I know this wasn’t the makers’ intention, but House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, when watched back-to-back, feels like social commentary on class.
You got HOTD where the main problems that the characters have to deal with are deciding who gets to wield ultimate power in the entire country, figuring out who fucked who to determine inheritance rights, and gossiping about the other rich people in your orbit. Also, the characters are clearly within their own bubble.
Meanwhile, in AKOTSK, the main problems that the characters have to deal with are bad hygiene, not being able to pay for stuff, being homeless, being mistreated and abused by rich people, not having enough to eat, and going through “the grind” to make it to the top. Unlike HOTD, the characters have no choice but to interact with the elite since their lives are affected by the elite’s actions.

















