arcy).What can fans expect from this new show? “Fire and blood,” co-showrunner Ryan Condal said. “And dragons!” George R.R.

Martin added.When asked why this was the story they wanted to tell in a spinoff series, adapting Martin’s “Fire and Blood” book, Condal answered: “It delves into the history of the Targaryen dynasty, and that’s something that we hear about in ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ in the pages of the book and [‘Game of Thrones’], but we never really get a sense of it… It’s just before the bloom starts to come off the rose.”“It’s quite a complicated relationship,” star Matt Smith said of Daemon’s relationship with his brother, teasing the complexity that he and Considine got to play as King Viserys is caught between two family members.And what drives Rhaenyra? “Fire?

I think Rhaenyra is fueled by that old Targaryen stuff. And I think her journey in this series is working out when to let that fire burn and when to dampen it.”And while D’Arcy and Milly Alcock both play the same character, Alcock revealed that the two performers have only ever met a couple of times before, so they didn’t quite trade notes on playing their characters. “I started watching you and it was like watching Targaryen home video or something,”.