The widely acclaimed ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series ‘House of the Dragon’ recently premiered its tenth and final episode, which stunned the audience with an emotionally charged and shocking climax. The HOTD S1 finale had set the tone for the second season, which will begin filming in early 2023.
Now that all the episodes of the ‘House of the Dragon’ series have been aired, the audience verdict is out as well. So, let’s see which one of these shows has outdone the other from the audiences’ point of view – the parent show ‘Game of Thrones Season-1’ or ‘House of the Dragon Season-1’?
Rotten Tomatoes
On the reviews aggregation portal Rotten Tomatoes, ‘House of the Dragon Season-1’ currently holds 84% average audience score. On the other hand, its parent show ‘Game of Thrones’ Season-1, which came out in the year 2011, presently boasts of a highly impressive 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Winner: Game of Thrones S1
IMDb
On another popular films and movies centric website IMDb, ‘House of the Dragon Season-1’ has been rated by its users with a score of 8.6/10. While the average user rating for ‘Game of Thrones’ Season-1 on IMDb is 8.97/10. It’s a close call but we still have a winner.
Winner: Game of Thrones S1
Metacritic
On the widely known reviews aggregator Metacritic, ‘House of the Dragon Season-1’ has received a user score of 5.2, indicating mixed or average reviews as per Metacritic (hard to believe, right?). While ‘Game of Thrones’ Season-1 currently holds a much higher user score of 9.1, indicating universal acclaim as per the portal. Although the HOTD S1 user score is based on just 665 ratings, which is quite less. This figure might improve in a few months. But, as of now, the winner is clear.
Winner: Game of Thrones S1
So, as you can see above, ‘Game of Thrones’ Season-1 has outdone ‘House of the Dragon Season-1’ on all three websites namely Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, and Metacritic as far as user / audience feedback is concerned. Let’s see if ‘House of the Dragon Season-1 witnesses an improved user score on these websites in the near future. Do you agree with the above user/audience scores for both these shows?
The ‘House of the Dragon’ series is based on some segments of George R. R. Martin’s 2018 fantasy novel ‘Fire & Blood’ and the goings-on takes place around two centuries before the events of ‘Game of Thrones’ and revolves around the beginning of the end of House Targaryen. ‘House of the Dragon’ Season-1 and ‘Game of Thrones’ are streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in India.