r/HouseOfTheDragon

Im very late to ask this question but i just finished rewatching hotd series, and i was curious, was the wait in your opinion worth it?

I started watching hotd when season 3 was a few months away, so it wasn't that long of a wait, I was excited, and i have to say, for someone who cares only about the dragons, i loved this season, probably my favorite.

But for those who watched since the beginning or had to wait the full 2 years, was it worth it?

not necessarily your favorite character just someone whose actions/motivations you think people consistently interpret wrong.

First of all, I loved the narrations from characters from GOT. They added so much personality to the story lolll, especially Gleeson as Jeffrey.

Second, WHAT THE FUCK. These 20 minutes are better than the whole of season 2-3 combined. I think season 1 was pretty well-adapted. But I cannot help but mourn the version of the story we could have had if they only adapted and expanded on these 20 minutes...with more details from the books...

ALSO. I have lost any hype for the shows version of God's Eye after watching these 20 minutes. I realised how much emphasis GOT's narration of DoD actually put upon Aemond's crimes at Harrenhall - his arrogance at taking Harrenhall, cruelty at slaughtering everybody, feasting, Daemon's trickery, and then Aemond's mad wrath at burning Riverlands. To me, it will only make sense and make it epic if Aemond's madness and cruelty is shown before God's Eye, so that the battle is a final conclusion to this villains action and the sacrifice of Daemon.

It surprised me also to see that they left out Alys completely, like not even showing Aemond arriving at God's Eye with Alys, while in the show they cut out all of Aemond's arcs to give way for a story focusing on Alys Rivers.

What could have been.

So I JUST finished Game of Thrones (for the first time) and I was so pumped about getting into HOTD. I’m currently on S1 E6 - they’ve just time-jumped and I swear I can’t even get through the episode it’s so inane.

Why did Criston kill someone out of rage at a WEDDING and get no hate?

Why are they not explaining WHY TFFFFF Rhaenyea is suddenly having kids with Harwin??? Like he wasn’t even being built up as a relevant character and then they time skip and he’s everywhere in this episode???

I see the story telling benefit of the time skip but if you’re going to skip time then it HAS to be with characters you’ve been building up because now I’m not rooting for anymore, like what’s even going on?

I think this entire show feels like just a weird high-school drama with loads of he said - she said lol, they’re constantly talking about the heir and there’s like not much else going on

I’m debating if should continue or not, no idea if this get better but currently I’m just so annoyed at these dumb plot issues

Has any one ever seen a show with such mediocre-bad writing actually still be someone believable just because the actors are that good? If you stop and think about the writing nothing makes sense, but damn the entire cast do their absolute best with the slop they are given.

Favorite actors on the show with ass writing? Mine gotta be Alicent. The actress blows me away given how nonsensical her whole plot like is post S1

I’m sorry but I will NEVER understand the Rhaenys glazing 😭
This woman literally had a once in a lifetime opportunity to end the entire Green leadership at the Dragonpit and instead just… flew away.
Then she goes to Rook’s Rest, gets absolutely demolished by Vhagar, and suddenly the fandom acts like she was Westeros’ greatest military mastermind 💀
Rhaenys spent YEARS talking about how she was robbed of the throne, only to repeatedly make decisions that actively made the realm’s situation worse.
And the funniest part? People will blame literally EVERYONE except Rhaenys.
“BUT SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON 🥺”
Brother this is THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS. Nobody gets participation trophies for having good intentions 😭
Meleys deserved better.
Rhaenys? I’m still waiting for someone to explain what the master plan actually was.

I’m sorry but I will NEVER understand the Rhaenys glazing 😭
This woman literally had a once in a lifetime opportunity to end the entire Green leadership at the Dragonpit and instead just… flew away.
Then she goes to Rook’s Rest, gets absolutely demolished by Vhagar, and suddenly the fandom acts like she was Westeros’ greatest military mastermind 💀
Rhaenys spent YEARS talking about how she was robbed of the throne, only to repeatedly make decisions that actively made the realm’s situation worse.
And the funniest part? People will blame literally EVERYONE except Rhaenys.
“BUT SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON 🥺”
Brother this is THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS. Nobody gets participation trophies for having good intentions 😭
Meleys deserved better.
Rhaenys? I’m still waiting for someone to explain what the master plan actually was.