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Post by Nemesis on Aug 31, 2022 17:53:00 GMT
Better 2nd episode really starting to enjoy this.
Rhaenyra looks like Gareth Bale in a wig, but still.
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 31, 2022 18:41:10 GMT
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Post by Nanocrystal on Sept 1, 2022 0:16:05 GMT
Think the upcoming time jumps and actor swaps are really going to confuse some. Oh dear, I remember how many forumites struggled with The Witcher S1. That gif with the confused woman and all the equations comes to mind. |
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Post by deebs on Sept 1, 2022 2:56:11 GMT
Big old nothing burger of an episode.
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Post by LegendaryApe on Sept 3, 2022 5:41:18 GMT
Enjoyed that episode a lot more than the first. Still not a fan of the casting for the king and Daemon though.
But I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the series more now.
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Post by aubergine on Sept 3, 2022 15:48:09 GMT
I think the casting is working exactly as intended.
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Post by LegendaryApe on Sept 3, 2022 17:43:43 GMT
That's a good point. Though it's been two episodes and there are no characters I like/am rooting for. I know it's early days but if Dragonpox or whatever wiped out all the characters I would be fairly pleased.
Well except for Graham McTavishs character, and Otto Hightower.
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Post by razz on Sept 3, 2022 19:29:00 GMT
Any tits and arse in this?
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Post by deebs on Sept 4, 2022 1:41:35 GMT
Any tits and arse in this? Dr Who arse. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 6, 2022 7:32:48 GMT
Think this episode could have spent a little less time watching the King drink and a bit more on the war.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Sept 6, 2022 9:21:31 GMT
I have this thing where I always associate an actor most strongly with the first thing I saw them in, regardless of if it's their most famous or long lived role or not, so every time I see Graham McTavish on screen in House Of The Dragon, I can't help but think "Mr. Ackerman from Red Dwarf VIII is wearing a suit of armour"
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Post by rawshark on Sept 6, 2022 14:52:47 GMT
The crab feeder reminded me of this:
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Post by aubergine on Sept 6, 2022 15:04:18 GMT
Think this episode could have spent a little less time watching the King drink and a bit more on the war. I was actually writhing the whole time in excruciating suspense over who would die at the hunt party. The war was not interesting at all. |
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Post by gamma on Sept 7, 2022 5:31:54 GMT
3rd episode reminded me of a Rambo movie. That was pretty stupid. I see what the writers wanted to do, but they could have come up with something better
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Post by dasbooter on Sept 7, 2022 6:14:12 GMT
So far this feels like they've wheeled out the GoT B-Team. Nobody really stands out.
They're all quite nicey nicey for Westeros, even when they are plotting. I suppose it highlights the relative stability of the times, compared to after Robert Baratheon's death.
I'm enjoying it but its just ok.
The War was more Leroy Jenkins than Rambo. I was willing those archers to hit him.
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Post by askew on Sept 7, 2022 6:29:04 GMT
The first episode is available on YouTube: though it seems to be at NowTV potato quality.
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Post by Tuffty on Sept 7, 2022 21:00:03 GMT
I've been loving this personally. I'm a book wanker so I know what's ahead. People think it's slow but I do like it and they've done a good job building in these characters when the book does not as its just a recounting of the events like a history book. Daemons last stand was a little mad, realistically should have been injured or killed but was really just more of a character moment for him. The war there was just a paragraph or two in the book, so not surprised to see it given short shrift here. Given that Jon was able to survive an arrow volley unscathed and be right in the middle of TWO cavalry chargers front and behind him in the Battle of the Bastards, then Daemons is fine by comparison
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 12, 2022 6:57:22 GMT
Best episode yet just happens to have lots of nudity...
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Post by Nemesis on Sept 12, 2022 16:36:23 GMT
The Episode 3 dragon at the end was bloody terrible. Just someone on a bucking bronco ride with a dash of rear projection.
Other than that, yay.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 13, 2022 1:33:16 GMT
Think the upcoming time jumps and actor swaps are really going to confuse some. Oh dear, I remember how many forumites struggled with The Witcher S1. That gif with the confused woman and all the equations comes to mind. The problem with them in the Witcher was that they weren't marked in any way, no year timestamps or anything. That and everyone, including the human characters, looked the same decades later. Yeah people were confused, but it wouldn't have taken much effort to fix that! Anyway, this is moving along nicely. I think I'm having more fun with the LotR TV show though. |
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Post by reddevil93 on Sept 13, 2022 20:03:48 GMT
Good of them to do a tribute to the queen this week
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Post by aubergine on Sept 14, 2022 2:40:32 GMT
I enjoyed that episode, but also, nothing really happened in it. It was weird and uncomfortable though, and ended on an unexpected cup-of-tea dilemma. Who could have predicted you’d get a cliffhanger out of a cup of tea?
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Post by Tuffty on Sept 14, 2022 12:14:00 GMT
I think that episode is on a level with peak GOT. Engaging and gripping through dialogue without the need for huge battles.
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 17, 2022 20:48:44 GMT
Think the upcoming time jumps and actor swaps are really going to confuse some. Next episode. |
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Post by muddyfunster on Sept 18, 2022 15:49:34 GMT
I'm enjoying it, but it's certainly well below the level of GoT so far. Where GoT had about 20 brilliant characters, HotD currently has a couple of half-decent ones. Rhaenyra is enjoyable and Daemon vaguely interesting, but beyond them, it's a bit hard to care. I'm ok with a slow build provided that's actually what they are attempting. Very few surprises, nor moments of levity thus far, but perhaps the payoff for patience will come in time.
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Post by ryder35 on Sept 19, 2022 21:37:59 GMT
Quick question. Is there an equivalent of thronecast with sue perkins for this. Saw enter the house of the dragon before episode one but nothing since?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2022 22:42:49 GMT
That was a very good episode. I'm enjoying it a lot - it's a very different pace to GoT and it took me a while to warm to everyone but I think it's bedded in enough now.
And seven hells, this is a good looking show in 4K. Simply stunning.
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Post by aubergine on Sept 20, 2022 2:05:10 GMT
This show is giving me too much anxiety. Was climbing the walls during that whole hunting episode, the plot twist was nothing happened. This wedding feast thing was just fucked though, cutting between ten glowering / scheming characters. I think I just want to see people having a nice time and getting along. I did at least predict who was going to snap and who they’d attack, not that it took a genius. Gay Joffrey was an arrogant idiot! Slapping Cole’s arse was just the icing on the death sentence. This show is better-written than the later seasons of GoT, but the characters tend to be woefully stupid all the time. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Sept 20, 2022 5:51:52 GMT
The King's guards suck considering a guys face was punched in before they got to them.
Feel the shows really found its groove over the last 3 episodes.
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Post by clemfandango on Sept 20, 2022 7:13:47 GMT
That was a very good episode. I'm enjoying it a lot - it's a very different pace to GoT and it took me a while to warm to everyone but I think it's bedded in enough now. And seven hells, this is a good looking show in 4K. Simply stunning. A luxury reserved for sky box owners, Us commoners who pay for now tv have the luxury of smear o vision... |
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