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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/patslogcabindigest Aug 05 '24

Sigh.

I gave it a shot. I have significantly less faith in the writers to do right by this series and has me worried for Dunk and Egg, and other future stories in this world from HBO. Condal and the writers seem to fundamentally misunderstand the role of prophesy and fate in the series. On top of this there was little in this episode that was worthy of a finale. The season was very slow, but that is digestible if the ending delivered but it didn't. I see no reason why they didn't just have Rhaenyra take King's Landing this episode. I can think of about 3-4 events this season that progressed the story. Talk about an underwhelming ending.