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SNL jokes about confusing names in House of The Dragon
Confusion in names so in the titles!
Saturday Night Live is back and better than ever, and this time, they’re taking on House of the Dragon, the popular HBO show. They’re joking about how hard it is to keep track of the characters’ names and how HBO can’t seem to stick to one name for their streaming app. SNL is here to bring the laughs and make us all feel a little better about our struggles to keep up with the world of Westeros.
House of the Dragon’s confusing names
Saturday Night Live’s latest sketch, “Blonde Dragon People,” lightheartedly mocks HBO’s House of the Dragon for its bewildering naming conventions. The sketch humorously highlights how the show’s numerous characters and cities have similar-sounding names, making it challenging for viewers to keep track. The show’s naming conventions can be perplexing, with multiple characters sharing names like Rhaenyra, Rhaenys, and Rhaena.
“Why does every person and city have the same weird name?” asks one fan. “Yeah, even Game of Thrones gave us one guy named Jon. I mean, there are three separate characters named Rhaenyra, Rhaenys and Rhaena.”
SNL jokes about Pop Culture, including HBO’s streaming app name changes
The sketch takes a lighthearted jab at HBO’s streaming app, which has undergone many name changes. The sketch is a classic SNL moment, making fun of pop culture playfully. The surprise appearance by Legolas and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings adds to the humor, and James Austin Johnson’s performance as a quirky character with a hard-to-understand accent is a highlight.
“The sketch’s biggest point is that these particulars are especially hard to remember when the wait between new seasons is so long; the first season of House of the Dragon aired in 2022 and the second wrapped up just the other month. And let’s not forget that the second only had eight episodes compared to 10 in the first season. “That was the whole season?!?” one fan laments. “You see it was HBO. Then it was HBO Now. Then HBO Go. And then HBO Max. And now it’s just Max.” “Hm, sounds bad.” And finally, Legolas and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings show up at the end for good measure.”
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