House of the Dragon takes viewers back to the Game of Thrones universe after the obscene series finale of GOT. Season One Finale of House of the Dragon has elevated the show’s quality to a different ballpark altogether. The show started out great with a very strong pilot and each episode since simply took the show’s quality to new levels. The show wasn’t even affected by the recasting of the main characters. Fans simply adored the carefully crafted narrative that was so investing. The pilot of the show became HBO Max’s biggest debut with 10 Million viewers. The most recent ratings reports suggests that the prequel has garnered an audience of 29 Million on an average which is the best for any show after Game of Thrones’ Season 8 which had 44 Million viewers on an average.
The finale had packed some great performances especially from Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra. The finale was so emotional yet action packed. The callbacks and parallels that the creators drew added that touch of personal connection and care. It is true that this kind of experience can only be perceived from the Game of Thrones world. No other fantasy world is able to invest you in this manner in its characters and politics. The hatred you have towards the villains almost feels personal and so is the love for the protagonist. Fans have been creating many fanarts for the show and the latest one might be the best yet. A fan has created a Succession themed opening sequence for House of the Dragon.
House of the Dragon x Succession Opening Sequence!
A House of the Dragon fan has reimagined the opening credits of the show. Twitter user @asoiafsource shared this reimagined version of the opening sequence and it might even look better than the original. The footage has bits and pieces from the first season of the show while all the names are appearing on the screen based on seniority. The footage has a filter over it that makes it look grainy like Found Footage, replicating Succession’s visual style. Along with this, the main theme of Succession composed by Nicholas Britell is also used.
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House of the Dragon’s original opening credit sequence is following the bloodline of the Targaryens after the model of Old Valyria as a stream of blood keeps running. This new opening sequence makes great use of Britell’s Succession theme which solves the problem of the prequel using the same Game of Thrones Theme song. Also, instead of following a stream of blood, this new version shows some of the series’ many Targaryen characters, such as King Viserys (Paddy Considine), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), and Princess Rhaenyra (Mily Alcock), hinting at the familial tension and conflict that is crucial to the show.
House of the Dragon and Succession are more similar than you’d think. Both the shows focus on the central theme of succession. The similarities between both the HBO shows has even been addressed by Showrunner and Co-Creator Ryan Condal who’d said in an interview earlier this year that, House of the Dragon is “Succession with dragons.”
House of the Dragon has an incredible ensemble cast that includes Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Along with the main cast, the supporting cast of the show includes- Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Nate, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Phia Saban, Gavin Spokes, Savannah Steyn, and more.
All ten episodes of House of the Dragon Season One are currently available for streaming on HBO Max or Disney+.
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