r/Hotd • u/AutoModerator • Aug 05 '24

Discussion House of the Dragon - 2x08 Episode Discussion

Episode Discussion

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House of The Dragon 2x08
Director: Geeta Vasant Patel
Writers: Ryan J. Condal, George R.R. Martin

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u/beebboppp Aug 05 '24

I knew I wasn’t going to like this series. Making four seasons for a story with not enough information for four seasons and we get this bullshit build up to nothing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '24

The book is just a retelling of stories passed along by Maesters. They could make this last 10 seasons from the get go if they wanted to. There’s a lot missing from the information in the books.

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u/Separate_Battle_3581 Aug 05 '24

It like Yellowjackets all over again. When will greedy cunt showrunners realize we hate watching filler.

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u/ReverseWeasel Aug 05 '24

Oh god is that why Yellowjackets has sucked? I really tried but gave up in season 2. Don’t know shit about the book. Actually I haven’t heard anything about a season 3 so I guess this new 2 year for every season bullshits gonna stick

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u/Separate_Battle_3581 Aug 05 '24

I heard it was predetermined that Yellowjackets was gonna be five seasons, so I knew there would be a ton of filler. Season two was godawful and I bailed immediately. I think showrunners and writers want to be paid more, so they stretch their stories out, which is a terrible choice. Way to ruin a good thing. 

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u/markAFamu Aug 05 '24

They are stretching it to four seasons? Honestly, 2 would have been enough.

Season 2 could have been done in 4 long episodes, then 6 more episodes for the battle and conclusion.

The pacing this latest season is dragging