House of the Dragon and Rings of Power are the two most popular action fiction dramas and have ruled over the hearts of many. The former is an HBO prequel series of Game of Thrones, and the latter is broadcasted by Amazon Prime unique. Since both these shows have numerous similarities and huge fan followings, comparisons are being made.
We will discuss how House of the Dragon is better than Rings of Power and can prove to be a better choice even you can easily watch House of the Dragon on Hulu in NZ with the help of HBO Max’s add-on.
Here is how “House of the Dragon” is better than “Rings of Power.”
House of the Dragon shows a better real-world connection
The world displayed and portrayed in the House of Dragons is quite impressive. Everything depicts a solid connection to the real world, from the props to the costumes and settings.
Even the fire shown in the series is natural to give better visual effects. “Because there’s no electricity in this world, everything is lit by fire,” Milly Alcock said in an interview. As a result, she said the set used to get extremely hot.
On the other hand, Amazon spent over $1 Billion on Rings of Power only to reveal a world full of seas, mountains, and rivers. In addition, they initially did not show viewers the Elves, Dwarves, Individuals, and Harfoots which everyone was looking forward to. It contributes to one of the loose poles of House of the Dragon.
Lesser Promotion campaigns of Rings of Power
Amazon Prime’s Rings of Power is reported to have 25 million views on its premiere, and the premiere of House of the Dragon had over 10 million views.
But comparing the post-debut viewership, House of the Dragon attracted 51% more viewers than Rings of Power, according to data from Whip Media, which measures the viewership.
Moreover, the creators of House of the Dragon had a unique way of promoting the show. On the decade celebration or “Iron Anniversary” of Game of Thrones, the audience was introduced to the first glimpse of House of the Dragon.
It means they started the promotions even before the filming of the first season was completed. Also, it kept the viewers hooked for the rest of the season.
The storyline of House of the Dragon is better than that of Rings of Power
Real-life events influence the plot of House of the Dragon. The author George R.R. Martin took inspiration from the English Civil War of the 12th century. His idea was to consider the battle for the throne between King Henry I’s daughter Matilda and her cousin, Stephen.
It shows the wealthy and powerful rule of Targaryen.
However, Rings of Power fails to display a strong storyline. It lacks a central quest in the story. They also made a poor choice in choosing some characters like Galadriel, one of the show’s primary characters. She makes her character look quite dull.
Too many characters in Rings of Power
Rings of Power has a vast cast portraying different races and settings. The problem with this is that it’s hard to link the characters.
Another flaw in the proper portrayal of characters is that the character of Galadriel looks relatively weak. It is because it seems like she needs to succeed as a man instead of as a woman.
It gives the idea that for her to be strong, she must be physically strong. It might not be the idea of the writers, but this is the implicit message it conveys.
House of the Dragon shows political aspirations
The rivalry for Power, wealth, and influence is one of the show’s main themes. The fight for Power can be seen in the interactions between the Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), and the King’s brother, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith).
It shows the story of Targaryens, who is a family that is successful because of their ability to control 17 dragons. Also, check out the Dragons in HOTD.
Every character is seen to have political aspirations and an interest in the crown. Such stories keep the viewers hooked.
Rings of Power tried to display racial diversity but was inconsistent with it. The first few episodes lack clarity about the show’s morality.
Rings of Power loses in Visuals too
Rings of Power, despite having a higher production budget than the House of the Dragon, failed to relate the visuals with the storytelling.
Rings of Power had great costumes, CGIs, and an enhanced color palette, yet, House of the Dragons maintains relevance to GOT with the ordinary day sun and grey clouds to add a similar black series touch.
Some viewers, disappointed by the story, left quite negative reviews on Rings of Power. A viewer wrote: “The story is NOT TOLKIEN – If you are a Tolkien Fan – you will not like this”.
House of Dragon has better sounds and music
House of the Dragon uses the fan’s favorite Game of Thrones music in the opening theme. There are loud and scary sounds for dragons.
In rings of Power, there is no music, and there is not one appealing song that will stay in our minds. Since the Lord of the Rings universe is well known for its songs and poems, this deficiency is more striking.
Which show would I prefer to watch?
I prefer House of the Dragon over Rings of Power. Seeing these 7 factors, it’s easy to make a choice. House of Dragon leads in the race, be it the storyline, the characters, or the visuals.
