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    It turns out ‘House of the Dragon’ is as homophobic as ‘Game of Thrones’

    by Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times Sep 19, 2022 3 minutes
    Milly Alcock, foreground, with Paddy Considine in“ House of the Dragon.”.

    “House of the Dragon” has made it abundantly clear that Westeros is not the most progressive place. Its deep patriarchal traditions mean that even the Realm’s most powerful woman, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, cannot escape the duty to marry and eventually bear children.

    The fifth episode of the HBO prequel series sees Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) finally betrothed and then married to her cousin, Laenor Velaryon (Theo Nate). And in introducing Laenor’s story, “House of the Dragon” follows “Game of Thrones’” tradition of failing its LGBTQ characters.

    Laenor, like Rhaenyra, is not actually interested

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