When the 73rd and final episode of “Game of Thrones” premiered on HBO in May 2019, the fan reaction was ... mixed at best. After investing years into the world of Westeros and witnessing countless bloody betrothals, backstabbings and beheadings, viewers were left a little unsatisfied with who ascended to the Iron Throne.
But that’s all in the past now, right? On Sunday, the new spinoff series “House of the Dragon” will debut, giving “Game of Thrones” devotees a new cast of characters to fall in love with — and more than likely mourn as they face gruesome deaths.
The prequel series will take place 200 years before the events of the original show, and is based on the 2019 book “Fire & Blood” by George R.R. Martin. The story will surround the history of House Targaryen — a history that came to a sudden (and controversial) end in “Game of Thrones.”
