July 7, 2026
What House of the Dragon Has in Common with Oppenheimer | The Backdrop
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Andrew K · July 7, 2026
Excellent. The nice thing about a complex story set in a wartorn historical setting spanning several seasons is it can have a large number of allegorical meanings and parallels spread throughout. What i love is many of those allegories the original author/creator likely didn't intend or consciously knew from the outset.
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Darren Mooney · July 7, 2026
Yep. I actually think that’s a good argument for adaptation as an artform. A work means something in its original context, but you take it out of that context, it can mean something different - perhaps even in conversation with the earlier work.