The world of Ice and Hearth simply retains getting larger. Alongside the opposite exhibits already airing or in growth, like Home of the Dragon or the Jon Snow sequel collection, HBO is now contemplating a brand new present within the Recreation of Thrones universe that may inform the story of Aegon’s Conquest on Westeros, in line with a report from Selection. The story serves as a type of origin level for the world of Westeros we all know, nevertheless it’s additionally a very boring concept.
For many who aren’t up to the mark (or are just a bit overwhelmed by the variety of Aegons on this universe already), the Aegon’s Conquest story can be a Home of the Dragon prequel — in different phrases, a prequel to a prequel. It could doubtless happen about 130 years earlier than many of the occasions in Home of the Dragon, placing it virtually 300 years earlier than the occasions of the unique Recreation of Thrones collection.
Aegon was not the primary Targaryen to settle in Westeros after the Doom of Valyria, when the world’s historic volcano erupted and lined the world’s most superior metropolis in ash and introduced it to wreck, however he was essentially the most formidable. He, alongside together with his two sisters and the trio’s three dragons, introduced all of Westeros beneath one crown, turning the Seven Kingdoms into one.
The issue with these occasions as the premise for a present is that it doesn’t have a lot room for the sort of interpersonal drama and politicking that HBO’s Recreation of Thrones exhibits are finest at. The present model of Aegon’s Conquest is extra of an outline than a full story. The occasions come principally from Hearth and Blood, the primary a part of creator George R.R. Martin’s fictional historical past of the Targaryen dynasty, which can also be the supply materials for Home of the Dragon. Very like Home of the Dragon is doing with The Dance of Dragons, the story may simply be expanded, however Aegon’s conquest succeeds as a consequence of his army prowess and the fierce dragons, reasonably than by way of the shrewdness of their political maneuvering.
There isn’t something flawed with Recreation of Thrones or Home of the Dragon’s huge battles, however a collection that’s so fully pinned to these moments lacks the sort of shocking character moments that has made Martin’s world sing on TV. In actual fact, in Martin’s model of the Conquest, Aegon’s dominance is so assured that the battles themselves wouldn’t even be all that thrilling to look at, and would doubtless really feel missing after the later seasons of Home of the Dragon ship us some extra good dragon-on-dragon melees.
Whereas all of this can be true on paper, Home of the Dragon has at the least earned HBO a little bit of advantage of the doubt. Recapturing the magic of Recreation of Thrones, with its stability of character drama, palace intrigue, and grueling battles appeared almost inconceivable, however the last product was a wonderful first season.
It’s also vital to notice is HBO hasn’t greenlit this collection, and is simply in talks to supply it for the second. That signifies that there’s no showrunner, writers, solid, or director — only a obscure concept at this level. It doesn’t matter what occurs with this, we’ll proceed to await HBO’s phrase of what collection is subsequent to reach within the Recreation of Thrones universe, whether or not it’s season 2 of Home of the Dragon, the Dunk and Egg collection, and even one of many animated collection supposedly within the works.
