House of the Dragon vs. Game of Thrones

"House of the Dragon" is a great companion to "Game of Thrones," but which show had the strongest start? For this versus battle, we’re looking at the first season of the original George R. R. Martin fantasy HBO series, “Game of Thrones” and how its prequel show’s inaugural season stacks up against it. Spoilers for both shows, so be forewarned. We'll be comparing each show in categories like Characters, Story, Twists & Shocks, and more! If you think we chose the wrong show to sit on the Iron Throne, get down in the comments and be “the first of your name” to tell us why we’re wrong.
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[@WatchMojo]

If you think we chose the wrong show to sit on the Iron Throne, get down in the comments and be “the first of your name” to tell us why we’re wrong. For everything House of the Dragon, check out our playlist!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXvPgXarlt16mbc

[@Reaperguy67]

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[@erzaender]

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[@arcanea9598]

HotD is not even half as good as the first season of GOT.

[@nikhilchouhan1802]

@@Reaperguy67 Whats wrong in self promoting prick. It doesnt harm you

[@misterhoobomaster]

You couldn't wait a few days to atleast get the finale of season 1 done? lol

[@jimbo9208]

is is

[@lawstshane2205]

Hotd seaosn 1 already better than GIT s1 and it has for some weeks now

[@TheAliAzhar]

I know right

[@maki-sy2fr]

Yea premature content

[@misterhoobomaster]

@@lawstshane2205 My comment has nothing to do with that. It's about them rushing it out until the entire season is done.

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Joffrey is an onscreen legend... they will struggle to find another character that will make such a massive impact with fans

[@JorenMyers]

Ramsay was a fantastic follow-up villain though.

[@popjibbletz]

Ehh Too early to say Aegon is looking to be pretty damn terrible

[@racetofindglitches5112]

Ned was only in the show for less than a season and still has the most influence

[@coomiler6490]

Galadriel from RoP 😂

[@coomiler6490]

@@JorenMyers nah, i hate Joffrey so much, but i love Ramsey, yes he's evil, but he also smart and not coward like Joffrey... Ramsey definitely one of my favorite character in GoT

[@tommoore9735]

Viserys actor’s range of acting made him the best King so far. What a performance!

[@markusk2289]

True. And the character has quickly become my favorite Targaryen.

[@brentleysadiki358]

Well the best king to ever sit the throne. But he's nowhere near as good a king as Jon snow would've been

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

​​@@brentleysadiki358the best King to ever sit the Throne is either Jaehaerys I or Aegon V

[@flexivefowl8186]

House of the Dragon washed the bad taste of the last GoT season out my mouth.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yeah I feel the same way

[@weezytv6960]

tf that show is so bad

[@michonnewalker4246]

Same

[@drapensmusic]

Still the HOTD is connected to GOT both series are great...

[@arcanea9598]

HotD is not even half as good as the first season of GOT.

[@lexibrowning7447]

One thing that shocks me about HOTD and what makes me believe it may just become the best show of all time is that its real story hasn't even started. What we've seen in the show so far is just an intro and only 5 paragraphs into the actual story. The full story is 350 pages

[@rhonita]

5 paragraphs? Really. They did a good job so far!

[@northphillyp]

5 paragraphs?

[@slystone4892]

I agree.

[@dustinairola4301]

Damn and here I thought they were moving a bit too fast.

[@WrangleMcDangle]

@@northphillyp yup. barely even got into the book. the actual dance hasnt started yet

[@kaylethstarbane7800]

When I first heard of House of the Dragon, I honestly did not care much for it, believing it to be a silly spinoff. Now, am waiting every Sunday for each episode. Am totally mind blown.

[@alicecaraballo3910]

Ir's more than exceeded my expectations. Even with the time skips, the main characters have been laid out enough that you know who's who, but not so much that you completely understand their motivations. Each episode continues to surprise me without boring exposition. I can't believe how much we've seen and the dance hasn't even started!

[@kaylethstarbane7800]

@@alicecaraballo3910 Exactly my thoughts.

[@kanhaibhatt913]

Game of thrones delivered 4 solid seasons, HotD isnt even done yet. Although as a book reader I can confirm that the ending is brilliant.

[@jacobmcglaughlin2165]

How?

[@kanhaibhatt913]

@@jacobmcglaughlin2165 ?

[@RobertK1993]

@@kanhaibhatt913 Book ending is Raeynera and Alicent and her children dead Raeynera sonntakingbthe crown

[@pab702]

There’s so many great characters in GoT, but because of the way it ended, HotD could end up being the better show (overall).

[@animesempai0]

big facts

[@James-vy5jg]

Honestly I think season 1 of hotd Matches the best seasons of got

[@wkbrlthevoicethathearsyous71]

No show can reach the league and heights of GOT

[@arcanea9598]

HotD is not even half as good as the first season of GOT.

[@oscarwong2464]

Haha I bet it would wreck too🤣

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

The bigger win for HOTD is that the source material is completed. So they don't have to improve major stuff like the ending. So the idea that they don't replicate character like tyrion is pretty obvious cause it's In a different time in westeros.

[@PREEM513]

To be honest house of dragons is better than GOT to me because they learned to get straight to the point and make every scene count.

[@rig-zag]

The biggest weakness of House of the Dragon thus far is that it has no Tyrion character yet, no relatable and comedic rogues.

[@frankreynolds9930]

Good thing it has so confident character then. It feels more realistic.

[@batgurrl]

Your end assessment is correct BUT the finale of season 1 of HOTD hasn’t even aired yet, Waiting a week to drop this would have been more appropriate imho. You guys probably got an advanced copy like some others🐉

[@blackflagsnroses6013]

HotD is set to have the stronger conclusions and it does great at expanding on the book material. It likely will surpass it’s predecessor in critical acclaim and fans approval. And to be honest the one element of this franchise that everyone loves the most is House Targaryen and dragons.

[@RsChrisG]

bullshit, i like the targaryens but what drew me to GOT was the fact that each episode basically had sub episodes across the world. Jons time at castle black and beyond the wall was my favorite by far. Robb Stark before his eventual demise was also golden.

[@hokagedlo6133]

@@RsChrisG that doesn't make what he said bullshit my guy like it or not the Targaryens and their dragons is the most westros thing about westros they make asoif feel special their story is legendary and it's a huge reason why HotD was chosen to succeed Got

[@RsChrisG]

@@hokagedlo6133 Dragons and Targaryans are 1000% not the biggest draw. notice GOT season 1-4 is regarded as the best 4 seasons in television history, we barely got Targaryen/Dragons/Magic bullshit And look, s6-8 were FOCUSED on that shit and it was garbage.

[@queerym87]

Not everyone... Danaerys was the worst character. I thought I'd hate HotD, since I dislike the only Targaryean we really knew, but this is a terrific show

[@hokagedlo6133]

@@queerym87 I will not suffer insults to her grace the Queen 🗡️

[@Gingerwalker.]

GOT just had way more compelling characters. Both in number and in their story. Even in just the first season. Not to mention what was going on north of the Wall is what really drew me in. HOTD wins with much less nudity. Which is refreshing in a first season on HBO. It sticks to being plot driven vs throwing T and A around to draw watchers to it.

[@blueisthecolor3463]

Nah too many useless side characters.

[@jaahman0098]

Hotd definitely help cleanse away some of the negative feelings I had from the awful 8th season of GoT. The only thing this show is missing is some good humor. This first season has just been serious and dark the whole time. Not saying that’s a bad thing but GoT had a great mix of both.

[@jackinthebox1993]

Seriously you guys? Season 1 isn't even done yet

[@jimbo9208]

yes it is

[@RobertK1993]

@@jimbo9208 It isn't episode 10 hasn't aired

[@brentleysadiki358]

It doesn't change anything though

[@divine1690]

HOTD Needs a smart witty character like Tyrion

[@danielcook7975]

ironic part is Jon is a stark but also a Targaryen but he is more stark than Targaryen, Ned's words proved true throughout GOT

[@lifeonearth94]

What i hate about HOT is there are no thinkers like Tywin, Varys, Tyrion, and Littlefinger, they just gave GOT that push They showed that, no matter who you're, your brain is the biggest weapon, As someone who likes most of mind bending movies, am dissapointed

[@frankreynolds9930]

Pretty sure Larys and Otto are the schemers, dont know what you are watching.

[@S.T-Money]

Varys and the Baelish back and forth conversations were great.

[@Heyydudee]

Amazing. Hilarious too. We have none of that in HOTD. Zero.

[@brentleysadiki358]

Chaos is a ladder

[@SusantKlopp]

Shoutout for Pady Considine for such a phenomenal performance as King Viserys. The man deserves an Emmy.

[@etorresrodz]

All of the Emmies, guy's a living and breathing Emmy

[@SusantKlopp]

@@etorresrodz Whatever, he deserves an Emmy forbthis performance

[@Heyydudee]

Literally every main character in GOT deserved an Emmy by comparison (using character names): Cersei, Tywin, Dany, THEON, RAMSAY, JOFFREY, even Varys. Paddy was good but all of these actors were just as good if not better in their performances

[@MrWizeazz]

The biggest disconnect for viewers in HOT D is probably the time jumps. It’s great that we’re finally done with all that whole nonsense and can focus on telling a great story.

[@dylsofficialmc1711]

yh I agree

[@davidmartinstowe6842]

That's my only complaint.

[@anusha9518]

Yaa but I don't mind it at all🤩❤

[@thomasjarvis3608]

As great as ALL the cast are Matt Smith is deffo a huge carry on this show

[@devondavis5119]

Great video love to sew more house of dragons and game of throne

[@animesempai0]

dont get me wrong, house of the dragon is incredible, but nothing holds a candle to the og season of game of thrones 🔥

[@fannyalexander5906]

Its too early to say but I feel HOTD would really surpass GOT. Not only plot wise, a huge part of it is that the people behind this learned from the latter and would not mean to destroy yet another potential masterpiece of a tv show. We have to trust that they’re going to make it right this time and understood the assignment and so far it has been a solid season 1.

[@melissaclark1051]

HOD is better. Damon is the stick out character you hate and then love. But GOT has the better full cast of actors and Stark family is the best family.

[@christinagrieser5664]

I would have chosen House of the Dragon. I really liked how they fleshed out the characters. The first season of game of thrones had to many storylines at once, it was hard to keep track

[@rebme7793]

characters of got season 1 are far better sorry

[@davidwatson7196]

I agree that Game of Thrones won. However, I strongly believe that Game of Thrones, should've won all of the categories. In my humble opinion.

[@Arab-nazi]

I still prefer GOT for now lol

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do top 10 episodes of the Netflix series Voltron Legendary Defender?

[@erezjgazit]

Weird categories. Here are a few others: Highest Blonde to Brown hair ratio. Highest amount of incest. Number of mice. Number of dragons. Ratio of same names vs. different names.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

Having read all of the books and seen every single episode of both shows... i've come to this conclusion. Game of Thrones: starts off very strong, very grandiose and large in it's scale. It's truly an epic you're ready for!! strapped in and ready for more after season one... only to get diminishing returns on excitement post season 4. Then it just limps to the finish line with most story lines either ignored or rushed. Why? It's too much!!! A story like this? It would've taken like 12 seasons to get right... and we all know how it ended... House of the Dragon: I get it... the story seems... smaller? Sure, but consider this. The story is also more focused, and now only dealing with ONE THING!!! Who essentially "wins the game," but only between two sides of one family. Season one sets the chess pieces on the board, and with the end of episode 10, the chess pieces are now all about to move. I know exactly how this story ends, and barring any kind of deviation, we're all in for a wild WILD ride. I'm personally looking forward to more House of the Dragon, and I really think they're going to deliver. Trust me... it's one hell of a story.

[@justinmosher8163]

I didn't even know about GOT until about 2.5 years after it came out. A co worker told me about it when I was talking about History's Vikings show. He said I might like it and to check it out.

[@Diana-wf4ou]

House of the Dragon (HotD) vs Rings of Power (RoP) : - Script: Powerful vs. Platonic - Acting: Masterful (Viserys, Daemon, young Rheanyra, adult Alicent, Aemond,...) vs. Uneven (Galadriel, Elrond,...) - Rythm : Very Well managed vs. Inconsistent - Music: pure Genius vs. Academic - Chinese portrait of painters : Caravaggio vs. the show-off painter who buys a gallery and pays clients to come 😂

[@missydehart6920]

Very well done comparison. GoT is my all time favorite book series and everytime I read it I feel as though I’m going home (a violent home but still). I love it and it is everything to me. HOtD is just as good so far. Im loving Daemon Targaryen and I’m Team Black🖤. It may end up being the better series when it ends, we will have to just wait and see. And when King Viserys hobbled into that throne room in ep 8, I almost stood up to curtsy.

[@Heyydudee]

That scene was incredibly corny to me and drawn out. Especially with how rushed everything else felt, I felt annoyed when they had these slow, grandstanding scenes of dramatic nothingness. Kind of like when Alicent walked into Rhanyeras wedding. It’s like ok we get it she’s team green obviously. Let’s get to the plot

[@annoyerboka]

Poor visery, good heart king, surrounded by enemy or people who just want his power, but he still kind and love them..

[@SherbertLomon]

HOTD is good, don’t get me wrong, but GOT (minus the conclusion/end) is just one of the best shows ever made - even on rewatch. The world feels so vast and so real. The characters diverse and each so interesting. I could never pick a favourite watching GOT. In contrast, the world of HOTD (to me at least) feels small. Only 2/3 of the characters capture my attention, and even that is eclipsed by the level of interest I had for the characters in GOT. And the most important thing, GOT was incredibly unpredictable. I truly didn’t know what would happen. While watching HOTD I predicted nearly everything and this fact alone is the deal breaker for me. But who knows, maybe the next few seasons will change my mind.

[@Heyydudee]

Facts. HOTD is borderline boring to me. I found myself waiting for episodes to be over just to say I watched it

[@youtubeaccountserio2633]

Hotd is everything game of trones COUD not be

[@kellyfalk2950]

Not a fair comparison! At least get thru a couple seasons of HOTD

[@jimbo9208]

already did that

[@michaelmckeithan2293]

Why would you release this before the end of The 1st season for Hotd?

[@jimbo9208]

but it is

[@michaelmckeithan2293]

Dude. No it’s not. This Sunday is the final episode

[@chanelhenderson8460]

This list way too early you're comparing 8 seasons to an unfinished season one lol. HOTD not even supposed to go passed 4 seasons & GOT was supposed to go 10

[@garym6338]

Omg people are thick. They are NOT comparing HotD to 8 seasons of GoT. They are comparing it to ONLY Season 1 of GoT. Thats why ALL footage from GoT in this video was from S1.

[@chanelhenderson8460]

@@garym6338 look first watch your mouth white boy. When this video was posted season one of HOTD WASNT EVEN FINISHED regardless this video was TOO EARLY

[@greyworld6242]

Would’ve rather got this video after a week first. Know know after the last episode of hotd!

[@TheTerrellking]

surely would been better to do after season finale ?? nice list though

[@Zecos]

One thing I really hate about hot d is that compared to GoT the show’s colors are just so dull… like literally most of the time it fells like you’re watching a greyscale tv show… idkk if that’s the look they were going for, but it’s a major step down from the vibrant and colourful scenes of GoT

[@frankreynolds9930]

Most of the scenes are in castles and rocks. They are hardly colorful.

[@SherbertLomon]

I agree. I get why they’ve done that but sometimes it’s so dulled down that it becomes noticeable and distracting. Like some of the scenes during the day of laena’s funeral.

[@jimmyj5703]

@@frankreynolds9930 My dude, compare Kings Landing in GOT to Kings Landing in HOTD and you'll see what he's talking about. HOTD is a great show but don't be a fanboy please.

[@carastone3473]

GOT was meant to be expansive and last several seasons, as it's based on a whole book series (albeit unfinished). HOTD is all about The Dance of Dragons, is only based on ONE book, and is only intended to be about 4 seasons. Not a fair comparison, especially since HOTD Season 1 isn’t over yet. 🤷‍♀️

[@uvongcukana5440]

They are just comparing season 1 with season 1 not the whole show

[@erickuykendall8755]

I’d like to give this show another try. I couldn’t get passed like the 4th episode though on a few different occasions.

[@titoiswack3524]

WAAAAYYYYY too soon for this you can’t compare one season to 8 seasons lol

[@juanfernandez7409]

That’s why they said season 1 of HOTD and season 1 of GOT

[@kingroteks4678]

@@juanfernandez7409 either way season 1 isn’t even done yet for HoTD

[@LowPolyPotato]

@@kingroteks4678 the last episode was released early

[@Heyydudee]

I personally didn’t need the HOTD season finale to know that GOT s1 was far superior. That said, the finale was the best episode but everything else was borderline lame IMO. Covid had an obvious impact on the end product

[@AshantiVO]

Do this for every season

[@BadAssMacmillan]

The first four seasons of Game of Thrones were masterful.

[@joffreybaratheon4851]

Yeah because they involved ME! I am the ultimate giga chad

[@madsnowman4067]

09:09 that is true, but saying in its 10 first episodes when episode 10 hasn't aired yet is a bit.. dishonest. But it's a safe bet episode 10 is going to be awesome. But still...

[@soradanam8160]

I don't know why the people didn't start with this story or Aegon the conquer than the game of thrones series. The prequels were already done, and you would have people fully understand the Targaryens or learn why they were so power and how the other houses held power as well. Then when George R Martin was finished with the Got series they couldn't start it there. Hopefully after the Hotd they'll do Aegon the conquer story, seeing how strong and scary Balerion was in his prime.

[@xinn0c3nc3]

you cannot compare them at this stage, or honestly at all, in my opinion. we haven't had a finale for season one of HOTD yet, and the pacing definitely worked against them. it's unfair to put them up against GOT right now. and I can't find myself objectively looking at characters from an S1 standpoint on GOT now, to be honest. it's hard for me to specifically remember, without going back and just watching the first season, who had shown any growth or not. and after that absymal ending, I have no desire to do that right now. I'm hoping that HOTD will have the opposite of the GOT situation, where they will fall into and end on much better pacing than they began.

[@dippy8053]

i feel like before we truly start comparin HOTD to GOT. They need to at least come to their halfway point in their 4 season plan. It’s too early for comparisons. But i truly believe their on a good path.

[@willkenni]

I know nothing about GoT or House of the Dragon, but I just came here to state, guy in the thumbnail on the left looks like a thinned up, young Vigo The Carpathian. I can't unsee it now.

[@alexeiharp7676]

Game of thrones season one buries any amount of HOTD any day, its a masterpiece on every aspect😅

[@HumbertoRamosCosta]

Appart from the Jackson's LotR trilogy the first 4 seasons of GoT are the best 'big' adaptations that we have on screen. 5 and 6 are good and 7 and 8 aren't adaptations (since there is nothing to be adapted). For now the first season of HotD are in a close 3rd position.

[@Sistik123]

They both Kick Ass!!!

[@kingmalcolm9605]

Who else knew Otto Hightower was "the Leg" from the replacements? Ole, ole, ole, ole!!!

[@remicharlot1462]

As a die hard fan of GOT, despite enjoying very much what has been done in the first season of HOTD, I have to say that the original show is superior, for now. What I think HOTD lacks are light hearted scenes and characters who can bring a smile to our faces and make us laugh, like Tyrion, Bronn and even Jaime did at times. HOTD is always so serious and dramatic, it definitely keeps us on the edge of our seats. Other than this there isn’t anything wrong with HOTD that comes to mind, long may it reign!

[@uvongcukana5440]

That’s the only criticism I feel like is valid because it’s actually true they do lack light hearted scenes. Either than that I don’t necessarily feel GOT is *far* superior but it might edge it just a little bit

[@Heyydudee]

I wasn’t really much in the edge of my seat with HOTD. Mostly found myself waiting for something, anything to happen besides romance/dramatic intrigue.

[@CarryCherry92]

I like both of these shows and I'm thankful that there is something after GoT. Would've been fine with a tie.

[@Cantcatchme_]

HOTD needs a Tyrion ASAP!!!

[@user-Natsu2001]

Jason Lannister is related to Tyrion

[@Cantcatchme_]

@@user-Natsu2001 I meant a goofy, entertaining character like Tyrion :)))

[@BUckENbooz]

Its hard to say which is better since HotD is only 1 season in. Tbh, You cant really choose which is best. I consider it both one entity. And HotD is a awesome welcome back to the 7 kingdoms.

[@TD5986]

I don’t find HoTD as exciting as GOT. I don’t see myself rooting for characters in HOTD like I did for the characters in GOT. The characters in HOTD did not leave any impression on me. Some characters (CC, the twins, Leanor, Laena, Luke,etc.) were just meh 🫤 did not feel any connection with them.

[@frankreynolds9930]

Most of them were minor characters this season. Also in hotd, most are morally grey characters, which is more realistic than Got's characters.

[@suryanshgautam9831]

I want to see more stark story in season 2 Love winterfell

[@wolfheart1136]

Dude why wouldn't you wait till the series concluded for a better comparison? Game of thrones has eight seasons and you didn't even wait for HOTD's finale. Though GOT's final season knocks it down quite a few pegs

[@garym6338]

Omg people are thick. They are NOT comparing HotD to 8 seasons of GoT. They are comparing it to ONLY Season 1 of GoT. Thats why ALL footage from GoT in this video was from S1.

[@xinn0c3nc3]

also, Bobby B and Vizzy T will be meme content for eternity. legends.

[@Tibainium]

Should have mentioned in the title that its only the first season

[@jimbo9208]

they did in the video

[@dixienormus8406]

Would have rather seen a character vs character. Like who would win between sir brake bones vs the hound or John snow vs aemon or daemon. Sir crispen vs Jamie lanister and so on

[@brentleysadiki358]

Who cares. The kingslayer can beat all of them at once

[@MrJayateabug]

I have to agree with WatchMojo on this one. Considering we are only looking at the first season of the shows, Game of Thrones is, by far, the better of the two for just two reasons: Characters and Stories. I was hooked hard by the characters alone, and had love for so many of them. Their deaths and circumstances had meaning that struck a nerve in me. The characters in House of the Dragon have just missed the mark when it came to endearing me to them. I get that the time jumps were necessary but having new actors playing the older versions really hurt the attachment. Deaths in HotD were rather meaningless because I didn't care about that character in any meaningful way. It will be nice to see how the series as a whole ends, because nothing could be as awful as how Game of Thrones ended; and I just don't see HotD making the same error.

[@frankreynolds9930]

Because this is just a prologue based on few chapters in the book. They are minor characters being killed. Only big death was Viserys but it was coming anyway from beginning.

[@bearislandthuglife3463]

Game of Thrones Season 1 covered way more Ground The North, The Riverlands, Essos, Kings Landing, The Vale etc it also covered all the Major Families from their Point of View . House of the Dragon it is only Targaryen's, also nothing can beat Golden Age GOT, just the Scenes with Tyrion and Tywin are enough to blow your Mind. Not to mention Ned Stark, Robb Stark and his Killer Quotes "It is Better than three Defeats' "I Won Every Battle but i am losing this War" etc Also Other Quotes from GOT live on to this day one of my favorites is "Serving when Serving is Safe" - Ned Stark and even better "It is Hard to Put a Leash on a Dog after you put a Crown on it's Head" - Tyron And even with all that said i knew House of the Dragon would be a Great Show, but nothing in my Opinion can touch Golden Age GOT namely Season 1-4

[@angelaholmes8888]

House of the dragon has some great shocks and twists

[@franky5949]

Like sir Kriston beating a dude for praticly nothing...

[@Heyydudee]

Yea, it was shocking and laughably unbelievable when Daemon took on an army 1 v 12 and won. I damn near stopped watching after that scene lol

[@brentleysadiki358]

@@franky5949 is this sarcasm I can't tell

[@franky5949]

@@brentleysadiki358 it is

[@daniellirette7226]

House of the dragon has ALOT more money to work with for shooting their first season, just compare the tourney for Ned stark vs tourney in HOTD

[@RsChrisG]

budget dont mean much cuz neds tourney was more interesting.

[@blueisthecolor3463]

Because in Got, kingdom was already broke after wasting too much money.

[@Terelon]

HOTD does so many time jumps Dany should've met all of her ancestors from this series leading up to her, ijs

[@JonathanLasry]

As great as House of the Dragons is, it wouldn’t exist as a series without Game of Thrones

[@theawesomeman9821]

If Game of Thrones had stopped at its fourth season I would say its better overall than HOTD.

[@qudariwilkinson9538]

It still is better overall then hotd

[@officialthomasjames]

HOTD is great, and I love it, but GoT season 1 is TV perfection.

[@mariusmitre492]

A bit early to compare those two don't you think?

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

Y’all should’ve waited for the finale.

[@jimbo9208]

it already out

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

No it’s not

[@wanderingtear8882]

I just want to see Paddy wining an Emmy, he was mesmerizing as King Viserys.

[@pillowpants1984]

There's a meme here somewhere. Like AJ Styles captioned "WatchMojo performing a fair and thorough analysis of GOT vs HOTD" And the Undertaker captioned "HOTD finale"

[@alberg6290]

so many other criteria missing but I agree with conclusion. With such an involved and lengthy narrative, a little humor helps-------GOT clear winner here. And, is there anybody else that found the cinematography very muted in HOD----the colors were so finely etched in GOT---seemed like there was a filter washing colors out of HOD. The scope of GOT was immense while HOD almost seemed claustrophobic-------the snow falling in the North-----hard to top that. HOD did get better with each episode but right now GOT is tops-----I'm sure HOD will avoid a disastrous finale.

[@notyouraveragejoe3172]

I’ve only just put this on now but il tell ya from now - house of dragon “first season” 1000% better than GOT first season👏🏾….I Still miss Joffrey tho😅😂

[@ChalleNger5723]

I disagree with the last topic and so as much as I love GOT I think HOTD wins. If they had given us longer episodes then maybe. But I can remember being excited about the episode to see a certain storyline and then that storyline wasn’t even in the episode. It was great characters I just wish it wasn’t so jumpy. This season satisfied me more because of the one basic story. But I still love both. Btw, how you gonna show them yelling King of the North for John Snow when we are supposed to be comparing the first seasons ONLY? 🤔🤣🤩

[@garym6338]

Because they were yelling King of North for Robb Stark, not Jon. It was from last ep of S1 of GoT

[@AmbieBambie212]

Shouldn't this video have come out after the finale of HOTD?

[@marcel_max]

GOT: the video process is a normal one, you see the colours of the world, you feel the weather, the mud, the blood, the sunlight. You are there. HOTD: The horrible video process bleached the colours, puts distance between us and what's going on. Can't feel sunlight. I feel I am visually far away from what's happening.

[@frankreynolds9930]

Because most of the scenes in hotd are in castles, nights or rocky area. They have like 1 forest episode.

[@Eerielai]

1st season of GoT is possibly better than 1st season of HotD, maaaaaybe (both are 10/10). But overall HotD will be better than overall GoT.

[@qudariwilkinson9538]

Got gonna stay better then hotd overall

[@MrWizeazz]

That’s a little harsh, Game of Thrones ultimately had 8 seasons to ruin its reputation.

[@joehabersham]

Watchmojo, I love yall but this comparison is WAY too early

[@Sistik123]

9:10 you mean first 9 episodes... 10 hasn't come out yet!

[@jimbo9208]

yes it is

[@HimanshuParihar]

Every contest in the WatchMojo comes at a 3-2 win :)

[@primadonnadewhit.7580]

i feel like your comparing one season to many, you cant make a fair list until its over .

[@TitanA239]

We’re not even one season in for HotD 😂

[@nathanleak3016]

I have a felling like this is about to be like a Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul situation.

[@MinecraftianTNT]

Should’ve waited for a couple more seasons until doing this list

[@pinkfloyd9759]

They are only comparing the first seasons.

[@abubakarsadisumuktar932]

Well I think it's too early to start comparing GOT and HOD because HOD has only aired season one so far

[@garym6338]

Omg people are thick. They are NOT comparing HotD to 8 seasons of GoT. They are comparing it to ONLY Season 1 of GoT. Thats why ALL footage from GoT in this video was from S1.

[@frantictoast3741]

Idk I feel like comparing an 8 season finished show vs a show that hasn't even finished it's first season is a bit unfair.

[@chessgold8768]

the main thing in GOT's success is the fight between good and evil but here in HOD it is just a fucking fight inside the family which is stupid to watch for.. no one fucking care about the screenplay and character role if it doesn't mean a moral thing..

[@jaxzor]

1-4 seasons of GoT made me be interested into a single story... Starks vs Lannisters...and be more invested into characters like Drogo, Oberyn, Tyrion, The Hound, Jame, Bronn than Jon / Daenerys. Later on i realized Jon / Dany are the main characters, even though their stories felt like sidestories to the plot...on top of that the performance of Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington were average and linear at best... all that hype around Jon being Aegon to f him so badly in the last 2 seasons... what i love about HotD is the plot... predictable (we knew naming Rhaenyra heir will lead to a civil war) yet so unpredictable (the sides are made, yet we have no idea how the war will go).. music, acting, writing absolute spot on.

[@jeremymcmahon93]

Little early to compare these