House of the Dragon: A Flimsy Redemption

A review of season 1 and season 2 of House of the Dragon, the first Game of Thrones prequel, by someone who hasn’t read the book, Fire & Blood.

Season 1 of HotD showed promise it could rekindle the brand GoT season 8 tarnished so badly, but season 2 has struggled enough to have immediately smothered those flimsy flames. Slow progress caused by uncompelling main characters, side characters tossed away as quickly as they are used, ham fisted repetitive themes, and worst of all: the same kind of contrived shock and spectacle that contributed to Thrones' downfall.

00:00 a game of thrones prequel
02:53 rhaenyra & alicent conflict setup
07:08 season 2 conflicts treading water
10:07 patriarchy & prophecy
16:34 contrived drama & spectacle

Video:
House of the Dragon
Game of Thrones
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   • Game of Thrones Creators David Benioff & D...  
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   • House of the Dragon | S1 EP7: Inside the E...  
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   • Inside the Episode - S2, Ep 2 | House of t...  
   • Crafting a Dragon Chase | Behind the Scene...  
   • Making the Battle at Rook's Rest | Behind ...  
   • House of the Dragon | S1 EP2: Inside the E...  
   • House of the Dragon | S1 EP8: Inside the E...  
   • Inside the Episode - S2, Ep 1 | House of t...  
   • House of the Dragon | S1 EP1: Inside the E...  
   • House of the Dragon | S1 EP9: Inside the E...  
   • BTS: Rhaenys and Meleys' Great Escape | Ho...  

Music:
Robert Schumann - scenes from childhood, op. 15 - xi. frightening https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
The Modena Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Autumn, RV 293 - III. Allegro https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
The Modena Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Winter, RV 297 - I. Allegro non molto https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Robert Schumann - Fantasie - Lento sostenuto Sempre piano https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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