“This recap of House of the Dragon’s premiere episode contains spoilers for … well, for House of the Dragon’s premiere episode. That’s pretty much what a recap is. Proceed accordingly.
“And we’re back. All of us — HBO, the Seven Kingdoms, you, and me of course, the guy who recapped Game of Thrones for NPR lo those many years ago. We’re all of us here, back on our dragonscat.
“I’ve written a couple handy primers to help us all get in the right headspace, but essentially: Forget what you know, you won’t need it much. House of the Dragon opens about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.
“The now 100-year-old Targaryen Dynasty is at its height, as the royal family holds the reins to 10 full-grown dragons.”
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