The ritual of self-punishment is upon us yet again. By this, I don’t mean the men’s World Cup. The World Cup has been just fine so far. Soccer’s inherent beauty transcends its disappointments and dramas. At the end of the day, it’s men with nice legs, running in shorts. You don’t have to ask more of it if you don’t want to. No, I’m obviously talking about the return of HBO’s House of the Dragon for its third season. As I’ve written before, I am not a fan of Westeros per se.