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Like Game of Thrones, the action in those ancient tragedies centered on the stories of four ruling dynasties: House Atreus of Mycenae, House Cadmus in Thebes, House Erichthonius in Athens, and House Minos in Crete. The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy. From the bro-style bloviating (or, broviating) of True Detective 's first season, to the ominous proclaiming that punctuates the general whoring and slaying of Game of Thrones, to the unceasing climatological and psychological punishments meted out to the cast of The Killing, it seems as though some of the most celebrated recent examples of serial drama have elected self-seriousness as their default tone. 'The Unbearable Darkness of Prestige Television'. 'Game of Thrones: A Battle of Reality Versus Fantasy'. And, meanwhile an old enemy which has been dormant for ages is rising again.Ĭast Actor/Actress

Noble families of Westeros fight amongst themselves to gain the Iron Throne. The plot revolves around two continents namely, Westeros (the western continent) and Essos (the eastern continent).