{"id":909399,"date":"2025-12-25T19:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T19:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24203885\/house-dragon-daemon-harrenhal-good"},"modified":"2025-12-25T19:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T19:01:17","slug":"in-defense-of-house-of-the-dragons-drawn-out-harrenhal-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/in-defense-of-house-of-the-dragons-drawn-out-harrenhal-story\/","title":{"rendered":"In defense of House of the Dragon\u2019s drawn-out Harrenhal story"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daemon (Matt Smith) talking to Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin)\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/in-defense-of-house-of-the-dragons-drawn-out-harrenhal-story.jpg\" \/><figcaption>Photo: Liam Daniel\/HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A cursed castle that\u2019s good, actually<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24203885\/house-dragon-daemon-harrenhal-good\">Continue reading&hellip;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24203885\/house-dragon-daemon-harrenhal-good\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Liam Daniel\/HBO A cursed castle that\u2019s good, actually Continue reading&hellip; 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