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The first Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon, is now available, and just like the original series, there are many intriguing tidbits to keep an eye out for.
The opening scene, which sees Viserys chosen as Jaehaerys's heir, takes place at Harrenhal, which you might remember is the ruined castle where Arya, Hot Pie, and Gendry are kept as prisoners in Game of Thrones (and where Arya becomes Tywin's cupbearer).
Releasing as House of the dragon takes place 200 years before the events of main show but it's interesting to note that this follow up begins in a very similar to the way latter ended "Tragedy".
There are echoes of Arya's role when we see Rhaenyra later acting as her father's cupbearer. Like Arya, Rhaenyra is more interested in being a warrior than a lady of the court.
Rhaenyra and Alicent discuss Princess Nymeria and her 10,000 ships — whose story isn't particularly relevant to House of the Dragon, but is one of the other Game of Thrones spinoffs that HBO is developing.
