One of the biggest events in Game of Thrones account before the effect of the show is the “ Dance of Dragons”—an larger-than-life two - twelvemonth - long battle that realize Daenerys ’ ancestors in House Targaryen nearly rip themselves apart in civil war . Scratching your head in mental confusion ? Have no fear , HBO is here !
As part of the now - traditional yearly agonizing wait for the latest season of Game of Thrones to come out on DVD and Blu - ray , HBO have start taunt some of the particular features that will be part of the box set — and one is a big retelling of the effect of the Dance of Dragons .
This would n’t be the first clip the box sets have delved into Game of Thrones ’ huge pre - show past times for special features — but it ’s by all odds the series ’ most luxuriant attempt yet . Previously those featurettes were narrated by a exclusive actor , and comprise of a patch of text read out over intersperse unelaborated images as illustration , each only a smattering of minutes long .
The exploration of the Dance of Dragons will not only be a whopping 20 minutes long , but will feature vocal talent from a vast raiment of Game of Thrones actors former and present , include Pedro Pascal ( Oberyn Martell ) , Kerry Ingram ( Shireen Baratheon ) , Harry Lloyd ( Viserys Targaryen ) , Mark Addy ( Robert Baratheon ) , Michelle Fairley ( Catelyn Stark ) and Jack Gleeson ( Joffrey Baratheon ) . you could find out Pascal narrating a abbreviated section of the featurette below :
Although this is n’t the first time A Song of Ice and Fire fans have been capable to get wind about the dancing — it ’s touched upon in the books , explored even further in the fantastic book A World of Ice and Fire , and Martin will render to it in Fire and Blood , a book entirely about the story of House Targaryen — it ’s really cool to see a Brobdingnagian and challenging part of the franchises ’ history get an “ prescribed retelling , ” even if only as a box set fillip .
Plus , you never know with Game of Thrones — this could be being admit as some relevant backstory for future result . comfortably get brush up on it just in case !
Game of Thrones Season 5 is out on Blu - Ray and DVD March 15th , which yes , still is an agonizingly retentive time aside .
[ IGN , viaWatchers on the Wall ]
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