HBO's 'House of the Dragon' explained, episode by episode Los Angeles Times
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War has been the center of the Omehi peoples society for nearly two centuries. Tau is among the gift-less, and the future awaiting him is a bleak one filled with fighting and dying in an eternal war. When his plan to escape the battle is thwarted by the murder of those close to him, his heart turns to revenge instead. Queen Sabran the Ninth is meant to conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction, despite the looming threat of assassins. Ead has been keeping an eye on Sabran, protecting her in secrecy with forbidden magic. On the other side of the dark sea, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, but is on the cusp of a choice that will change her life forever.
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Get to know the key players, events, and timeline leading up to the Game of Thrones prequel. The live action Lilo & Stitch will star Mai Kealoha as Lilo, Magnussen as Pleakley, and Chris Sanders expected to return as the voice of Stitch. In addition to Kealoha and Sanders, Lilo & Stitch will star Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani, Zach Galifianakis as Jumba, and Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles. For this week’s bookseller conversation, I spoke to past festivalgoers Jenny Yang and Chris Capizzi, owners of Filipinotown’s new A Good Used Book shop. The paper used for this book is thick and sturdy, of the quality you would expect from a coloring book meant for adults.
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That’s the question explored by “House of the Dragon,” the new series set in author George R.R. Martin’s revisionist epic-fantasy world. Be sure to check back throughout the season as new information is revealed. Yes, the series is a prequel with Ryan J. Condal (Rampage and Hercules) and Miguel Sapohnik (whom you may remember from Game of Thrones favorite episodes “Battle of the Bastards,”“Hardhome,” and more) at the helm. Author George R.R. Martin is also actively involved as an executive producer. With Season 2 of House of the Dragon premiering on HBO and Max in June and a live-action Lilo & Stitch movie in the works, Hasbro is offering new Monopoly editions inspired by both franchises.
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Get the latest news, events and more from the Los Angeles Times Book Club, and help us get L.A. We’re located in Historic Filipinotown near Echo Park, Silver Lake and downtown Los Angeles. We have great neighbors like Clark Street Bread, Grá Pizza, Laveta Coffee and Butchr Bar, so there’s a lot to do. And we have Echo Park Lake just a few blocks away, with Vista Hermosa Park, the local favorite, even closer. Fan artists have even more to look forward to this spring, as this coloring book goes on sale May 7 and 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 premieres on June 16. Without getting into spoilers, the presence of Simon Strong and Alys Rivers, in particular, point to a sequence of events from the source material that unfolds at Harrenhal.
It’s a great book for transplants and native Angelenos to better understand Los Angeles through its history, its artists and its authors. The book depicts some of the most dramatic moments from the show – though it only includes scenes from Season 1, meaning it is still spoiler-free. There are some slice-of-life moments as well, including young Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) and Alicent (Emily Carey) in the Godswood. Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes stories from the Envelope podcast and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis. The first thing “House of the Dragon” visual effects supervisor Angus Bickerton discussed with showrunners Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal was — surprise — the dragons. The show’s predecessor, “Game of Thrones,” set new standards for the photoreal monsters; it won seven visual-effects Emmys, after all.
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The first season received highly positive reviews, with praise towards its character development, visual effects, writing, score by Ramin Djawadi, and performances. However, the pacing, specifically of the time jumps, and the dark lighting of some scenes were criticized. The series premiere was watched by over 10 million viewers across the linear channels and HBO Max on the first day, the biggest in HBO's history. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, House of the Dragon won Best Television Series – Drama and D'Arcy was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama.
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It lends itself nicely to colored pencils and even some types of markers, depending on preference. In such a passionate, active fandom, a book like this is perfect as a personal purchase or a gift. It honors the existing fan art for House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire, and may even inspire new artists to get involved. Condal “kept saying, ‘I want the actors to be holding on for dear life,’” says Bickerton with a laugh. Another change from “Thrones” involved the mechanical-bull-like mounts on which the actors sat to simulate riding — these “motion bases” were more advanced, with more range of action, “more speed and more dynamism” than their forebears. On her journey to find her brothers, voiceless and alone, she realizes that she has to place her trust in the boy she fought so hard not to marry.
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I suspect that the strategy set-up will take up much of this second season, but unlike with the book, Rhaenyra might even leave Dragonstone to participate. And we will literally see fire rain down from the sky when the two sides have to force allegiance from reluctant settlements. He's heavily implied to be gay, sees his "favorite" (aka his boyfriend) die at his wedding celebration, and is stuck married to Rhaenyra while they both have affairs.
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One of the more devastating alterations from the book to the TV show is the depiction of the relationship between Rhaenyra and Alicent. In the book, they are acquainted with each other, but they don't have much of a relationship until after Alicent marries Rhaenyra's father, King Viserys. Witty and funny, with well-rounded characters who face complex inner moral issues. The House of the Dragon timeline picks up approximately 172 years prior to the birth of Daenerys Stormborn and the death of her father the Mad King, Aerys – the last Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne before Game of Thrones begins.
Ultimately, he dies when his latest lover, Ser Qarl, kills him in the marketplace, reportedly paid off by Daemon or someone else. Instead of dying in childbirth, she fulfills her wish to die a "dragon rider's death" and orders Vhagar to kill her with dragon fire. Once again, the TV version shows us how all of these rumors have a kernel of truth but aren't quite the actual story. Daemon flirts with Rhaenyra and whisks her away to see the seedy underbelly of the city.
Millie Alcock and the rest of the first-generation Targaryens and Hightowers will, as far as HBO has indicated, not be returning this season in flashbacks. That doesn’t mean that we won’t see them again someday, but at least Paddy Considine does not have to jeopardize his own health for another stunning performance that the awards circuit decides to ignore. Obviously, the show will continue to track the Targaryen lineage about 300 years prior to near-extinction level on Game of Thrones. Yet whereas the first season charted the mistakes that were made (mainly by King Viserys, RIP) that led to the dominoes being lined up, this season pits the two teams — Black (Targaryen) and Green (Hightower) — against each other atop dragons. So, we’ll see the “Dance of the Dragons,” so nicknamed by the civilians of Westeros, take place with mass casualties as a result. Before George R.R. Martin’s Westeros endured the Game of Thrones, Aegon the Conquerer set up his House of Targaryen to rule the Seven Kingdoms.
It’s followed by 1998 novel, A Clash of Kings, then 2000’s A Storm of Swords. The fourth novel in this particular series, A Feast for Crows, dropped in 2005, before the latest installment, A Dance with Dragons, was released in 2011. Norris Kaplan, the protagonist of Philippe’s debut novel, is a hypersweaty, uber-snarky black, Haitian, French-Canadian pushing to survive life in his new school. His professor mom’s new tenure-track job transplants Norris mid–school year, and his biting wit and sarcasm are exposed through his cataloging of his new world in a field guide–style burn book. He’s greeted in his new life by an assortment of acquaintances, Liam, who is white and struggling with depression; Maddie, a self-sacrificing white cheerleader with a heart of gold; and Aarti, his Indian-American love interest who offers connection.
The film has been in the works for several years now and is expected to premiere on the Disney+ streaming service. Producers in the project will include Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, with Ryan Halprin executive producing. Perhaps even more interesting than scenes from the show are the close-up depictions of details that fans typically only glimpse in passing.
Martin has been working on his penultimate entry to this series, The Winds of Winter, for over a decade now. He started the novel in 2010, but has been unable to find the time to complete it. There is still no official release date for the book, which will be followed by A Dream of Spring.
She would have been perfectly happy with a quiet life, but after the Aurati (prophetic agents of the emperor) abducted Kaia, Maren was forced to hatch a plan. To succeed, she must become an apprentice to the mysterious dragon trainer of the emperor, but she's unprepared for the dangerous secrets she uncovers. Back in 1955, there was a Mass Dragoning, where many wives and mothers transformed into dragons and left for the skies. Alex lives in this world, trying to make sense of the huge event and the fact that her aunt transformed but her mother did not. As she tries to grapple not only with the fact no one acknowledges her aunt's existence, but also her new crush on classmate Sonja, and a new dragon-obsessed "sister," she'll have to examine everything leading up to the Dragoning and everything after.
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