The Black Queen

House of The Dragon concludes with an intense and captivating episode that picks up nicely from the previous episode!! To me they had to nail this final episode and i think they did! Everything that was set up over the course of years now becomes clear as the Dance of Dragons begins with the seeds of war being planted!

I really enjoyed Cinematogrophy and visuals! There were some nice shots of locations such as Storms End and Dragonstone! The dragons also looked great in this episode! The actors were great as usual! This show competes with Better Call Saul for this years Emmys!

I enjoyed this show way more than i thought and can't wait for season 2!!

So the season finale is finally here !! I saw a lot of hate online and I don't think it's deserved

I did enjoy this ending, I don't think it is as strong as some of the other episodes and in my opinion would have been the perfect episode 9 not 10

I'm enjoying that Rhenerya for so much of this episode is the only one that has a cool head and doesn't just jump to war.

I did think it was a little slow at the start but nothing major to give out about. The episode did have its moments especially the ending of this episode I was SHOCKED. We get a nice little cliff hanger for S2 and I must say I'm quite excited to watch S2.

The writers are attempting to tell the "real" story compared to the ones written by biased maesters. It's inspired writing, though risky as hell as they can easily change the direction of the story from going skywards to diving into the god's eye in flames.

Its sad and tragic that The actual Dance of Dragons is actually caused by the Dragons and not Targaryens. In the book, Aemond kills poor Luke intentionally, but here he lost control of his dragon and looks totally perplexed over what havoc he has caused. Aemond is a meance but a calculating sociopath. I mean why should Aemond be a one dynamic character, just pure evil? I feel it adds more layers of depth to character and allows a lot more reactions and emotion to be shown. Especially to the outcome and direct response from this action. It's more compelling, to see that he went to far with his ego and now realizing what how he took it too far. So it made complete sense to show him already processing what he is going to tell them upon his return, especially when the negotiations are in place and there is yet for either side to hit the first bloody strike.

Also, the scene was to enforce what Viserys said earlier in the season that dragons can never truly be tamed and the fact they think they control the dragons is a mere illusion.

Another great example is of our Black Queen, Rhaenyra. Even though she has the right to the throne and even (literally) had the chance to crush Otto and declare war, she restrained herself and realized her role in the big picture: that is, to uphold her promise to her dear father and keep the realm in peace. She had done the same and avoided bloodshed earlier too when some years ago Daemon had stolen her Dragon's eggs (for attention seeking purposes ofcourse). This just heightens and elevates Rhaenyra's character.

In short, they're trying to humanize all the characters and show how the atrocities of history still happen even when people aren't caricatures of good and evil. It's being done to keep people on either green or red side. To make everything have a argument for both sides. They do very wrong things, feel guilt, but then surround themselves in armor of rightness and defend their own actions no matter how insane.

We enjoyed every single episode , great characters, acting, soundtracks and CGI especially this episode.

We cant wait for the next season! G. R. R. Martin we trust you plz don't let them ruin your masterpiece!

King veseryrs , Daemon , and alicent were amazing!

Rhanyira , and Laris Strong were fantastic.

Aemond was on of the best young actors!

This season gave us many questions about the other houses, which gives us a great dose of agitation!

We loved Vhagar and its look! Reminded of Godzilla.

Finally, the season was very good, hope to see house Stark , Gregoy and lannister next season!!

I would still consider myself a fan of "Game of Thrones" even if the final season fell short of the previous entries, so I was eager to watch another story set in that world. Though undeniably smaller, in terms of storytelling scope, and a little confusing in the earlier episodes, it eventually settles into strong series, worthy of its predecessor.

Having had an uneasy rise to power, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) looks to stabilise the kingdom by naming his daughter Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock/Emma D'Arcy) as the heir to the Iron Throne, over his brother Daemon (Matt Smith). When his Queen dies in childbirth, his hand Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) manipulates his daughter, Alicent (Emily Carey/Olivia Cooke) into becoming her replacement. When she bares the King a son, the future of the Kingdom is again thrown into doubt as the Hightowers, and other elements opposed to a female ruler, scheme to cling to power.

One thing GOT did that HOTD doesn't do quite as well is explain the stakes early on. There is an undead army coming from the North and whomever is on the Iron Throne when they do will be key to defeating them. That also gave the series a wide scope, as anyone from numerous houses could theoretically have ended the show in power. Dragon has neither of these. The focus is who will be next when Viserys dies, which initially looks to be a ways away, but comes closer and closer with each time jump that the early episodes go through. Though the old houses are mentioned, it becomes increasingly apparent that this will be a Targaryen civil war.

The other problem in those early episodes is that there are a lot of similar looking people with white hair, some of which having similar sounding names, so I found it difficult to maintain who was who, particularly as several characters, especially the children, change actor several times as they get older.

It did all come good for me though, and the nuances of the story start to come to the forefront, little character moments and misunderstandings that become major plot points. The performances are excellent, particularly in this first run from Paddy Considine. The CGI work is really strong too, and the numerous Dragons look great.

Interesting to see where we go from here when the show returns in 2024, but it's off to a promising start.