‘House of the Dragon’ Cranks Up the Action in a Less Sleepy Season 3: TV Review

“If this be victory,” a character on “House of the Dragon” reflects while gazing out at a corpse-strewn battlefield, “I hope I never see another.” That line is essentially the thesis statement of the “Game of Thrones” prequel series, which returns on June 21 after a now-customary two-year absence.

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