House of the Dragon
This clause contains spoilers from House of the Dragon time of year 2 , sequence 7 , " The Red Sowing . "
Summary
House of the Dragonstar Tom Bennett addresses his character , Ulf , and other bastards of Valyrian descent becoming dragonridersin the HBO series . time of year 2 installment 7 , " The Red Sowing,“saw Ulf being prefer by the dragon Silverwing , while the Draco Vermithor chose the Targaryen whoreson Hugh Hammer . The dragon Seasmoke choosing Addam of Hull in sequence 6 , " Smallfolk , " made Rhaenyra Targaryen realize that this is possible , which importantly bolster her forces in the ongoing war against the Greens .
It ’s huge . Ulf is the bottom of the barrelful ; he ’s Flea Bottom through and through . He ’s poor folk and the oppressed . He ’s the working class man under the thumb of the decree class and populate with that his entire life . Suddenly , he ’s sitting on a atomic load . The power shift is huge . allow ’s see what he does with that .
House Of The Dragon Puts Its Own Spin On A Familiar Trope
It’s Not A Traditional Rags-To-Riches Story
Ulf , Hugh , and Addambecoming dragonriders for the Blacksseemingly follows a rag - to - riches trope , asthe King ’s landing place commoners and a shipwright are now elevatedin a way they never could have imagined . While they did not become dragonriders , a similar trajectory of lowly beginnings and an unlikely hike to power or extrusion also occurred inGame of Thrones , with characters including Petyr Baelish , Varys , Davos Seaworth , and Bronn . Many of these characters are already in elevated positions when they are introduced .
House of the Dragon ’s use of the rags - to - riches image builds toward a dark and destructive ending for the dragon , their rider , and all of Westeros .
House of the Dragon , on the other hand , spent much of time of year 2 show Ulf , Hugh , and Addam in their everyday lives , twist with vulgar struggles and questions of identity element that they look , bring in their eventual ascension all the more rewarding . As square as becoming dragonriders is for these characters , it does not equate to a unproblematic , exultant and well-chosen closing . As Bennett luff out , Ulf is now"sitting on a nuclear warhead,“but it is not necessarily a power that he or the other novel dragonriders will use sagely .
House of the Dragon season 2 , installment 3 introduces the fiber of Ulf , who claim to be of Targaryen descent yoke to King Jaehaerys I.
Game of Thronesestablishes that the dragons have been extinct for over a century before Robert ’s Rebellion , withthe Dance of the Dragonsculminating in most of the Dragon being killed . It remains to be see whether this will include Ulf ’s dragon , Silverwing , or the dragons claim by the other asshole of Valyrian descent . House of the Dragon ’s use of the shred - to - rich trope builds toward a dark and destructive endingfor the dragons , their passenger , and all of Westeros .
Source : The Hollywood Reporter
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Cast
Taking place about 172 years before the events ofGame of Thrones,House of the Dragontells the tale of the rise of the Targaryens, the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria. The popular HBO spinoff show first starred Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before they were replaced by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, who play the older versions of the characters. Also starring in the series is Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys Targaryen.
