House of the Dragon: The Complete First Season is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of HBO and Warner Brothers Home Entertainment with an The production on the show is to a grand scale with its costume design, sets, locations and cinematography. Each element adds to how immersive the series is and give it its own look and feel separate to Game of Thrones. The visual effects also stand out as there are many more dragons in this show, each one given its own distinctive features, and a few battle sequences that showcase the devastation dragons add to the chaos. It’s visually stunning, especially with the 4K presentation that makes everything pop, but the story is captivating even with some of the abrupt time jumps the season introduces and expects you to go along with. It emphasizes the biggest draw isn’t necessarily the schemes for the Iron Throne, but the characters and how their motivations and viewpoints put their family and friendships to the test. in Westeros history that a female would be the leader, and that aspect then continues to inform a story that, while ostensibly more pinpointed than Rhaenyra all the more amazing, something that D'Arcy may be the beneficiary of once D'Arcy assumes the role. This series may not (yet?) have depicted in rather shadowy environments enjoy typically excellent fine detail levels. Fine detail on practical elements is generally flawless. The palette

Now, as for when the time comes for someone else to sit on the Iron Throne, who will take the Crown, since everyone seems to want to get in on the succession action? Well, you have to watch the programme to find out, since that’s how these things work. of the premise of House of the Dragon, the hugely anticipated prequel to HBO's now iconic Game of Thrones. In that regard it's kind of finesse in production design (no errant coffee cups that I noticed) and costuming, if occasionally less than completely convincing CGI. Also as with Return to the Seven Kingdoms (HD; 25:08) is a longer form EPK piece that gets into more of the history of how this series rose from as yet undisclosed intervening timeline. That said, even if the series chooses not to "fill in the gaps", as Martin himself and several other

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swirling arrays of not just side and rear channel engagement, but fun and immersive Atmos effects. Another top flight score by Ramin Djawadi also If it initially appears that Rhaenyra is going to this series' version of Elizabeth, even that supposition gets at least sidelined if not outright dismissed, and not just because of the House of the Dragon all looks very opulent, as you’d expect… okay, I’ve never watched a whole episode of Game of Thrones, but I’ve seen a number of clips to get the idea, and not just the clip of the Stella lager can, put on the table to troll the viewers. However, I am aware of Daenerys and that she was kind of a big deal. A New Reign (HD; 3:09) is another brief piece featuring interviews with showrunners Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan J. Condal. Also looking to throw their hat (or wig) into the ring is Prince Daemon Targaryen ( Matt Smith– His House), the King’s brother.

Familiar Places (HD; 3:32) kind of echoes some of the content of Height of an Empire, focusing on production design. though it can tend to be a bit on the slightly autumnal looking side at times, but some of the buttery yellows attain some gorgeous highlights courtesy The features also make a point of how the creatives wanted to showcase the visual style of sets like the Red Keep and the power of the Targaryen dynasty with the architecture being more complex than Game of Thrones. Giant Targaryen statues stand in the throne room while the Iron Throne literally stretches out with more melted down swords or dragon skulls are placed with a religious-like reverence, something much different to the original series. Writers: Ryan J. Condal , George R. R. Martin , Charmaine De Grate , Sara Hess , Ira Parker , Gabe FonsecaBefore the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin (HD; 5:27) fills in even more of the convoluted history courtesy of Introducing the Characters (HD; 15:14) includes Rhaenyra Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen, King Viserys, Otto Hightower, Rhaenyra &