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House of Dragon, GoT Prequil

ZooCougar said:
This show is so much more well done than GoT. And GoT was peak TV for much of its run.

I had to watch the last 30 minutes last night twice.
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If nothing else they've at least learned not to have the most important battles fought in complete darkness. Last night was definitely the best episode of the series so far
 
temery said:
I have to admit, it took me several tries over several years to binge watch GoT. I've never been into zombie shows, and after the first episode or two it looked like that's what GoT was going to be.

Once I stuck with it, I liked it. Not as much as all the hype, but it was good.

Just watch the first episode of House of Dragons. It begins 172 years before GoT. Has a medieval England feel to it that I don't remember seeing in GoT.

The basic theme will apparently be who gets to sit on the iron throne. Not sure if GoT ever mentioned whether or not a queen ruled, but it's pretty obvious the king's young daughter will eventually be his heir after the family feud plays out. As they say, "The only thing that can bring down the House of Dragons, is itself."


Oh - no zombies so far, but lots of blondes.
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You don’t recall it being Medieval in GoT? It must be really backwards where you are.
 
My wife and I are both really struggling keeping up with this show. I feel as if they just assume we know all the family names at this point.
 
ZooCougar said:
You don’t recall it being Medieval in GoT? It must be really backwards where you are.
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I remember it being very dark, especially the last episode. So, maybe the Dark Ages.
 
M.S.G. said:
My wife and I are both really struggling keeping up with this show. I feel as if they just assume we know all the family names at this point.
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I had to go back and watch a couple of the episodes from the first season.

There was too much time in between the seasons.

Also the names are too similar and “unfamiliar”.

Daemon and Eamond are very similar characters and have similar names.

That’s really my only nitpick. Otherwise this is pretty epic TV.
 
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M.S.G. said:
My wife and I are both really struggling keeping up with this show. I feel as if they just assume we know all the family names at this point.
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They should have a family tree with pictures at the beginning of every episode.
 
I like House of the Dragon better than most of the Game of Thrones run. The characters are complex and interesting, and the plot twists have created a feeling that all of them are headed towards inexorable disaster despite many of their best efforts to avoid it. It is well done.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
I like House of the Dragon better than most of the Game of Thrones run. The characters are complex and interesting, and the plot twists have created a feeling that all of them are headed towards inexorable disaster despite many of their best efforts to avoid it. It is well done.
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Pacing is better. They have mastered the art of telling a big story without using much time. You don't have to show the whole battle. You can just show what it looks like afterwards and that shot says it all.
 
Also dragons. Lots of dragons. Dragons are cool.

The history of the dragons and who rode them is a series in itself.
 
temery said:
They should have a family tree with pictures at the beginning of every episode.
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I am constantly bring up the family tree on my phone when watching. The book is even more confusing. There are basically 80 characters using four male names and four female names in 700 pages. I read it on the beach with a lot of beers and that only made it worse.
 
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Very weird finale, casualty of the shortened seasons which are unavoidable with the budget needed for a show with so many dragons. I assumed a battle or something interesting was coming though
 
I can't help but wonder how and what the feel all these dragons everyday? ;)
 
navery12 said:
Very weird finale, casualty of the shortened seasons which are unavoidable with the budget needed for a show with so many dragons. I assumed a battle or something interesting was coming though
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I saw something on Twitter on how this season snakebit with budget cuts and firing directors and writers.

There was a huge battle that was pushed into next season.

Also all these services are loving 8 episode seasons, and I only want to pay 80% of the bill now.
 
So we're now 2 seasons in and I have yet to really see any "moments", meaning no Ned Stark beheadings, no Red Weddings, no defining keynote plot twists or memorable scenes. It's whimpering females, sick kings and smarmy long blonde haired guys. And dragons torching the heck out of anyone and everyone.
 
Deepster said:
So we're now 2 seasons in and I have yet to really see any "moments", meaning no Ned Stark beheadings, no Red Weddings, no defining keynote plot twists or memorable scenes. It's whimpering females, sick kings and smarmy long blonde haired guys. And dragons torching the heck out of anyone and everyone.
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Well we saw the brother of the supposed King essentially try to kill him in a way that could be covered up as having been done by the enemy. That was pretty big. I think Daemon's vision and subsequent support of Rhaenyra was pretty big, as was Alicent's defection.

Don't get me wrong, as @ZooCougar said it was light, felt both slow and rushed at the same time, seemed impacted by the writers' strike and budget. Not great, but there are some big things not really presented adequately.
 
Deepster said:
So we're now 2 seasons in and I have yet to really see any "moments", meaning no Ned Stark beheadings, no Red Weddings, no defining keynote plot twists or memorable scenes. It's whimpering females, sick kings and smarmy long blonde haired guys. And dragons torching the heck out of anyone and everyone.
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They cut a kid’s head off. And Rook’s Rest was good. But after that it fell apart.
 
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I thought the ending of season 2 was pretty good. I think the characters are complex, and their decisions are interesting. I am surprised the show pulled off a whole season of Daemon at Harrenhall, and I thought it was pretty cool with the Tully kid pwned him.

The characters surprise in ways that are still consistent with the characters' personalities. Aegon is growing up, and Aemond is spiraling. I think most of the actors are really good, and Olivia Cooke in particular is killing it. Playing a petulant whiner who isn't quite good enough for the big leagues is a tough part, and she plays it well.



A few quibbles:

Emma D'Arcy does not have the screen presence to pull off being a queen or leader. D'Arcy doesn't ruin the show, but they were a bad casting decision. Milly Alcock has triple the screen presence, making the time jump even weirder because Rhaenyra becomes this boring wet blanket after being a teenage badass.

The short season. All the streamers' financial problems are interfering with my enjoyment of television.
 
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