Aemond actor Ewan Mitchell has good news for fans of House of the Dragon: The pace of the action will be significantly faster in Season 2. Image source: HBO.
House of the Dragon is finally continuing and hallelujah… the spinoff, like its big brother Game of Thrones, has the ability to punch you in the stomach with unexpected plot twists.
Danger: The following paragraph contains mild spoilers for episode 1, A son for a son
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The first episode itself brought one of the bloodiest and most unexpected deaths Westeros has ever seen and marked the beginning of a full-blown war between the rival branches of the Targaryen family, known as the Dance of Dragons.
Now we are moving
House of the Dragon now also seems to want to approach Game of Thrones in another aspect: the narrative pace. This was criticized by many viewers of the first season as being too slow. For long stretches, there is only talking and there is too little real action. According to showrunner Ryan Condal, however, things will now be different.
Im Interview with our colleagues from Filmstarts The American explained that the narrative structure is probably the biggest change from season 1:
The first season was quite challenging. I like to call it a plot pretzel because we had to cover 20 years of history to go from Rhaenyra and Alicent as children to the point where they’re not only adults but have had children and those children have grown up to the age that Rhaenyra and Alicent were at the beginning of the story.
We had to do it in such a way that each episode was its own, independent timeline and story. Now, in Season 2, we’re in motion. The fuse was lit with the deaths of Lucerys and Arrax over Storm’s End.
Now we’re moving into, I would say, a more traditional season of Game of Thrones that’s happening in real time. I think that’s going to be the biggest difference that people will experience between Season 1 and Season 2.
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No more time jumps
Actor Ewan Mitchell, who plays Prince Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon, shares this view. In an interview with Filmstarts, he not only revealed that in season 2 probably more terrifying moments from Aemond and his dragon Vhagar Mitchell also feels the narrative pace is now completely different:
In season 1, there were these multiple time jumps. Season two, on the other hand, begins a few days after the end of episode 10 of the first season. But the plot is much more linear in this season.
There are no time jumps, so viewers will be able to empathize with these characters much better. And I can tell you one thing: the season will be really strong from start to finish.
We were able to see the first four episodes of House of the Dragon Season 2 before the new season was released and we are quite impressed so far. Every week you will find a short review just in time for the release of the current episodeWe have linked the review of episode one by colleague Peter Bathge above.
We want your opinion: What do you think of the new season of House of the Dragon so far? In your opinion, does the spinoff compare to its big brother Game of Thrones? Do you think the narrative pace in episode one is better than before? Let us know in the comments!
