House of the Dragon

This year, of all years, we needed a delightfully pointless meme about negronis | Hannah Jane Parkinson

Who knew that a clip of actors talking about drinks could be so sexy and comforting, asks Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson

Hannah Jane Parkinson

28, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM

‘I was hot-glue-gunning hair to my head’: Emma D’Arcy on their House of the Dragon audition

From viral cocktails to being scared to Google themself, the actor’s role as Rhaenyra Targaryen in the Game of Thrones prequel has made them huge. They talk violence, childbirth – and why those incest scenes are OK oh

Hollie Richardson

27, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM

House of the Dragon recap: episode 10 – the birth scene is like an act of violence against viewers

The show’s obsession with grisly childbirth finally tipped over into unbearable in its season finale – when it wasn’t leading us down the path to war

Tom Huddleston

24, Oct, 2022 @9:10 PM

House of the Dragon finale review – this meticulous series saved its best episode for last

This knotty, character-based Game of Thrones prequel took a while to get there, but it’s set up an explosive second season. Hopefully it stops featuring gratuitously insensitive childbirth

Stuart Heritage

24, Oct, 2022 @9:10 PM

Is it OK to lie to your partner to avoid TV spoilers? I hope so, or I’m a monster | Patrick Lenton

When my partner recently decided to watch Game of Thrones for the first time, I concluded that the best way to help her enjoy it would be to lie my head off

Patrick Lenton

24, Oct, 2022 @3:00 PM

House of the Dragon: HBO ‘disappointed’ as season finale leaks

The final episode of the first season of the hit Game of Thrones prequel has landed online days early

Benjamin Lee

21, Oct, 2022 @9:22 PM

House of the Dragon recap episode nine – is that really the best they could come up with?

Much masonry was smashed and many smallfolk flattened, but it was a horribly predictable penultimate episode … aside from the foot fetish

Tom Huddleston

17, Oct, 2022 @9:10 PM

How the negroni sbagliato took off with the help of Emma D’Arcy and TikTok

The actor’s name check of the cocktail becomes a meme, creating an instant drinks trend

Elle Hunt

14, Oct, 2022 @9:03 PM

House of the Dragon recap: episode eight – physically painful to watch

With scenes so startling you’ll be grabbing your own throat, plus the most ominous dinner party in Westeros history, the fight is well and truly on now

Tom Huddleston

10, Oct, 2022 @9:20 PM

Game of Thrones co-author decries accusations of racism after fan backlash

Fans suggest boycotting an upcoming Game of Thrones book over the involvement of Linda Antonsson

Benjamin Lee

04, Oct, 2022 @3:54 PM

‘Like it was lit with a single tea light for a bet’: House of the Dragon has a terrible problem

The Game of Thrones spin-off has been careful not to replicate the failings of its mother show … until now. Why is the most recent episode so violently inept?

Stuart Heritage

04, Oct, 2022 @9:42 AM