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Even before House of the Dragon premiered, the drab Game of Thrones prequel has seemed like one of those shows that might raise more questions than it answers. For instance: “Does the world really need more of the “tits and dragons” show in 2022?” And also: “Who thought Matt Smith could pull off those wigs?”
For all the new fandom rabbit holes this new series creates, however, only one line has really stuck in my craw. In the premiere, a young Rhaenyra flies in on a dragon before sitting at her mother’s bedside in the castle. It takes only minutes for Aemma to tell her daughter to go take a bath—“You stink of dragon!”
This prompts an obvious, truly vexing question: What the hell does dragon smell like?