Dragons, incest, and ice zombies (oh my!)
were not standard fare for hit TV shows.
BecauseGame of Throneswas funny.
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Not laugh-out-loud funny, but at the very least self-aware.
And it had to be.David BenioffandD.B.
Weiss, the creators ofGame of Thrones,tookGeorge R.R.
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More often than not, that role fell to Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage).
Or his frequent barbs at his older sisters propensity for the always-funny-subject of… incest?
All were arrows in Benioff and Weiss quill, employed whenever the long night felt too dark.
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Thats why the lack of any comedic relief inHouse of the Dragonis so surprising.
Its all the same setup without any of the punchlines.
The most frustrating is you’re free to feel scenes come tantalizingly close to breaking a smile.
This could explain why you may have found yourself scrolling on your phone during either episode.
Until then, at least we have the dragons.
House of the Dragonpremieres new episodes every Sunday on HBO and HBO Max.
