It's not easy being king. Everyone is mad at you at some point. Sometimes you cut your finger on a poky throne. You have to make unpopular decisions, one of them being who you will marry not long after your wife's untimely death.
King Viserys I (the amiable Paddy Considine), the shaggy-haired ruler of "House of the Dragon," HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, handles most of the kingliness in stride. He shows up to work at the Small Council. He waits for everyone to punch in at their marble clock. He dips his hand into a tub of medicinal maggots, as one does. And he chooses.
