The House of the Dragon

From Game of Thrones to The House of the Dragon

George R. R. Martin’s most celebrated work “A Song of Ice and Fire” was adapted to HBO Drama series in the year 2011 and since then “GOT” had nailed manifold controversial sparks at every corner of the globe. Game of Thrones was in fact a league of its own and has brought a revolution with its flagship western world. The tectonic map of the multilayered characters which are beyond human perceptions have been put to numerous debates and discussions since then. Peppered with the distinctiveness of characters and contextual arcs, GOT has contributed immensely to the depth of human psychology as well as the insinuation of political correctness and poetic justice. From Dragons to Dire-wolves, from incest to patricide, from bastards to natural heirs and from Myths to fantasies, Game of Thrones is a saga of human lives and human rights within the plethora of kingdoms, dynasties and clans in the land of Westeros. Game of Thrones is all about unfolding the psychological blankets of the countless characters thereby decoding the pulse of justice that was meted out during the medieval age of Legends, Swords and Divine Law.

The curvature of the plot of Game of Thrones suggests that the story takes place in 298 AC. However, the cultural benchmarks and architectural designs along with the costumes rope us into the middle ages where Knights’ tournament and Trial by Combat are common amidst the Divine Law of the King. Nonetheless, Human Rights and Balance in justice can be the most slouching elements in A Game of Thrones. Inhuman treatments coupled with torture like the Red Wedding, Purple Wedding and Proclaimed assassinations are part of the Throne Game. Slavery as seen in the Slaver’s bay, the abuse of the unsullied warriors, unfair trials and unending discriminations speak volumes about the cruelty and barbarism behind unchecked power during this dramatic era. Game of Thrones is incontrovertibly far away from the contours of justice and legitimacy and it definitely bends the very many sympathetic characters to the role of antagonists in the global viewer perception.

However, he release of the House of Dragons have put the global fanbase to more curiosity. Season 1 has revealed the first 3 episodes pushing the fans from the slow pace to more actively oriented battlefields. There is yet to wait and watch.......!!!

Dr. Krishna Sunder