"Fire and Blood" may be the words of House Targaryen, but "Blood, Guts, and Violence" would certainly be those of House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. As great as these respective series undoubtedly are, part of our fascination with them is the violence.
Enacting violence is an intrinsically human quality, a trait shared with only a handful of other animals on this planet. But after the most recent episode of House of the Dragon, critics are beginning to wonder if limits have been pushed too far and if these violent birth scenes are the show's new form of violence against women.