{"id":626244,"date":"2023-04-06T11:52:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T16:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/game-of-thrones-star-explains-why-he-hasnt-watched-house-of-the-dragon-yet\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T16:52:49","slug":"game-of-thrones-star-explains-why-he-hasnt-watched-house-of-the-dragon-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/game-of-thrones-star-explains-why-he-hasnt-watched-house-of-the-dragon-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Of Thrones Star Explains Why He Hasn&#8217;t Watched House Of The Dragon Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment <\/p>\n<article itemscope data-type-id=\"1100\" data-guid=\"1100-6513033\">\n<section>\n<div data-content-element-selector=\"p, .js-buylink-item-container\" data-allowed-classes-selector=\"js-buylink-item-container\">\n<p>Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau portrayed Jaime Lannister in HBO&#8217;s Game of Thrones fantasy series, but he hasn&#8217;t seen the spin-off show, House of the Dragon, just yet. 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Thrones<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Coster-Waldau did, however, come across the opening sequence for House of the Dragon. He said it was &#8220;a little strange&#8221; because it uses the same music as the original Game of Thrones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was like, &#8216;Ah, this is too soon. Too soon,'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Coster-Waldau isn&#8217;t alone among Game of Thrones alums in opting out of watching House of the Dragon. Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys, said she &#8220;just can&#8217;t&#8221; bring herself to watch the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s kind of like someone saying, &#8216;You want to go to this school reunion that&#8217;s not your year? You want to go to that school reunion?&#8217; That&#8217;s kind of how it feels. I&#8217;m avoiding it,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/emilia-house-refuses-watch-house-of-the-dragon-1235496759\/\" data-target=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">she told Variety<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/nikolaj-coster-waldau-hasnt-watched-house-of-the-dragon-yet\/\" data-target=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">via EW<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>House of the Dragon will return for its second season, and it&#8217;s expected to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-will-reportedly-be-shorter\/1100-6512791\/\" data-ref-id=\"1100-6512791\">eight episodes, compared to 10 for Season 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/hbos-house-of-the-dragon-finale-was-one-of-its-biggest-nights-ever\/1100-6508585\/\" data-ref-id=\"1100-6508585\">House of the Dragon was super popular for HBO<\/a>, averaging 29 million viewers for each episode during the first season. 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