I agree nothing has been as frustrating as Daemons hallucinations. We don’t need to see it for 6 episodes straight. The Riverlands storyline has certainly dragged.
OT: House of the Dragon/Knight of the 7 Kingdoms - Discussion
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Thanks for the warning (and for keeping mum) I’m going to avoid everything.
I think they are doing a really good job with the 2 female leads at making them strong characters but also making it seem like they are both trying to do the right and honorable thing. As “good” as they think they are, their actions contribute to spiraling of war.
Ya and those two are both interesting characters............one of which I have a bit of a crush on, so maybe I'm a little biased.
But I question how much their actions have contributed. Seems like if we take Daemon and Aemond out of the mix, each responsible for the death of a rival child, avoiding war would be much easier.
Well, true to form GoT shows peak in episode before the last. We didn’t get much in episode 8.
I'll post some links later. The Battle of the Gullet (which is epic) was moved to S3 E1 due to budget. Season 2 cost about $200m and they simply ran out of money. Each massive battle costs $30-40m to make it look as it should. Disappointed in the season getting cut short, but I understand the financial reality of the business.
Looked like the budget ran out on that first scene. Ok, Interns let's see what you can do.
Was hoping for more in last episode of season. Seemed more of a setup for next. Bit of a let down. (I have not read the books, btw)
Was hoping for more in last episode of season. Seemed more of a setup for next. Bit of a let down. (I have not read the books, btw)
Wow - $200 mil! I thought the whole season was disappointing, but can live with it because Season 3 is shaping up to be great.
As for the battle budget, I’d be okay if they just showed the aftermath of a battle or two (as was done earlier in Season 2). In any case, I hope that Season 3 hits the airwaves/interwebs soon.
Dragons cost a lot of money! LOL. It seems they are going to merge a few battles together for the beginning of season 3. As I mentioned before, the Battle of the Gullet is the largest naval battle in the history of Westeros. That's happening. However, you are also getting a few land/dragon battles at the same time, so this is probably a good idea for the TV show on managing time and budget.
As we wait for season 3, the second post GoT spinoff show will air in early 2025 - Tales of Dunk and Egg.
Its kinda sad that any GoT fan knows that this takes place some 160ish years before GoT and we know.. or at least suspect.. there are no dragons flying around anywhere. (though wasn't there something near the end of GoT that hinted at a wild dragon somewhere in the north of Essos?)
So, not much of a spoiler to say, all teh dragons go nite-nite before this series is over. I didn't read the source material so there are some surprises in store, I am sure. I kinda hoped that the dragon-killing ballistae are used in some betrayal at some point and that it is not all dragons killing dragons.
So, not much of a spoiler to say, all teh dragons go nite-nite before this series is over. I didn't read the source material so there are some surprises in store, I am sure. I kinda hoped that the dragon-killing ballistae are used in some betrayal at some point and that it is not all dragons killing dragons.
Based on the source materials, there are 20 dragons at the start of the war, but only 4 remaining afterwards.
Sounds like the plan is 4 seasons, which makes sense based on the source material.
I agree with the above. Didn't read the books but thought S1 was good, but S2 was overall boring. Seems like this whole season was just a set up for future seasons. Can't say the cliffhanger was enough to get me excited for when it comes back in 1-2 years.
This is why I didn't expect to see a significant scene with the wild dragon being claimed. Now we did see it which is a little more than I expected, but certainly didn't expect a scene like with Vermithor tearing up the place in Episode 7, which well could have been the most expensive production scenes of the season.
For the upcoming Dunk and Egg series, the source material is an easy read and in comic book format as shown in the video below. The storytelling is straight forward and mostly follows Dunk, which I prefer over most of the HotD characters.
WM-Discovery is a disaster. The epic battles are what people pay to see on HBO not the ramblings of two plotting women or the hallucinations of an interesting character they neutered. Poorly run company as evidenced by the fact that whenever I open my HBO app the shows recommended by the algorithm could not be further from my taste in shows. Not to mention why are Entourage and East Bound & Down not cult classics?!?!
I’ll give it a shot since there is nothing else I watch currently. The last show/series that was actually good was Task on HBO.
These novellas are beloved by GOT book fans. It's more of a character story with Dunk & Egg and even though the events are small scale, they have massive repercussions throughout Westeros (i.e., the butterfly effect).
But yes, this show will have a very different vibe and scope as compared to the main arc series.
Not a comedy, but much more lighthearted than the main series.
"ARE THERE NO TRUE KNIGHTS AMONG YOU!".
Really enjoyed the last episode. It's good to see a likable character that sticks to his morals regardless of circumstance. Sticking to a moral code got Ned Stark killed, but Dunc is redemption. Just good straightforward storytelling.
Really enjoyed the last episode. It's good to see a likable character that sticks to his morals regardless of circumstance. Sticking to a moral code got Ned Stark killed, but Dunc is redemption. Just good straightforward storytelling.
+1
The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been awesome. One of the best shows in recent years. Tonight is the biggie.....trial by Seven MF'ers!
Hope they stick the landing.
First few episodes were slow for me, but the last one was great IMO. Hope the next one is just as good or better+1
The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been awesome. One of the best shows in recent years. Tonight is the biggie.....trial by Seven MF'ers!
Hope they stick the landing.
Need time to build up the story and characters. Without that, the "payoff" would be meaningless.
Episode 4 was awesome.
Read they are looking for a 12 season run on the Dunk/Aegon story.
Read they are looking for a 12 season run on the Dunk/Aegon story.
They showed the killing blow in the background when Dunk was dragging Aerion to the stands. It was essentially an accident (or at least Maekor didn't know who he was swinging at).
This is my one issue with this series, we are on Episode 4 and the next episode is the season finale?
And this episode was all of 45 minutes maybe?
Not sure if it the same reason, but I remember they scaled back on the season finale of House of Dragons due to budget. Is that what is going on here as well?
Love the show otherwise.