House of the Dragon: everything you need to know (no spoilers)

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Published 2022-08-17
Who are all these blonde people?
An introduction to the characters and world of House of the Dragon, the new Game of Thrones prequel show, based on the book Fire & Blood.

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0:00 House of the Dragon
0:53 Targaryens
02:29 Viserys Targaryen
04:54 Daemon Targaryen
07:34 Rhaenyra Targaryen
09:18 Alicent Hightower
10:01 Otto Hightower
11:13 Corlys Velaryon
12:53 Rhaenys Targaryen
14:23 Laena & Laenor
15:04 Criston Cole
15:18 Mysaria
15:40 Lyonel Strong
16:09 Maesters
17:14 History
19:08 Grey characters

HOTD and GOT content used under fair use.
Valyria art by Ted Nasmith
Aegon I, Rhaenyra and Alicent by Magali Villeneuve: www.magali-villeneuve.com
Iron Throne, Daemon gold cloaks by Marc Simonetti: art.marcsimonetti.com/
Balerion by Jordi Gonzalez Escamilla: www.artstation.com/jordi_gonzalez
Dragon dream by Mike S. Miller: youtube.com/c/BlacklistUniverse
Dragons by Joshua Cairós: www.artstation.com/joshuacairos
Yi Ti by Henrik Zähringer: www.artstation.com/henzaehr
Asshai by René Aigner: www.artstation.com/reneaigner
Valaena and Alyssa made with Artbreeder: www.artbreeder.com/
Aemon, Jocelyn, Baelon, Alyssa by riotarttherite: riotarttherite.tumblr.com/
Vhagar by John McCambridge: www.artstation.com/john_mccambridge
Seasmoke by Kawiku: www.deviantart.com/kawiku
Marwyn by sprrow: www.deviantart.com/sprrow
Gyldayn by Doug Wheatley: www.instagram.com/doug_wheatley/
Eustace and Mushroom by Rossy Does Drawings: twitter.com/rossysculpts

Special thanks to Patrons Cameron Weiss, Michael Appell, Ryan Steele, Harry, Shane Veglia, NotGac, Tim Cunniff, T. Ledoux, Ilhuilkamina Urdiana, Ord X.

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All Comments (21)
  • @issaphae9659
    when i tell you that i’m equally excited for the alt shift x videos on house of the dragon than i am for the actual episodes
  • @Senkey15
    The best thing about this new series is Alt Shift coming back to ASOIAF videos ❤️
  • @vitaygeorgina
    When I last heard your voice it expressed disappointment and heartbreak over how awful the ending of GOT was. It's good to hear you back in action again. Love your videos.
  • Cause Chaos and piss people off? Matt Smith was the perfect choice, as shown by his portrayal of The Doctor. While The Doctor doesn't usually intend to cause chaos and piss people off, that's how it usually goes and Smith was one of the best Doctors.
  • @KoreanWizard
    I'm excited for Bran to make a multiversal cameo with blood raven powers, to give the Targaryens the gift of the Wheelchair
  • @lokumo13
    Have to say, I was excited for this show mostly because of GRRM's increased involvement and it being adapted from a completed storyline, but I forgot how much excited I was for returning to this channel for videos like this!
  • The first episode is out and it's pretty promising. Having Ramin Djawadi back on board for the soundtrack is great, but most importantly having GRRM take the front seat as an executive producer gives me hope
  • @firetruck6441
    OMG YES! You're back at it again with ASOIAF-related videos!! CAN"T WAIT!! YOU ARE LITERALLY WHAT MADE ME HYPE FOR THESE SHOWS!!
  • @Asheen_Singh
    I haven't watched this channel in a bit as I'm not caught up with new shows but hearing the presenters voice again took me back to all those wonderful lore breakdowns and reviews of GoT. I love the tone of these videos and the way they present topics visually, thanks so much for these.
  • This channel was part of my GoT experience, would not have been the same without it as I didn't know the depth and lore behind the characters and locations. I'll be honest, I never brought myself to watch the finale for GoT. I just couldn't believe how something that was part of my life for almost 8 years ended up. Anyways, had to watch this before tuning into the season premiere to tonight. Super excited to be back here and ready to dive into HoTD!!
  • To those that only stuck to just the series like me, GOTs no doubt looked like a throne made of iron with the design of having swords at the rest

    And HotD's really gave the impression of a conquerer's chair, with melted swords all around upto the very bottom of the steps where the blades also became a barrier of isolation, depicting absolute solo rule
  • I didn't think that it is going to happen, but now I am hyped. Thanks for the video!
  • @Eru-Ash
    Honestly, I really wanna see how they eventually handle Cregan Stark, the Old Man of the North, and his role in the Dance. He's one of my favorite characters in the ASOIAF and is a rare instance of the Starks not getting completely shafted.
  • @denfarc
    Excellent introduction of the characters. It's GOT season hype again. I'll be watching again your explanation and episode breakdown every episode. 👍👍
  • @oceancat0450
    I’m so glad I watched this before starting the new season. You explained all of this extremely well. Very clear.
  • HotD being pronounced as "Hot D" is kind of hilarious, especially when talking about all these serious political going ons.
  • Daemon is what you want out of a fictional character even though the story is already written he is a unpredictable and emotionally complex character that can be hard to understand if he is good or bad or both
  • @Mudaseki
    It is amazing to hear the difference in your voice.
    Man do I love your videos, thank you so much.
    I will listen to every livestream after an episode with a couple of beers on a bench in sheer joy, thank you Alt-shift-X!
  • @GregPivo87
    That ending announcement that you’ll be doing livestreams and videos filled me with anticipation. I hope the show’s good, I did enjoy the book very much. But the analyses will be top, of that there’s no doubt