House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon is a television series producfor HBO.or HBO It is a prequel to the televisiseries Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and is based on Martin's 2018 novel Fire & Blood. Set two hundred years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen, the events leading up to the Targaryen civil war, known as the "Dance of the Dragons", and the war itself.
==Fandom==
===More book-like===
In the leadup to the show's release, one idea that multiple fans expressed in that it seemed like it would be more like the book canon than Game of Thrones was.
==Controversies==
===Wariness about Game of Thrones===
After being burned by the ending of Game of Thrones, many people were very aspersive about the idea of any related show, period.
===Black Velaryons===
Corlys Velaryon, who is white in the books, undergone Chromatic Recastingas a black man played by Steve Toussaint. His children, Laenor and Laena, are in turn biracial.
This has been criticized by some, and praised by others.
David Lightbringer lays out a scenario where Corlys may have a Summer Islander mother and explains how this would make sense:
===Team Black / Team Green===
The division between the Black and Green factions in the show often extends to the real-world fandom. Conflicts between these fan groups are common. The main differentiation is that Team Black thinks their characters have the moral high ground, while Team Green thinks their characters are more interesting.
One Tumblr survey provides data supporting this theory:
Less common, but not uncommon, is the view that Team Green is more sympathetic than Team Black.
== Differences in Dragons ==
There are huge differences in dragons portrayed in House of the Dragon in comparison with Game of Thrones. At many points, it feels like the dragons in Game of Thrones were quite primitive and inexperienced as compared to the dragons in House of the Dragon. The other major gap is plot. In House of the Dragon, dragons are the core plot of the entire series. Vermithor, Vhagar, Moondancer, Seasmoke, Syrax, Caraxes, Sunfyre, Meleys, and Balerion are integral parts of the plot. The chemistry of Dragon and Dragon Riders is quite fascinating in House of the Dragon, where in Game of Thrones, Daenerys often struggles with taming and nurturing her dragons. The dragons portrayed in House of the Dragon are more wild, fierce, and larger in comparison with the Game of Thrones. In House of the Dragon Dragons are constantly serving their masters and always tend to be ready for wars and battles. While in Game of Thrones there are instances when Dragons leave Danaerys for their own personal benefit or aggression. Thus it proves that in Game of Thrones, dragons are quite used to create a sense of fear, while in House of the Dragon, they had an actual significance in each and every aspect.House of the Dragon vs. Game of Thrones Dragons. Major Differences highlighted
==Ships==
Ship name 	Fanlore page 	Discord
Daemyra 	Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen 	discord
Rhaenicent	Alicent Hightower/Rhaenyra Targaryen 	discord
Lucemond 	Aemond Targaryen/Lucerys Valeryon 	discord
Jacegon 	Aegon II Targaryen/Jacaerys Velaryon 	
Jacaela 	Jacaerys Velaryon/Baela Targaryen 	
Helaemond 	Aemond Targaryen/Helaena Targaryen 	discord
Rhaewin 	Harwin Strong/Rhaenyra Targaryen 	discord
Rhaegon 	Aegon II Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen	discord
Alicole 	Criston Cole/Alicent Hightower 	discord
Larycent 	Alicent Hightower/Larys Strong 	discord
Jacegan 	Cregan Stark/Jacaerys Velaryon 	discord
Alysmond 	Alys Rivers/Aemond Targaryen 	discord
Helaegon 	Aegon II Targaryen/Helaena Targaryen 	discord]
===Rarepairs===
Ship name	Fanlore page
Ottomon 	Otto Hightower/Daemon Targaryen
Helaegond	Aegon II Targaryen/Aemond Targaryen/Helaena Targaryen
Aegond 	Aegon II Targaryen/Aemond Targaryen
Laenyra 	Rhaenyra Targaryen/Laena Velaryon
Daemond 	Aemond Targaryen/Daemon Targaryen
Visaemon 	Daemon Targaryen/Viserys I Targaryen
Alimond 	Alicent Hightower/Aemond Targaryen
Aligon 	Alicent Hightower/Aegon II Targaryen
 	Jacaerys Velaryon/Sara Snow
 	Laenor Velaryon/Qarl Correy
== Notable Fanworks ==
=== Fanfiction ===
=== Fanart ===
=== Podcasts ===
* Postgame of Thrones
=== Vids ===
* LabLabour, by Paris Paloma, has been used as the soundtrack for numerous fanvids (and other fanworks) for the HotD fandom.
==Resources==
* Archive of Our Own tag: House of the Dragon (TV)
* TV Tropes page: House of the Dragon
==References==
Category:House of the Dragon