Ohhh, the hype for House of the Dragon is really heating up (if you find my puns insufferable now just wait until August)! HBO has released another poster for the show and we’ve also got our first look at some licensed House of the Dragon merch!
Earlier today, House of the Dragon’s official Twitter account tweeted this magnificent poster with the tag line “Fire Will Reign” (so, you know, I’m in good company with the puns).
Fire will reign.
August 21 on @HBOMax. #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/A8d4xtw8YT— House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) June 22, 2022
Now, I’m assuming this is season 1’s official poster, since individualized character posters were released a few weeks ago. So, I think it’s really interesting that they’ve decided to focus on young (Milly Alcock) Rhaenyra Targaryen.
Certainly the imagery is evocative of Daenerys, but I’m also taking this as an indication that the show (or at least season 1) will center Rhaenyra, much the way season 1 of Game of Thrones centered its poster child, Ned Stark.
I suppose it was inevitable that an adaptation of the Targaryen Civil War would favor one side over the other, but if House of the Dragon really turns out to be The Rhaenyra Show that will be … interesting in the long run.
Or maybe the poster was just intended to give us all Khaleesi feels. We’ll have to wait until August to see.
In other news: MERCH!
Entertainment Weekly announced Funko Pop’s new line of House of the Dragon figurines, featuring
Syrax, Rhaenyra’s dragon
Rhaenyra Targaryen
Viserys I Targaryen
Alicent Hightower
A separate Funko Pop of Alicent wielding the catspaw that will be a limited edition exclusive at San Diego Comic Con next month.
We’ve also got Daemon Targaryen:
As well as Daemon Targaryen holding a dragon egg (I’m curious how prominent this plotline will be on the show, now) which will be available exclusively on Funko.com
We’ve also got a very tired/sad Otto Hightower:
And Corlys Velaryon
Pre-orders are available starting today at 12:30 pm ET at the Warner Bros E Shop. HBO has declared this the Day of the Dragon with more HOTD merch newly available at the Warner Brothers shop, featuring cups, shirts and more.
Take my money
I have a rather dreary apathy about the show so far, I really hope I can get a little bit excited about it between now and August. I don’t think I’ve ever been as drawn in to a television series like I did Game of Thrones, and I hate that I don’t feel the same about this one. That is one cute dragon funko. 😄🐲
Also, Otto looks like Davos.
Hmmm I can’t help but wonder what dragon is behind Rhaenyra on this picture. It looks enormous!
I’m in exactly the same headspace on this, I’ll watch it but excitement levels are low.
Jon Snowed,
Everyone who is saying their excitement levels are low are welcome to their own opinion, but why? Cuz you were disappointed by the last two seasons of Game of Thrones out of eight. LOL. Like that is all television. No series that I can remember that had great early seasons had equally great latter seasons. The Sopranos. Latter seasons are weaker. People hated the finale at the time. The Wire. People consider the final season to be the weakest or just behind season two. The show Lost. Which is similar to Thrones in the way people view its final seasons. Some people will argue breaking bad’s ending was great. I would argue while the final season of Breaking Bad had some great episodes it wasn’t equal to the previous seasons specifically the ones with Gus Fring as the main baddie. So while I respect people’s opinions, ending a TV show is really hard specifically when it is the most popular show in the world. Could of things have been done better.
House of the Dragon has a lot of things going for it. George is back heavily involved. There is an actual writer’s room this time and it is not all dependent on just two guys mostly. And the show runner Ryan Condol is a Game of Thrones/Fantasy freak and him and George seem to be very close and he knows the world like the back of his hand. Plus the actors overall in this show are better than the ones in GOT at the time. Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Rys Ifans, Sonoya Mizuno, Steve Touissant, etc.. They all have resume of critically acclaimed work in film and television that you can see. So if you’re a true Game of Thrones fan I don’t see how you can’t be hyped for this.
Jon Snowed,
Everyone who is saying their excitement levels are low are welcome to their own opinion, but why? Cuz you were disappointed by the last two seasons of Game of Thrones out of eight. LOL. Like that is all television. No series that I can remember that had great early seasons had equally great latter seasons. The Sopranos. Latter seasons are weaker. People hated the finale at the time. The Wire. People consider the final season to be the weakest or just behind season two. The show Lost. Which is similar to Thrones in the way people view its final seasons. Some people will argue breaking bad’s ending was great. I would argue while the final season of Breaking Bad had some great episodes it wasn’t equal to the previous seasons specifically the ones with Gus Fring as the main baddie. So while I respect people’s opinions, ending a TV show is really hard specifically when it is the most popular show in the world. Could of things have been done better. Yes. But it is what it is.
House of the Dragon has a lot of things going for it. George is back heavily involved. There is an actual writer’s room this time and it is not all dependent on just two guys mostly. And the show runner Ryan Condol is a Game of Thrones/Fantasy freak and him and George seem to be very close and he knows the world like the back of his hand. Plus the actors overall in this show are better than the ones in GOT at the time. Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Rys Ifans, Sonoya Mizuno, Steve Touissant, etc.. They all have resume of critically acclaimed work in film and television that you can see. So if you’re a true Game of Thrones fan I don’t see how you can’t be hyped for this.
Honestly I’m not hugely negative about the final season of GOT my limited enthusiasm is more to do with the subject material (I’ve read the book so know the story), some of the casting.
Jason,
You are not the gatekeeper for who is and isn’t a Game of Thrones fan.