marta

The show is still missing something. Even when exciting stuff happens on the screen, there is still something keeping me from being fully immersed in the setting. I can't figure out what the missing ingredient is but I know that only episode two had it this season. This episode also had a problem with handling escalating tension. It reminded of episode one which played like a collection of disparate scenes cobbled together instead of a cohesive whole. Interestingly, both episodes share the same writer (Ryan Condal) and director (Alan Taylor), which makes me think it could be a problem caused by a deficiency in their skillset. Additionally, the dialogue scenes here, in contrast to episode two, felt very contrived. And please, for the love of God, can we stop with the Black council scenes? It seems like every episode we just get a replay of the same setup: Rhaenyra's advisors tell her that she should go on the offensive and she just stalls. Then someone else takes the initiative in her place. At last, Vhagar's entrance was pretty epic and the dragon action was quite good.

Wow, the change of tone and quality from the first season is on a whole other level... Of crap. WTF have they done to this once incredible series?!

Is it just me or is this season boring? It's badly missing something the first season had.

Wow, Mr. Groff looks exactly like an older Adam in this episode. He really didn't in the previous ones.

Can't believe all of the negative comments. This was a beautifully shot, well thought out story. Everything in it had a purpose. And that final shot was the clincher. This was a story about the human spirit.

Thumbs up if you said "What the fuck..." to your TV before the opening credits.