‘House of the Dragon’ plays a less-addictive game for an earlier throne

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HBO has adopted the majesty associated with “Game of Thrones” with what might be called “games of throne” in “House from the Dragon, ” a string whose epic visible grandeur belies an inferior and less addictive power struggle, a lot more narrowly focused on the Targaryen line. It’s not bad, and you will find dragons aplenty, however it doesn’t produce the type of characters that defined and elevated its predecessor in order to prestige-TV royalty.Continue Reading

Sister acts: ‘Echoes’ and ‘Bad Sisters’ ride sibling mysteries into the stream

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In an ideal sign of the peak-TV times, a single Friday brings a pair of secret series devoted to siblings and their unique provides, including one along with (sort-of) evil baby twins. “Echoes” starts with promise upon which it will not deliver, while “Bad Sisters” — too long, but satisfying at the end — plays such as the never-made third period of “Big Little Lies, ” in which the really “bad” person is the abusive husband who winds upward dead.Continue Reading