House of the Dragon: Rhaenyra Targaryen is the new Khalessi away from Daenerys Targaryen

HBO Max ends the wait for the premiere of “House of the Dragon”, the “Game of Thrones” prequel series It arrives on the streaming platform on August 21, 2022, with the release of its first episode and there are many details you should know before watching it. What we have been waiting for most is to define who will be the new characters, the most powerful and who will occupy the iron throne.

With a new khalessi, we know the story of “The House of the Dragon”, where Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen is one of the most important characters that we will see on stage and that we must not lose sight of in either of its two versions. Due to her leap in time of hers, the character is played by two actresses, one of her in her young stage and the other in her more adult portrayal of her.

Milly Alcock is the actress who plays Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in its young version, as the clear protagonist of ‘The house of the dragon’ and which, for some, is the Daenerys Targaryen’s “replacement”perhaps one of the most important characters in the original “Game of Thrones” series, and although both characters have been compared to date, there is a lot of difference and they should be separate and are not expected to do the same as Emilia Clarke years ago .

The characters surrounding the new Khalessi are King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) and Queen Alicent Hightower (Amily Carey and Olivia Cook), his parents. As well as Daemon Targaryen (Matt SMith) who is the king’s brother and one of the possible heirs to the throne.

Viserys must decide between her daughter Rhaenyra and her brother Daemon., who is a dishonest, violent and ambitious man, who will represent the dark side of the house, to remain on the throne as his successor. But for the moment it’s an extremely complicated decision, since she is a woman and her condition will be important on the Iron Throne.

When I am queen, I will create a new order “, the princess is heard saying in one of the scenes.

A nod to “Game of Thrones”

Although clearly one of the most important characters, especially in the female cast, she has not stopped being compared to the ‘Mother of Dragons’, Rhaenyra has a more temperate and reserved character. Physically there is a small nod to Daenerys, the protagonist of “Game of Thrones” who could act as a link between one series and another, especially when we see the princess fly over King’s Landing on the dragon Syrax.

‘House of the Dragon’ seeks to replicate GOT’s success, but not to mimic the story, as we remember that both are based on the novels of George RR Martin, now with a plot that takes place 200 years before the original HBO series and that in the spin off will have numerous time jumps, with a marked war, betrayals, arranged marriages, and a sick king who must decide who will be his successor: his brother or his firstborn?

HBO Max came up with the perfect formula to revolutionize the way television and streaming is done in 2011, when it launched the first season of “Game of Thrones”, becoming the most important epic fantasy blockbuster of all time. The mission is to be able to overcome with the new Khaleesi the Game of Thrones that GOT has owned for years.