Premiering August 21, 2022 on HBO and HBO Max, Dragon House eclipsed its predecessor, game of thrones. The show was watched by nearly 10 million people in the United States when it premiered. That’s more than four times as many people as game of thrones. The number of viewers includes viewers on TV and OTT platforms. The ratings also made it the biggest series to premiere in HBO history.
Based on the book fire and blood by George RR Martini, Dragon House is an HBO spin-off game of thronesbroadcast from 2011 to 2019. game of thrones was based on George RR Martin’s book, titled A song of ice and fire.
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Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys in House of the Dragon
Dragon House follows the famous civil war of the Dance of the Dragons under the Targaryen dynasty and is based almost two centuries before game of thrones.
Even though the series received a good response, some people expressed their disappointment with a cast member.
Steve Toussaint, who plays the character Lord Corlys Velaryon also known as “The Sea Snake”, recently called out fans to be racist and unable to accept a black character in the ongoing series.
In his recent interview with Men’s Health, the actor said: “They are happy with a flying dragon. They’re happy with white hair and purple eyes, but rich black? It is beyond pallor.
The actor doesn’t seem happy with people’s reaction to the character just because he’s black. Steve Toussaint also said there were people who were supportive and excited to see the character’s portrayal.
He said, “When we were doing certain scenes, there were supporting artists coming and going, ‘It’s great to have this performance.'”
Is Lord Carlys really white in the original book
Lord Carlys Velaryon is one of the most important characters in the original book and series. He is the head of a powerful family originating from Valyria. However, his family is not made up of dragon riders. His powers reside in the sea and he has assembled a huge navy, which plays a vital role in Dance of the Dragons.
The original book never mentions Lord Corlys as a white character. Confusion of him being white may stem from describing his hair as white-blonde Targaryen and his ancestry being Valyrian.
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The cast of House of the Dragon faces criticism
Since the studio announced the casting, many have come forward to say that Steve Toussaint wasn’t suited for the role because he’s black and Lord Corlyn isn’t a black character.
Steve Toussaint is not the only actor to be objectified by the fans. Many also said that actor Matt Smith was too ugly to play the role of Daemon Targaryen.
game of thrones was criticized for not having actors of other races and only casting white actors throughout the series. However, many justify this with the fact that the book, A song of ice and fireis based on medieval European history, a time when there weren’t many black people in Europe.
So there shouldn’t be any black characters in the book or the series. But that still doesn’t make sense because the series and the books are only based on that time period and not history but fantasy. It is obvious that the books are simply inspired by history and are not history.
Dragon House has released two episodes so far, and the third episode will air on August 28. It has a total of 10 episodes which will be available on HBO Max and the HBO channel.
Source: Men’s Health