When it comes to opening high and closing low, the American drama "Game of Thrones" is definitely a typical example. This American drama adapted from the novel "Song of Ice and Fire" by American writer George Martin was aired in 2011 and immediately attracted global attention.

mentioned opening high and closing low, and the American drama " Game of Thrones " is definitely a typical example.

This American drama adapted from the novel "Song of Ice and Fire" by American writer George Martin was aired in 2011 and immediately attracted global attention.

As the first seven seasons harvested positive reviews, " Game of Thrones " scored 9 points in each season, becoming an undisputed hit.

In the selection of the top 100 episodes of the 21st century by the Guardian , this IP was ranked 7th.

But before, this big paragraph of praise has a major premise on the timeline:

Before the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" was launched

With the arrival of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" in 2019 (i.e. the ending season), the audience of suddenly became less fragrant.

When the screenwriter of "Game of Thrones 8" breaks away from the original work and adapts it himself, the plot complaints are coming, which has caused widespread criticism from fans.

IP score also collapsed from above 9 points in previous years to 6.1 points, opening high and closing low to becoming an unfinished IP.

And recently, just three years after the unfinished unfinished "Game of Thrones" seems to have a work that has taken on the dignity of the IP.

A few days ago, HBO launched the IP derivative drama "Game of Thrones" "Dragon Family".

After the first episode was broadcast, the drama showed a different trend of comments than the ending season of "Game of Thrones". On

Rotten Tomatoes, the positive reviews of film critics and positive reviews of audiences were 83% and 88% respectively. IMDB also had 9 scores, and the data performance was quite good.

And on the HBO platform, news came out that the application was squeezed out of for a while after the first episode was launched.

For a moment, this "Dragon Family" faintly made people dream back to the beginning of "Game of Thrones".

So, can this American drama created by HBO investing $200 million really regain the dignity of Game of Thrones IP?

Before we start chatting about the drama, let’s first look at the story background of this new drama.

The drama shares the worldview with the "Game of Thrones" series . The background is set 170-200 years ago in the main story of "Game of Thrones", telling the story of the ancestors of Dragon Mother and the rise and fall of the Targaryen dynasty that unified the continent of Westeros at that time.

The main story of "The Dragon Family" begins with an infighting that eventually led to the rise and fall of the dynasty.

Although only one episode was tested, in terms of the texture of the first episode, "Dragon Family" vaguely allows us to see some of the shadows of "Game of Thrones" in the past.

There are many places we can talk about about this "Dragon Family".

1. The plot is based on the power struggle, and the "power play" is still very strong

The most attractive point of the game power IP is undoubtedly the battle between the major kingdoms around the Iron Throne that symbolizes power.

wants to be the boss, and they all play hard chess, and you are so happy when you go back and forth.

And the first episode of "The Dragon Family" begins, HBO, who is good at laying out clues, lays a strong tone for the story.

The story took place in 172 years BC, and was the fourth king of the Targaryen dynasty, Viserys I.

Veserys has been diligent in his life and loves the people for many years. He is deeply loved by the people and is very steadily sitting.

After reading this, someone may ask, what else can I grab this Iron Throne?

Don’t worry, start grabbing this time, starting with the heir layout.

It turns out that Mr. Viserys has never had any male descendants for many years after his marriage, and the issue of heirs is still unresolved.

The old man himself also realized this and has been crazily launching the "Man Creation Plan" for many years.

After years of hard work, the queen finally had a little prince in her belly.

For this reason, King Viserys, who had a son in his old age, was overjoyed and even held a ceremony to cheer for the queen.

But fate is that Viserys' expectant child was born, but what he waited for was the ending of the queen's difficult childbirth, resulting in two deaths.

Although the king was still silent in the grief of losing his wife and children, he was still asked a troublesome question at the imperial meeting:

Both the queen and the "prince" are gone, so who should the heir choose?

is directly in front of you, Viserys has 2 choices.

In love, he chose his only child with the queen - the daughter Princess Renilla ;

However, due to the Targaryen family 's tradition of favoring boys over girls, and there was no precedent for the queen before, Renilla's succession was opposed by his ministers.

is reasonable, and it should be chosen to choose your younger brother Prince Damon;

However, Damon is bloodthirsty by nature and is addicted to beauty all day long. His character as a prodigal son was opposed by some participants.

Even in the parliament, ministers of different positions also proposed candidates with ulterior motives.

Seeing one bad thing after another, Viserys, who had always been calm, couldn't help but burst out. The meeting ended unhappily...

The power struggle around the heirs also laid hidden thunder at this time.

Although there is no war killing scene in the first episode, judging from this introduction, this power struggle around the successor's candidate has a strong taste.

2. The character is set up very steadily, and the special characters are very outstanding

Another outstanding point in the "Game of Thrones" IP is that the character is portrayed very successfully, and the character can be quickly established shortly after appearing.

Let us recall the first episode of the first season at the same time, and the Stark family in it is very distinctive:

The steady and majestic head of the family Ned Stark , the heroic "Young Wolf Lord" Robert , the taciturn Snow , and even the boyish little daughter Erya Arya ...

Each appearance can evoke memories of fans of Game of Power.

And in the first episode of "The Dragon Family", there are also some characters with outstanding characters.

is the first place, King Veserys I of Targaryen;

As a king who is diligent and loves the people, Veserys does not have too much airs, and his words and demeanor shows his benevolence.

But Mr. Wei also has very serious feudal dregs.

When it comes to giving birth to boys and girls, Lao Wei was controlled by feudal ideas.

For many years, Lao Wei, who was under great pressure, was crazy about "creating a person" with his wife.

Even though his wife, who had been giving birth for many years, was begging him, Viserys still coaxed the other party without hesitation:

This time it was a boy, I dreamed of it!

When my wife was dying, she faced the ten thousand years of problem of "protecting adults or children" .

In order to reproduce his offspring, he chose to give up his wife. After saying "I love you" with apologetic "I love you", he let the medical staff cut open his wife's belly and take out the child...

I have to say that Lao Wei is a good king, but not a good husband.

second place is Prince Damon, Viserys' younger brother;

Dimon, played by Matt Smith , has a very ostentatious style and is a prodigal son.

As the potential heir to the throne, Xiao Dai is not steady at all, but does something extraordinary.On the other side of

, he was appointed by the king to manage the city;

He didn't have much patience, and he skipped the trial and punished the criminals. He committed a rough lynching on the other side after his disagreement. Some criminals were directly dealt with by the headshot...

On the other side, after his brother was widowed and lost his son, Xiao Dai had some emotional intelligence off the line;

At this time, he ran to the place of love and drink. Beside a group of women who were unclothed, he sneered and teased his nephew who died at birth as: One day crown prince.

This move also directly angered the king Lao Dai, who has always cared for his younger brother, and the brothers also had friction at this point.

The third place is Renira in "The Dragon Family";

In terms of character setting, Renira is similar to the dragon mother in "Game of Thrones".

Like Dragon Mom, Renilla was once looked down upon because of her daughter and was at a disadvantage in the struggle for power.

Although this girl is always taciturn, she willful and goes against her mother's wishes from the beginning and responds fluently when talking to her father. It can be seen that this is a very opinionated woman.

Secondly, including the "King's Hand" Haitar , silver hair and purple eyes, and the uniquely shaped patriarch of the Valerian family "Sea Snake" , which also left a deep impression on the outside world.

At least, the character character of the first episode is still established.

3, plasma + rolling the sheet, the picture scale is still online

mentions HBO self-made drama , some violent scenes and many pictures that mothers don’t let you see.

In "Playing of Power", the bed scenes that are necessary in almost every episode and the style of beheading their heads and the style of making blood plasma are extremely eye-catching.

From the first episode of "Dragon Family", this large-scale style has not changed.

First, I was familiar with the fact that I didn’t agree with the bed sheet;

episode 1, Prince Damon, who is prodigal attribution, became the role of the bed scene.

First, he had a short bed scene with a female companion, and then summoned a group of men and women to have a multi-player movement with a corruption in the style.

May I ask, can we watch this?

Secondly, it is a violent scene that challenges the limits of the eye;

This style also comes from the prodigal son Xiao Dai, which is clearly reflected in the scene where he captures the criminal.

After catching the criminal, he did not try his hand but was directly punished. The style of his command was cut if he had a disagreement.

stole something, right? OK, I solved it for you!

Axe went down, and the thief immediately separated.

Infringement of women, right? OK, the "tool of crime" has been confiscated!

Axe down, congratulations to this brother, the first step to master the sword technique of warding off evil spirits...

has killed anyone, right? OK, no nonsense!

Xiao Dai walked over and cut it, and the other party's life was gone.

In just a few dozen seconds, the headshot, shopping and even vividly present the genitals, and are placed vividly in front of the audience.

Of course, the most jaw-dropping thing about the first episode of is not the above plot.

In the clip of the queen's difficult childbirth, there is even a scene where the king reluctantly ordered "separating the mother and taking the son". Accompanied by the queen's roar, this scene makes people feel extremely unbearable.

I have to say that those who play real and ruthlessly still look at HBO.

4. There is a hidden connection with the IP of "Game of Thrones" and the feelings are guaranteed.

Although "Dragon Family" took place in 200 years before the main plot of "Game of Thrones", the characters are completely different from the original IP.

But I have to say that the connection between the two dramas is everywhere.

There are many details in the plot, and you can see this point

First, the iconic Iron Throne , the throne of Thorns, which symbolizes the supreme power, can vaguely arouse the excitement of fans of power.

Compared with the Iron Throne of Game of Thrones IP, there are more iron swords on both sides of the Iron Throne of "The Dragon Family", and the view of the picture is also different.

Secondly, it is a reproduction of the family attributes of the Targaryen family.

, including the two attributes of not fearing fire and controlling dragons, are reflected in different characters in the first episode.

For example, the heroine calmly returns from the dragon at the beginning, and King Viserys also demonstrates the "playing with fire" attribute for us.

Third, the family medals in the seven kingdoms have once again evoked our memories.

This side is the Lu Jiajiahui representing the Baratheon family in "Game of Thrones". On the other side of

is the iconic fire dragon pattern of the Targaryen Dynasty.

And at the end of the first episode, Winterfell Lord Ricken-Stark 's oath of allegiance also makes people vaguely think of the Stark lineage of the protagonist of "Game of Thrones".

Since it tells the ancient story of the Targaryen family, the Fire Dragon is naturally indispensable.

Compared with the "Game of Thrones" period, the Targaryen family only left 3 dragon eggs under the decline. This time the crew reshaped the situation of dragon dancing in the heyday of the Targaryen Dynasty.

According to the film series director Kangdal, the entire "Dragon Family" IP will have as many as 17 dragons appearing, and the audience can easily distinguish different dragons.

And in the first season, there will be 9 dragons appearing.

Compared with the three dragons of the Dragon Mother's family throughout the eight seasons of "Game of Thrones", the number of dragons is directly squared, and the view of the picture will be further upgraded.

5. The potential hidden dangers behind positive reviews

Although it is still a familiar "Game of Thrones" flavor, there are two controversial points throughout the broadcast of "Dragon Family".

The first point is the controversy over the casting of the heroine.

Because of makeup, the actress Millie Alkirk, who plays the "New Dragon Mom", is mostly "gray", which gives people a very abrupt feeling at first glance.

In fact, her other appearances in the play are sometimes still acceptable, but in the end, with pearls and jade in front, such a look really cannot convince the public.

Compared with the amazing appearance of Dragon Mother in "Game of Thrones", the style of "Little Dragon Mother" is indeed compared.

Even the subsequent plot changes actors as the character enters middle age, and the appearance of actress Emma Dashi is somewhat different from the heroine we imagine, and it has a little bit of a majestic temperament.

can only be said that this controversy in appearance can only be left to the plot to make up for it.

The second point is the hidden dangers caused by the unfinished "Game of Thrones";

Since the production progress of the last few seasons of "Game of Thrones" far exceeds the writing progress of the novel author Martin , the plot of the last two seasons of the drama version comes from the original author of the TV series screenwriter.

Without the support of Mr. Martin's original work, the original online plot also collapsed. In the eighth season of

, plots including "Dragon Mom's Tyrantization" and "Night King suddenly got a box lunch offline", also led to a decline in reputation at the end of "Game of Thrones".

Three years after the completion of the "Game of Thrones" IP, fans who were worried about the unfinished drama naturally also had doubts about "Dragon Family" before it started.

But compared to the later revision of the script of "Game of Thrones", the script of "Dragon Family" is relatively reassuring.

This time, HBO invited the original author George Martin to be the producer, and he personally checked the plot, which made people feel much more relieved.

. What makes some book fans even more expect is that this time, "The Dragon Family" will also present the "Blood Dragon Dance" , which is regarded as a classic by many book fans (the plot is from Martin's derivative writing work on "Game of Thrones").

What is Blood Dragon Dance ?

It is an influential infighting in the history of the Targaryen dynasty. It tells the battle between Aegon, son of his second queen, and his legal heir Princess Renella (the heroine of the Dragon Family) after the death of Targaryen King Viserys I.

In this infight, the Targaryen family was divided into the "black party" who supported the princess and the "green party" who supported Prince Aegon.

Even the Targaryen family's "tribe treasure" - Fire Dragon, was involved in this family internal friction, and a bloody "blood dragon dance" was staged here.

More than ten dragons fighting are exciting just thinking about it.

Judging from the plot setting of "Dragon Family", the scene of "Blood Dragon Dance" will inevitably be staged in a certain season, and this can be regarded as continuing the main idea of ​​the original author Martin. In terms of the plot, we are still worth looking forward to.

In general, from "Dragon Family", we do see HBO's sincerity in spending 200 million budgets.

Although the outside world is worried about the hasty ending of "Game of Thrones", judging from the texture of the first episode of "The Dragon Family", it may be expected to become the next work that fills our minds.

At present, it is still too early to conclude "The Dragon Family" has provoked the glory of reshaping the IP, but at least, this drama is indeed on the old path of "Game of Thrones".

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