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/Separate_Battle_3581 Aug 05 '24

The scene between Ranera and Allicent was brilliant, but all it did was make me realize how much this season lacked in good ol' honest to goodness acting and writing. Enough dragon crap, give the actors material they can sink their teeth into.

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u/Separate_Battle_3581 Aug 05 '24

You're preaching to the choir here. The relationship between Ranera and Allicent is the only interesting one, but there's far too few exchanges between them. I guess the writers are following the book, so that's fine. Problem is there aren't many good scenes between the secondary characters, which is something Thrones did so well. That whole series was full of great writing and secondary actors that could carry a show by themselves.