‘House of the Dragons’ Series Premiere: Fans React

With the premiere of the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragons Sunday (August 21) night, fans of George R.R. Martin’s series took to social media to share their thoughts.

Based on 2018’s Fire & Blood novel, House of the Dragon is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. It’s the story of the Targaryen dynasty and the civil war that scorched the House’s history.

The cast includes Paddy Considine (King Viserys Targaryen), Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen), Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), Emma D’Arcy (Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen), Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Sea Snake”), Eve Best (Princess Rhaenys Targaryen), Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria), Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole) and Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower).

New episodes premiere Sundays at 9 pm ET on HBO Max. See what’s to come House of the Dragons in below:

See what fans thought of the premiere episode below:

• Disappointed By GOT

  me after being disappointed by the final season of game of thrones: “i guess i’ll give house of the dragon a try”
  
  me to HBO after watching the first episode: #HouseoftheDragon  #HOTD pic.twitter.com/VPpeMHAhyb

  — kathleen (@kathleen_hanley) August 22, 2022

• The Iconic Theme Song

  When Game of Thrones theme played after so long... #HouseoftheDragon #HouseoftheDragon #HOTD pic.twitter.com/1vYjzWZkFx

  — Ravi Ahuja (@RaviAhuja20) August 22, 2022

• Spectacular Comeback

  Yeah this is the Game of Thrones I used to love, what a spectacular comeback 🔥 10/10 first episode
  
  #HouseOfTheDragon #HOTD pic.twitter.com/d85Z4ck9yf

  — Saam (@Saam_Orlong) August 22, 2022

• Daemon

  https://twitter.com/DailyHOTD_/status/1561548681429524480?s=20&t=Qa2lW0YvTjZEFpY8d6DieA

• Classy

  Gotta give more credit to Rhaenyra and Daemon speaking High Valyrian, cuz the THRONE scene is ABSOLUTE GOLD. They speak so classy!
  
  #HouseoftheDragon #HOTD pic.twitter.com/gznPzDmbk6

  — 🐣 (@daemyraxes) August 22, 2022

• Sunday Style

  me during the next however many sundays at 9pm eastern standard time #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/LqvkhVEX9A

  — $ (@guiltymowgli) August 22, 2022

• Did The Damn Thing

  The design & wardrobe departments did the damn thing. #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/xkdFXW5yh4

  — westerosies (@westerosies) August 16, 2022

• Terribly Missed

  I miss you terribly today more than ever #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/oIg5KLwOxw

  — mabe | in my ttpd era ✒️ (@dragonevenstar) August 22, 2022

• Screaming

  https://twitter.com/JesusFaceKilla/status/1561519023820505088?s=20&t=Qa2lW0YvTjZEFpY8d6DieA

• Dracarys

  all of us when we heard the infamous "Dracarys"#HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/n7w5PN5kkE

  — manny (@Manny_Rae) August 22, 2022

• Heir For A Day

  Sir, he called him the “heir for a day” #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/EQQS5OHNvO

  — Alex Tortellini (@AlexTolerico) August 22, 2022

• The General Public:

  #HouseoftheDragon
  - Say the line, Rhaenyra!
  - Dracarys...
  The general public: pic.twitter.com/SXzJuYwwgG

  — Salvo Caccamo (@SalvoCaccamo) August 22, 2022

• Bruh

  He really said “Heir for a day” and then “we must all mourn in our own way” LIKE BRUH #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/HDrvVmbwCf

  — Julian Higgins (@JulianHiggins03) August 22, 2022

• GOT Is Back

  Wow #HouseoftheDragon what a phenomenal first episode. It really feels like Game of Thrones is back. The acting, writing, and cinematography were fantastic. Great start to the season. Can’t wait for next week! pic.twitter.com/10b98ZAccW

  — Tristan T (@TristanTanski) August 22, 2022

• Triggered

  https://twitter.com/hematoxiIina/status/1561540148923224064?s=20&t=Qa2lW0YvTjZEFpY8d6DieA

• POV

  Pov : you just finished watching #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/5pDyJ0GaFm

  — N (@NawafHajjad) August 22, 2022

• It's All Connecting

  Me recognizing locations and names in #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/RXiErkaZ73

  — The Extra (@_the_extra) August 22, 2022

• Stressed

  Daemon Targaryen bout to me have me STRESSED this season. #hotd #houseofthedragon pic.twitter.com/Sr7h1UhE9c

  — Matty (@Juraiacies) August 22, 2022

• They Had No Part Of It

  How I go to sleep knowing Dan Weiss and David Benioff had nothing to do with #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/fJ4UCH9VBW

  — Victor Mitroff (@VictorMirnoff) August 22, 2022

• Full Circle

  This made me emotional, we really came full circle #HouseOfTheDragon pic.twitter.com/CR1PhPixi8

  — Dream of ASOIAF (@DreamofASOIAF) August 22, 2022

• OBSESSED

  https://twitter.com/skarsgaryen/status/1561592869168640008?s=20&t=Qa2lW0YvTjZEFpY8d6DieA

• Hold Still

  King Viserys: Just hold still my love
  The Queen:#HouseoftheDragon  #HOTD pic.twitter.com/wmmAP9KGFx

  — Him Duncun (@Morgan6Freakman) August 22, 2022

• Top Notch

  https://twitter.com/HOTDsource/status/1561759600176574465?s=20&t=Qa2lW0YvTjZEFpY8d6DieA

• Same Vibe

  Same vibes, no doubts. #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/XtaXevWTpb

  — LUISFER ♥️♠️ (@LUISFERGTT) August 22, 2022

• They Knew

  They knew about the long night all along😦😦 #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/oMzMEhN6m6

  — Luke (@crimsonpats) August 22, 2022

• Welcome Back

  Game of Thrones twitter coming back after all this time #HouseoftheDragon #HouseOfTheDragonHBO
  pic.twitter.com/zvdjbI3H1a

  — Rachel Rohatgi (@rachelrohatgi) August 22, 2022

• You With Me?

  https://twitter.com/dogswearingshoe/status/1561595250069557248?s=20&t=Qa2lW0YvTjZEFpY8d6DieA

• Say The Line

  That funeral tho #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/qJvm6WRdiY

  — ⅃OӘAИ (@golannrayson) August 22, 2022

• Got Me Again

  Pimping out your daughter to her best friend's dad, while wearing your dead wife's DRESS!?
  
  Congratulations HBO, you got me again #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/EMmp5M81qS

  — 𒉭Richter (@ThatCuteNerd) August 22, 2022

• Come A Long Way

  We’ve come a long way #HouseoftheDragon #HOTD pic.twitter.com/mIORAoWOwY

  — DelRey™️ (@lanasgerm) August 22, 2022

• Hearing Stark

  Watching #HouseoftheDragon & hearing the name stark pic.twitter.com/vATIYrnnHP

  — Jigglywiththepuff (@JUSTWATCHEDYT) August 22, 2022

• Ready To Get Hurt Again

  Me after watching the #HouseoftheDragon premiere pic.twitter.com/GdiagkUnE2

  — Free Folk Memes (@FreeFolkMemes) August 22, 2022

• The Gold Cloaks

  https://twitter.com/HeirForADay/status/1561804756862963712?s=20&t=Qa2lW0YvTjZEFpY8d6DieA

• Absolutely Feral

  One thing about me… I’m gonna turn absolutely feral for a man in a platinum lace front #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/3ZCdbCDvxN

  — MJ (@meyreneee) August 22, 2022

• Just The Beginning

  Not me supporting Rhaenys and it's just the beginning #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/4spzUbMkGk

  — N.G (@iamGermaine_) August 22, 2022