Hello Dragon Enthusiasts! Well, if you are a keen fan of battles, family drama and dragons, then HBO’s “House of the Dragon” has without any doubt caught your attention. Latest development at HBO: the official renewal of House of the Dragon is for Season 3 which caused excitement among the fans.
As you can imagine the Targaryen’s have not finished their epic tale yet, so let’s take a look at what’s in store for those of us that are looking forward to their return to Westeros!
The Official Renewal: What This Means for Fans
The superb interest and success of House of the Dragon can easily be identified through HBO’s early renewal of this show for its third season. Thus, although Season 2 is yet to be released, HBO’s decision to continue the show further proves the fact that the network fully trusts in the future of the series. For followers of the Targaryen lore, there is no need to worry, as this show will be followed by more dragons, politics and potential backstabbing.
The early renewal also benefits the creators and showrunners by giving them the freedom to map their ideas and consequentially, resulting in better-connected and faster-absorbing television shows. House of the Dragon is a fun series to be a fan of because it has been made the continuation of a show with a great status and legacy.
What Questions Have Been Answered So Far?
As usual, HBO has been very tight-lipped about the details of season 3, however, fans should prepare to have more of a power struggle within families and political themes that the show offers. Adapted from Fire & Blood, a book by George R. R. Martin, the show will go farther into the genes where the civil war inside the Targaryen dynasty called the Dance of the Dragons is set.
The producers have also said more dramatic tensions will be in store for the characters in season 3 where characters will begin to pay prizes for the actions they have taken and the trust they have broken. The audiences will be offered various powers’ battles, betrayals, and sharp-tongued quarrels that will make fans stay tuned.
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Reflecting on Season 1’s Success
However, before proceeding any further with Season 3, I think it only fair to note the success of House of the Dragon’s first season. Season 1, which received an incredible number of appreciation from viewers, successfully became the successor of Game of Thrones attracting viewers with the characters of the show, stunning graphics, and, notably, dragons.
Family politics with players like Rhaenyra Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen and Alicent Hightower was a great aspect that enthralled the viewer with their love, betrayal and quest of the throne. With such a cast and backdrop as this, Season 2 is set to expand these narratives and move the Targaryen civil war to the next level.
Season 2: What Do We Know So Far?
Currently, we are still waiting for House of the Dragon Season 2 to come out, but we have fans salivating. The second season will begin immediately where the first season ended and that means we will be thrown into the Targaryen civil war from the get go. In the show, the dance of the dragons that features two Targaryen warring against each other will be brought to the limelight.
Audiences get to see bigger fights, even more, dragons, and understand the characters’ motives. It goes without saying that the confrontation between two women – Rhaenyra and Alicent, who fight for the Iron Throne – will not remain limited to quarrels and mutual accusations, meaning that new tragedy and suffering are inevitable.
After the major turnaround in the destiny of the people in Hawkins in the final episode of the second season of Stranger Things, the audience’s expectations are really high as to what Season 3 will bring.
Speculating About Season 3: What Awaits Us?
As yet, there are few facts known, but theorization is possible given existing information and material from Fire & Blood. The third season will probably be focusing on the consequences of the Targaryen civil war as well as its effects on the Seven Kingdoms. There is no doubt that politics will change when the surviving characters struggle with the consequences of the war.
It will also bring more of the dynamic relationships that we’ve seen in House of the Dragon: interesting to follow and emotionally engaging. This is due to the fact that friends can turn into foes while the foes in return may have to team up since their aim is to defeat each other. The elements of treachery within the Targaryen family will remain very pertinent, only more depth will be introduced.
Still, it could hardly be considered complete without the dragons. Every season is escalating the focus on the dragons and, therefore, the upcoming Season 3 promises to be even better. With civil war setting iron, one can only imagine just how much more furious air battles these colossal flame exhales are going to bring.
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Why Season 3 Matters for Fans
For the fans or anyone who has been faithful in watching House of the Dragon, getting to see the show renewed for Season 3 is proof of HBO’s dedication to good production. But it also comforts viewers that the history of the Targaryen will also go on with all the epic, dramatic scenes as previously seen.
Also, Season 3 provides the innovative showrunners with the possibility to build a show from scratch and adapt the existing world from the novels Fire & Blood in full detail and without any major omission. For the people, who have been waiting for the continuation of the story about the Targaryen family, since Game of Thrones, the new series expands the opportunities to learn more about Targaryen myths and legends.
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