House of the Dragon is doing an amazing job of bringing the viewer back into the world of Game of Thrones.
Each episode is gripping, well-written, and laden with drama. The past few episodes have succeeded in bringing the tension in several scenes to an anxiety-inducing boiling point. You can truly feel the characters are ready to explode at several moments - occasionally they do. And these eruptive flickers of emotion are only teasers of what's to come...
The storytelling is reminiscent of the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones. Which is impressive and refreshing given the apparent decline in writing quality (and especially dialogue) of the later seasons. A particular scene in this episode felt just like Season 4 episode 6, Tyrion's trial, in which he explodes in that same hall which we now learn Lord Vaemond Velayron did centuries before.
That being said, I do have some gripes: this episode felt a time-jump too far. There have been a few already, and the audience can only handle so much before the actor-swaps become jarring. I feel it's started to do that.
I'm told that this marks the final time jump. I hope this is the case, as I'd have loved for them to have explored some characters further; tad disappointed we've only got to see some of the cast and characters for only a few minutes of total screen time.
My other gripe, which goes hand-in-hand, is the pacing. We seem to be barrelling forward at breakneck speed with the core storyline, which is a little alarming as in Game of Thrones there were always multiple concurrent storylines at any one time. We'll have to see how things unfold next season, but I do hope they take their time a little more. The last thing we want is for things to be (or even feel) rushed, like the final two seasons of Game of Thrones felt.
Very excited to see the final couple episodes of what has so far been an excellent first season. If the original series is anything to go by, then episode 9 next week should have us in for a treat...
Each episode is gripping, well-written, and laden with drama. The past few episodes have succeeded in bringing the tension in several scenes to an anxiety-inducing boiling point. You can truly feel the characters are ready to explode at several moments - occasionally they do. And these eruptive flickers of emotion are only teasers of what's to come...
The storytelling is reminiscent of the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones. Which is impressive and refreshing given the apparent decline in writing quality (and especially dialogue) of the later seasons. A particular scene in this episode felt just like Season 4 episode 6, Tyrion's trial, in which he explodes in that same hall which we now learn Lord Vaemond Velayron did centuries before.
That being said, I do have some gripes: this episode felt a time-jump too far. There have been a few already, and the audience can only handle so much before the actor-swaps become jarring. I feel it's started to do that.
I'm told that this marks the final time jump. I hope this is the case, as I'd have loved for them to have explored some characters further; tad disappointed we've only got to see some of the cast and characters for only a few minutes of total screen time.
My other gripe, which goes hand-in-hand, is the pacing. We seem to be barrelling forward at breakneck speed with the core storyline, which is a little alarming as in Game of Thrones there were always multiple concurrent storylines at any one time. We'll have to see how things unfold next season, but I do hope they take their time a little more. The last thing we want is for things to be (or even feel) rushed, like the final two seasons of Game of Thrones felt.
Very excited to see the final couple episodes of what has so far been an excellent first season. If the original series is anything to go by, then episode 9 next week should have us in for a treat...
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