WiC Weekly: June 16-22, 2024
By Dan Selcke
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:
House of the Dragon flickers back to life in deliberate, constricted season 2 premiere: https://t.co/py2yFx9Czx https://t.co/py2yFx9Czx
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
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:
House of the Dragon boss explains book changes to Blood and Cheese scene: https://t.co/Kk5I6PWJxz https://t.co/Kk5I6PWJxz
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
Criston Cole was really using his head in the House of the Dragon season premiere:
The hysterical prank House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke played on Fabien Frankel during their oral sex scene: https://t.co/dF0S4BU30O https://t.co/dF0S4BU30O
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
The premiere has gone over decently, but some fans have problems with the climactic Blood and Cheese scene:
Blood and Cheese and accidental murder: House of the Dragon's biggest weakness is getting harder to ignore: https://t.co/KBqP3SzRi0 https://t.co/KBqP3SzRi0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
The show got a whole new opening credits sequence! We dive into the details:
House of the Dragon's new opening credits: Breakdown and secrets revealed: https://t.co/mNltROXInd https://t.co/mNltROXInd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
We also noticed a potential lore bomb dropped by newcomer Cregan Stark:
Torrhen Stark: Did House of the Dragon just reveal a major piece of A Song of Ice and Fire lore? https://t.co/WsjYeGZacx https://t.co/WsjYeGZacx
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
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:
Interview With The Vampire star shades Twilight, creator previews potential third season: https://t.co/6MvTPcJIaZ https://t.co/6MvTPcJIaZ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
The Boys are back in town! And the discourse around the new season has been fascinating:
The Boys was always anti-authoritarian and anti-Trump, but some conservative fans are only now seeing it: https://t.co/gTFSYYUVdM https://t.co/gTFSYYUVdM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
The other big genre show on right now is Star Wars: The Acolyte, which has become a flashpoint in the online culture wars:
Star Wars fans hate The Acolyte so much they review-bombed the wrong movie: https://t.co/nRAKwzYG97 https://t.co/nRAKwzYG97
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
Finally, let's take a close look at the trailer for the next seven episodes of House of the Dragon:
We break down the trailer for the next seven episodes of House of the Dragon, shot by shot: https://t.co/AKUJHfpjvV https://t.co/AKUJHfpjvV
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 23, 2024
We're just getting started. Stick around WiC all week for more!
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