Some fans of House of the Dragon have expressed their disappointment at the lack of narrative progress in the finale of the show’s second season.
The eighth and final episode aired on HBO last night (August 4), although numerous scenes from it did leak online several days earlier.
Titled ‘The Queen Who Ever Was’, it saw Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) finally take back her throne, with her husband Daemon (Matt Smith) at her side.
After the episode, fans of the show took to social media to share their thoughts, with some stating that they felt underwhelmed by the climax and its lack of narrative closure.
”We all just watched a 66 minute trailer for S3”, wrote one X user.
we all just watched a 66 minute trailer for S3 #HouseOfTheDragon #HOTD pic.twitter.com/cCRFSEnCS3
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(@UTDCJ_) August 5, 2024
“House of the Dragon Season 2 successfully replacing GOT season 8 as the most disappointing and poorly executed seasons of television,” said another.
House of the Dragon Season 2 successfully replacing GOT season 8 as the most disappointing and poorly executed seasons of television. #HOTD #HOTDS2 pic.twitter.com/zWG8OnDlIS
— The Bravo Watcher (@TheBravoWatcher) August 5, 2024
See some further reactions below:
This amazing build up and now we have to wait 2 years for Season 3
#HouseOfTheDragon #HotD #HoTDS2 pic.twitter.com/vTm1D3j5YL
— Tyler Calvert (@ItsTylerCalvert) August 5, 2024
No dragon fights, no battles, no squabbles, no casualties. Just exposition and setup for next season…I’m goin to bed…#demthrones #demdragons #HOTD pic.twitter.com/Qko6LRU1CE
— First Brokage (@bmthreezy) August 5, 2024
Well, that was probably one of the most underwhelming season finales I’ve ever watched. #HOTD #HouseOfTheDragon pic.twitter.com/GDvV6qMtaj
— Ronald Isley (@yoyotrav) August 5, 2024
Well that was the most underwhelming, slow paced, snooze fest of a season in all of the game of thrones franchise!
Legit so disappointed!#HouseOfTheDragon #HouseOfTheDragons2ep8 #HOTDS2 #HOTD pic.twitter.com/71v6chSLuJ
— Michael (@MickLee93) August 5, 2024
With season two now in the books, fans are starting to look forward to the third season, which has already been commissioned by HBO.
“George [R.R. Martin], [showrunner] Ryan [Condal], and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast, and crew have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season of House of the Dragon,” said executive vice president of HBO Programming Francesca Orsi in a press release. “We are in awe of the dragon-sized effort the entire team has put into the creation of a spectacular season two, with a scope and scale that is only rivalled by its heart. We could not be more thrilled to continue the story of House Targaryen and watch this team burn bright again for season three.”
Before that arrives, another Game Of Thrones spin-off, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, is expected to premiere in “early 2025”, with production rumoured to have already started.
Another prequel 10,000 Ships is also in development. The show would be set 1,000 years before the events of Game Of Thrones and would follow the events of warrior princess Nymeria. It has been through several different writers, with the most up to date info suggesting that Pulitzer Prize–winner Eboni Booth is writing the pilot.
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