House of the Dragon: How They’re Adapting It (And What I think)

If you haven’t been living like Patrick Star, you’ve probably heard about the latest HBO flagship series, House of the Dragon.

Despite all the claims made about the franchise’s death, the cultural juggernaut that is Game of Thrones has resurfaced.

This time, everyone’s favorite dark fantasy politicking show is set during a famous Targaryen civil war.

As someone who’s read the books, I’m going to do what book readers do best: nitpick about the changes.

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How the Dothraki (Don’t) Work in Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) has a reputation for being brutal and dark, and you won’t find me disagreeing with that. Without going into a lot of details, there’s quite a bit of fucked up shit there.

But I’ve also seen people call the series realistic, and hearing that does NOT tickle my pickle, so to speak. Now, we all know that the series has ice demons and dragons, but that’s not what we’re talking about when we say “realism.”

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Twelve Minutes: Subversion Without Substance

Opinion time: Nothing gets me suspicious about a game’s quality like celebrity casting.

C’mon people, there’s already professionals who get paid to voice video game characters and are often quite good at it. They’re called voice actors.

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