House of the Dragon season 3 has earned an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score, putting it on par with some of the best Game of Thrones seasons. The HBO show is currently sitting at an impressive 97% on the review aggregation website, which matches the two highest-rated seasons of Game of Thrones, season 2 and season 4.
If you'll recall, some of the best episodes in the whole run of the fantasy series happened in these two seasons. This includes 'Blackwater', which is arguably one of the best battles on screen in Westeros, and the unforgettable 'The Mountain and the Viper', which saw Pedro Pascal's Oberyn Martell meet a grisly end.
This also marks the highest-rated season of House of the Dragon yet, with season 1 clocking in at 90% and season 2 at 84%. Both very respectable, but much lower than the season 3's score so far. These critic reviews are based on the first four episodes of the new season, which kicks off with an epic sea battle, the Battle of the Gullet.
Our own House of the Dragon season 3 review gave the show four stars, saying it "could be the best season of a Westeros-set show in over a decade". Our reviewer wrote: "Burning bright from the opening episode's Battle of the Gullet, House of the Dragon season 3 repositions the Targaryen civil war's key players, operating as a thrilling fresh start for the fiery Game of Thrones prequel."
The new season adapts the next chapter of the Dance of the Dragons, the extremely bloody Targaryen Civil War. It will take the story closer to its conclusion too, with season 4 planned to be the final outing of the HBO show, meaning the end is in sight for the fight for the Iron Throne.
House of the Dragon releases on HBO in the US on June 21, and streams on HBO Max and Now from June 22 in the UK. For what else to watch, here's our guide to all of the upcoming Game of Thrones movies and shows.
