House of the Dragon - SPOILERS inside.
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Just looks like a trailer for a video game.
And after the GoT debacle it's spoiled the whole thing for me - I loved the books and the first four series of the TV show but I don't think I'll bother finishing the ASOIAF books, even if Martin ever finally gets round to writing them.
I can't ever recall a TV show go from being the most talked-about show on the planet to absolute silence. It's like we all collectively decided it was just best to forget it ever happened.
And after the GoT debacle it's spoiled the whole thing for me - I loved the books and the first four series of the TV show but I don't think I'll bother finishing the ASOIAF books, even if Martin ever finally gets round to writing them.
I can't ever recall a TV show go from being the most talked-about show on the planet to absolute silence. It's like we all collectively decided it was just best to forget it ever happened.
Oh dear looks like it has gone full woke. (Inb4 racist misogynistic scumbag)
Gone are the risqué scenes of full-frontal nudity and violence that shocked and delighted audiences in equal measure. In their place are non-binary actors, a new dynasty of powerful black characters and roles that are ‘sexually fluid’ and ‘androgynous’.
In this new era, set 200 years before Game Of Thrones, it is two women who battle for the show’s Iron Throne – the seat of power that controls the disparate regions of Westeros.
And rather than subjecting female actresses to sexual violence, new post-MeToo storylines are instead designed to showcase the ‘power’ of women by featuring gory scenes of childbirth.
Former Doctor Who Matt Smith plays her uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen, a character described as sexually ‘fluid’ and ‘weirdly androgynous’. In fact, one of the main themes of House Of The Dragon is, according to the Hollywood source, ‘men bad, women good’.
British star Olivia Cooke, who plays Alicent Hightower, stepmother to Princess Rhaenyra, explains: ‘There are times where Emma is on one stage and I’m on the other and we’re both surrounded by male characters being idiotic. And we know if all these men just f****d off, and it was just us two, the realm would be fine.’
Gone are the risqué scenes of full-frontal nudity and violence that shocked and delighted audiences in equal measure. In their place are non-binary actors, a new dynasty of powerful black characters and roles that are ‘sexually fluid’ and ‘androgynous’.
In this new era, set 200 years before Game Of Thrones, it is two women who battle for the show’s Iron Throne – the seat of power that controls the disparate regions of Westeros.
And rather than subjecting female actresses to sexual violence, new post-MeToo storylines are instead designed to showcase the ‘power’ of women by featuring gory scenes of childbirth.
Former Doctor Who Matt Smith plays her uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen, a character described as sexually ‘fluid’ and ‘weirdly androgynous’. In fact, one of the main themes of House Of The Dragon is, according to the Hollywood source, ‘men bad, women good’.
British star Olivia Cooke, who plays Alicent Hightower, stepmother to Princess Rhaenyra, explains: ‘There are times where Emma is on one stage and I’m on the other and we’re both surrounded by male characters being idiotic. And we know if all these men just f****d off, and it was just us two, the realm would be fine.’
SmoothCriminal said:
Oh dear looks like it has gone full woke. (Inb4 racist misogynistic scumbag)
Gone are the risqué scenes of full-frontal nudity and violence that shocked and delighted audiences in equal measure. In their place are non-binary actors, a new dynasty of powerful black characters and roles that are ‘sexually fluid’ and ‘androgynous’.
In this new era, set 200 years before Game Of Thrones, it is two women who battle for the show’s Iron Throne – the seat of power that controls the disparate regions of Westeros.
And rather than subjecting female actresses to sexual violence, new post-MeToo storylines are instead designed to showcase the ‘power’ of women by featuring gory scenes of childbirth.
Former Doctor Who Matt Smith plays her uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen, a character described as sexually ‘fluid’ and ‘weirdly androgynous’. In fact, one of the main themes of House Of The Dragon is, according to the Hollywood source, ‘men bad, women good’.
British star Olivia Cooke, who plays Alicent Hightower, stepmother to Princess Rhaenyra, explains: ‘There are times where Emma is on one stage and I’m on the other and we’re both surrounded by male characters being idiotic. And we know if all these men just f****d off, and it was just us two, the realm would be fine.’
How do you know all this? Gone are the risqué scenes of full-frontal nudity and violence that shocked and delighted audiences in equal measure. In their place are non-binary actors, a new dynasty of powerful black characters and roles that are ‘sexually fluid’ and ‘androgynous’.
In this new era, set 200 years before Game Of Thrones, it is two women who battle for the show’s Iron Throne – the seat of power that controls the disparate regions of Westeros.
And rather than subjecting female actresses to sexual violence, new post-MeToo storylines are instead designed to showcase the ‘power’ of women by featuring gory scenes of childbirth.
Former Doctor Who Matt Smith plays her uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen, a character described as sexually ‘fluid’ and ‘weirdly androgynous’. In fact, one of the main themes of House Of The Dragon is, according to the Hollywood source, ‘men bad, women good’.
British star Olivia Cooke, who plays Alicent Hightower, stepmother to Princess Rhaenyra, explains: ‘There are times where Emma is on one stage and I’m on the other and we’re both surrounded by male characters being idiotic. And we know if all these men just f****d off, and it was just us two, the realm would be fine.’
john41901 said:
I watched the first episode (am in the US it’s in hbo). I despise any form of wokery. Was ok, plenty of violence, jury’s still out. Let’s hope they don’t go woke in ep2 onwards.
I think that actors are encouraged to espouse what the PR people think are 'popular' social justice themes in interviews for a lot of new stuff these days (or they go off on their own initiative to look like they are in with the cool kids). Hopefully it doesn't translate into the actual end product and the producers have the sense to concentrate on making an entertaining product that will attract paying customers.Certainly, the 'Rings of Prime' cast interviews are a total dumpster fire and turn me off the final product (as if the cheesy trailers already hadn't). I really don't have high hopes for that one at all, I think Amazon have poured their billion dollars down the drain but the proof will be in the finished product.
HotD has to contend with the disappointment of the final season of GoT and win viewers back so maybe they'll put the effort in to build on what was popular in that show instead of showboating political opinions. I don't think that Warner/HBO have the cash to burn on virtue signalling that Amazon do.
SmoothCriminal said:
Oh dear looks like it has gone full woke. (Inb4 racist misogynistic scumbag) Gone are the risqué scenes of full-frontal nudity and violence that shocked and delighted audiences in equal measure. In their place are non-binary actors, a new dynasty of powerful black characters and roles that are ‘sexually fluid’ and ‘androgynous’.
In this new era, set 200 years before Game Of Thrones, it is two women who battle for the show’s Iron Throne – the seat of power that controls the disparate regions of Westeros.
Did you even watch Game Of Thrones? The nudity was pared right back after about series 2, long before Woke / Anti-Woke was even a bandwagon for you to climb on. Plenty of strong non-male characters in GoT as well, some of them might even have been 'sexually fluid' (though why that matters is beyond me).In this new era, set 200 years before Game Of Thrones, it is two women who battle for the show’s Iron Throne – the seat of power that controls the disparate regions of Westeros.
Quite slow - but, on balance, I did enjoy it. I really didn't like Matt Smith he came across as a personality vacuum.
Visaerys [sp] first of his name was good
The Targ clan seemed, MS aside, ok
The dragons were cool
Some of the sfx were... poorly executed
Visaerys [sp] first of his name was good
The Targ clan seemed, MS aside, ok
The dragons were cool
Some of the sfx were... poorly executed
Edited by DodgyGeezer on Tuesday 23 August 09:51
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