WiC Weekly: June 16-22, 2024

We dig into the season 2 premiere of House of the Dragon, preview the next one, explore the new credit sequence...and also a few other TV shows are on too.

Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO
Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO

The second season of House of the Dragon is here, and we've been talking all about it here on WinterIsComing.net, as well as a few other things. But we're gonna start and end with those dragons:

The season 2 premiere, "A Son for a Son," depicted a big event from George R.R. Martin's book Fire & Blood: the Blood and Cheese incident. But it was pretty different from how it was in the book:

Criston Cole was really using his head in the House of the Dragon season premiere:

The premiere has gone over decently, but some fans have problems with the climactic Blood and Cheese scene:

The show got a whole new opening credits sequence! We dive into the details:

We also noticed a potential lore bomb dropped by newcomer Cregan Stark:

Okay, let's take a break from House of the Dragon stuff and talk about some other shows, including the best series of TV right now, Interview With The Vampire:

The Boys are back in town! And the discourse around the new season has been fascinating:

The other big genre show on right now is Star Wars: The Acolyte, which has become a flashpoint in the online culture wars:

Finally, let's take a close look at the trailer for the next seven episodes of House of the Dragon:

We're just getting started. Stick around WiC all week for more!

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