This fast pace is alreadysomething the original show faced criticism forin its later seasons.

These two houses have been fighting for so long that they don’t even remember how it started.

Each woman has matured and also hardened over the years.

Olivia Cook and Emily Carey as Alicent Hightower and Emma D’Arcy and Milly Alcock as Rhaenyra Targaryen from House of the Dragon

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Their children are not faring much better.

During that time,several of the younger actors are replacedbetween Episodes 6 and 7.

No doubt, it was a risky choice and an unconventional decision, but it paid off perfectly.

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The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to the popular HBO seriesGame of Thrones.Based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Blood,House of the Dragonis set nearly 200 years beforeGame of Thrones, telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys.

House of the Dragonis available to stream on Max in the U.S.

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The Brackens and the Blackwoods actors from Season 2 side by side in a custom image for House of the Dragon

Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) resting her head in Alicent’s (Emily Carey) lap in ‘House of the Dragon’

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Leo Ashton as young Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon with one bloody eye

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