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    ‘House of the Dragon’ review: Power plays, violence, dragons and incest. Yep, sounds like a ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel

    by Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune Aug 19, 2022 4 minutes
    Milly Alcock, foreground, with Paddy Considine in“ House of the Dragon.”.

    Because no intellectual property shall go unexploited, HBO is back at the “Game of Thrones” well and hoping a lot of viewers follow along for “House of the Dragon,” a prequel series that takes place nearly 200 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.

    Ah yes, Daenerys the dragon whisperer — she of the white-blonde hair and grim, single-minded pursuit to take back the Iron Throne. The character sort of fell apart there at the end of “Game of Thrones,” leaving a sour aftertaste. Hers was a destiny that would go unfulfilled for a number of reasons, namely Jon Snow fatally shanking her in the gut in the finale. There was also her

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