For me disappointing episode to end a season. Clearly they are setting up season 3 to be full of the epic battles that I think most fans were expecting to see more of in season 2.
Personally I've been a bit disappointed in season 2. Some of the episodes have been good but thinking about season 1, that ended with the idea that season 2 would be this massive war with battles which hasn't really transpired which most of it being very heavily dialogue based.
I have to agree
What GoT did so well was the combination of political machinations (helped in no small part by a mostly superb cast), in-your-face shocking medieval brutality and the undercurrent of supernatural forces. Once the dragons and white walkers became "real" it kind of lost its impact. There were still some great moments but the sense of curiosity and anticipation was gone and they started to rush from one set piece to the next.
in HoD they've overdone the dialog (and it's not quite as well written or acted) and maybe for budget reasons underdone the action. They've also reined in the adult stuff which was probably wise and maybe in response to comments iirc about Emilia feeling exploited but it gave GoT a unique hallmark and sense of gritty reality. The romance stuff in HoD, apart from possibly Aemond's relationship with Sylvi, feels absolutely unconvincing by comparison.
It ends up feeling stretched thin in the same way the last 3 seasons of GoT felt rushed.
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Yes excited, will enjoy it tomorrow.
Probably watch it over breakfast and then again late evening.
From watching the trailer there looks to be loads of dragon action 😀
I'm sure it will setup something for series 3.
A battle, so must be some kind of casualty, maybe for a main character.
Not sure what town that was in fire, it sure was not Kings Landing...
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Cracking finale episode.
Loved it.
Enjoy!
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I'm with you there you can't have too many dragons. Although I really enjoyed this episode it wss a lot more wordy with less action than expected for last of the series. Won't say more don't wat to spoil for others.
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For me disappointing episode to end a season. Clearly they are setting up season 3 to be full of the epic battles that I think most fans were expecting to see more of in season 2.
Personally I've been a bit disappointed in season 2. Some of the episodes have been good but thinking about season 1, that ended with the idea that season 2 would be this massive war with battles which hasn't really transpired which most of it being very heavily dialogue based.
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@Anonymous wrote:
Although I really enjoyed this episode it wss a lot more wordy with less action than expected for last of the series.
Yes, that is the major premise of House of the Dragon.
Also, for what was shown in this episode creates a poser for what is to come in Season 3.
The producers I think know that House of the Dragon is never going to be as great as Game of Thrones, as so much of the future is known and there is not so much the spread of characters or backstories in the whole story.
The dragons have helped the series. But, do think they really could have done a lot more with them. Not sure if it's just a cgi financial thing that stops them.
Will put in spoiler tag text next part for those not seen yet;
Words rather than direct war has been the theme since beginning of Season1.
With the shown in dreams and predictions factor of Winter is coming, that a few characters have witnessed, a direct war is not really what they want in their hearts.
But, it's always going to be there in some form and will be inevitable from the many parties involved and many houses across Westeros with history and alliances.
The Books, that the TV series has drifted from, more in Season 2, played on the same.
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For me disappointing episode to end a season. Clearly they are setting up season 3 to be full of the epic battles that I think most fans were expecting to see more of in season 2.
Personally I've been a bit disappointed in season 2. Some of the episodes have been good but thinking about season 1, that ended with the idea that season 2 would be this massive war with battles which hasn't really transpired which most of it being very heavily dialogue based.
I have to agree
What GoT did so well was the combination of political machinations (helped in no small part by a mostly superb cast), in-your-face shocking medieval brutality and the undercurrent of supernatural forces. Once the dragons and white walkers became "real" it kind of lost its impact. There were still some great moments but the sense of curiosity and anticipation was gone and they started to rush from one set piece to the next.
in HoD they've overdone the dialog (and it's not quite as well written or acted) and maybe for budget reasons underdone the action. They've also reined in the adult stuff which was probably wise and maybe in response to comments iirc about Emilia feeling exploited but it gave GoT a unique hallmark and sense of gritty reality. The romance stuff in HoD, apart from possibly Aemond's relationship with Sylvi, feels absolutely unconvincing by comparison.
It ends up feeling stretched thin in the same way the last 3 seasons of GoT felt rushed.
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Hopefully with the news that the are finishing with Season 4, it allows the writers to properly plan out the rest of the storylines across Seasons 3 and 4 so hopefully the next seasons won't feel as slow.
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I disagree, the white walkerscwere what brought the houses togetether apart ftom Cercei being devious of course. I loved the last 3 rpisodes of game of thrones and I can wstch the last episode time and time again and cry when Jon finally meets up with ghost
It is true the characters in house of the dragon are not lovable or will even be remembered in a few years apart from Matt Smith whinI think was brilliant.
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I disagree, the white walkerscwere what brought the houses togetether apart ftom Cercei being devious of course. I loved the last 3 rpisodes of game of thrones and I can wstch the last episode time and time again and cry when Jon finally meets up with ghost
It is true the characters in house of the dragon are not lovable or will even be remembered in a few years apart from Matt Smith whinI think was brilliant.
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