Three things we learned during the first episode of House of the Dragon — including that dream

From gruesome births to Game of Thrones callbacks, there was a lot to digest after the Game of Thrones prequel's first episode

Paddy Considine as King Viserys in House of the Dragon.

Winter was a long time coming 

We are reminded from the beginning that the events of House of the Dragon take place “172 years before Daenerys Targaryen”. What at first seemed a sentimental touchstone for GOT fans soon took on more importance as Viserys tells Rhaenyra the Targaryen family secret: when their ancestor Aegon the Conquerer, the unifier of the Seven kingdoms, left Old Valerya, it was after he had a dream.