In this Reddit thread, one Redditor points to the many similarities between certain scenes depicting King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) and King Robert Baratheon from Season 1 of “Game of Thrones.” In Episode 7 of Season 1, King Robert was killed from a wound he received from a wild boar, which seemed to be on the minds of many when King Viserys I killed a wild hart in Episode 3 of “House of the Dragon.” This prompted u/SirJasonCrage to comment, “It’s funny because everyone just knows the first king in a show does not survive the first season. This is GoT after all. So it’s like watching someone shave in Final Destination. There’s so many things in the room that could kill him, and every time the camera lingers on one of them, you just fear for his life.”
Another scene in the episode featured Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) who ventured into the Kingswood with Ser Criston (Fabien Frankel). Late at night, a wild boar attacks the two with the Princess nearly being gored to death. This prompted u/unusedwings to state, “The boar was so out of nowhere and I’m honestly shocked Rhaenyra didn’t at least have some kind of injury from getting charged by it.” Despite the similarities, the creator of the “Game of Thrones” universe has expressed his satisfaction with how “House of the Dragon” handled the scenes.
