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Accessibility statementSkip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness SubscribeSign in Advertisement Democracy Dies in Darkness StyleArts & Entertainments Power The Media Fashion Of Interest StyleArts & Entertainments Power The Media Fashion Of Interest ‘HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’ LAMPOONS THE EPIC In the show’s grisly second season, there is no strategy and no fate. Just lots (and lots) of bad mistakes. Review by Lili Loofbourow June 14, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT Matt Smith, left, and Emma D’Arcy in Season 2 of “House of the Dragon.” (Ollie Upton/HBO) Listen 6 min Share Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save “House of the Dragon” remains refreshingly free of chess masters. That might be the clearest distinction between HBO’s odd, fast-moving prequel about the Targaryens and “Game of Thrones,” which abounded in psychopaths whose cunning strategies (and savage realpolitik) were supposed to impress viewers almost as much as they horrified them. For those who came to find the latter tiresome (partly because the strategies in question were so frequently less cunning than fiddly and insane), “House of the Dragon” may feel like a respite: Here is a world where people are people rather than players: less good or bad or masterful than arbitrary, inconsistent, resentful and messy. Share 75 Comments More Style stories on television HAND CURATED * ‘House of the Dragon’ recap: Here be dragons — finally July 7, 2024 ‘House of the Dragon’ recap: Here be dragons — finally July 7, 2024 * The newest TV shows and movies to stream right now July 5, 2024 The newest TV shows and movies to stream right now July 5, 2024 * ‘House of the Dragon’ recap: Peace, averted June 30, 2024 ‘House of the Dragon’ recap: Peace, averted June 30, 2024 View 3 more stories NewsletterFridays Book Club Our weekly selection of book reviews and recommendations from Book World editor Ron Charles. 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