House of the Dragon, season 2 starts Sunday

[LennG]

As many know, I was, and still am, a huge fan of Game Of Thrones. When they announced several years ago that there would be a prequel I, as well as most fans, stood right up and shouted for joy. So a couple of years ago, in July 2022, the prequel House of the Dragon premiered. I believe it was a 10-episode arc in which the first 6 almost put you to sleep, but then, by episode 7 and continuing thru episode 10, it really captured the essence of GOT and was a great watch. So, would the next season keep the great flow going, we shall find out on Sunday. My local paper has already seen the first 4 episodes and basically says it is can't miss TV if you are a fan.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DotnJ7tTA34&ab_channel=Max

So now, I have to go back and rewatch the last few episodes to get me up to date, but this is a must watch.

any other GOT fans out there?

[TONKA56]

House Of The Dragon started out slow but got pretty interesting. Season 4 of The Boys is underway as well.

Game Of Thrones...started to break down in season 5 and by season 8 was an utter dumpster fire.

[Jclayton92]

If you watched last night, Blood and cheese made their debut at the end of the episode. If you have time, and know what happens at the end of episode 1 you should look on YouTube to see how it unfolds in the books. It is even more diabolical.

[LennG]

House Of The Dragon started out slow but got pretty interesting. Season 4 of The Boys is underway as well.

Game Of Thrones...started to break down in season 5 and by season 8 was an utter dumpster fire.

GOTs last season was a disaster, especially the final ending, but I felt it held up fairly well until then. Granted the first 5 seasons it was the best of the best. Maybe our standards were so high anything slightly under was considered bad.

[LennG]

If you watched last night, Blood and cheese made their debut at the end of the episode. If you have time, and know what happens at the end of episode 1 you should look on YouTube to see how it unfolds in the books. It is even more diabolical.

I simply can't watch week to week
 I'll let maybe the first 4 get in the book and then I'll start. I am in the process of rewatching season 1 as I tried to just watch the last episode and pick up on it but I couldn't.

[DaveBrown74]

I simply can't watch week to week
 I'll let maybe the first 4 get in the book and then I'll start. I am in the process of rewatching season 1 as I tried to just watch the last episode and pick up on it but I couldn't.

I agree wholeheartedly, Lenn. I can't stand the week-to-week format, no matter what their geeks in marketing say is the best way to maximize viewership. The modern viewer has made it clear they like the whole-season-dropped-at-once format that you get with Netflix and some of the others. The waiting all week thing is an antiquated thing that just annoys people. I can't stand it. I really don't need woke Apple and HBO telling me which day I'm allowed to consume the content I am paying them for.

[LennG]

I agree wholeheartedly, Lenn. I can't stand the week-to-week format, no matter what their geeks in marketing say is the best way to maximize viewership. The modern viewer has made it clear they like the whole-season-dropped-at-once format that you get with Netflix and some of the others. The waiting all week thing is an antiquated thing that just annoys people. I can't stand it. I really don't need woke Apple and HBO telling me which day I'm allowed to consume the content I am paying them for.

The only problem with the binge watching, and it really isn't a problem, is we sometimes wait a year even two for our favorite series to come back on and then we devour it in 2 days and then it's over.
A great ,2 days though.

[DaveBrown74]

The only problem with the binge watching, and it really isn't a problem, is we sometimes wait a year even two for our favorite series to come back on and then we devour it in 2 days and then it's over.
A great ,2 days though.

Fair point, but that's your decision. I don't want someone else making that decision for me.