Review of Season One:

As a GAME OF THRONES fan who even enjoyed the much-lamented final season, I was understandably eager to check out this prequel series. Sadly, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON turns out to be a far cry from the success of the original, a follow-up that seems more than content to emulate rather than innovate. Right from the first episode we're back into a world of backbiting, jousting and incest, all of it feeling very familiar from the original show. The actors are well chosen for their roles (although I was unsure about Considine) but this series is particularly slow-moving and I didn't find it engrossing until episode seven, when things finally start picking up. The CGI effects are okay but overly familiar from GOT; the dragons have lost their magic touch. I hope the next season improves...