The Rogue Prince

Here we go again. We have a show that may be a total disaster, or it may be spectacular. So after two hours, a host of commentators have begun to whine. With the complexity of the world and the characters in it, it takes some time. I am so tired of the instant gratification needed by some people. For me, the boring parts are often the endless battles and dismemberments. We are getting into the psyches of the characters and learning what drives them. This episode brings the young princess into the fore. It shows us a king who is willing to marry someone who does not extend his power. We see an alliance formed that we need to be privy to. We see both internal and external rebellion. LIke Game of Thrones, we need to know the players before the real game begins. The forces are welling up and now we will see how they will clash.

Episode was decent, pacing was slow but not boring. Those people who are commenting boring or a weak episode are expecting epic things right from the start. This episode was a build up for next episode. Politics can be seen. If you want action or battles right from the start then you will not like this episode. Haters gonna hate, House of the Dragon is going good till now. I don't know why there are so many negative reviews. People giving 1star, bro do you even know what 1 star means. It means that it was trash, flop and not watchable. Wannabe critics, you need to grow up...................................................................

This episode was much slower than the series premiere, but that's honestly a good thing. It's good that they're giving the series time to breathe so that the characters can get some development. I was engaged the whole way through.

Corlys and Rhaenys are given much more to do this episode. I liked them last episode, but I love them even more now. We learn much more about Corlys and how he has his own agenda. We also get a great interaction between Rhaenys and Rhaenyra, where Rhaenys gives her the hard truth about how she'll never be queen.

Daemon has much less screen time this episode, but all his scenes are great. The scene in Dragonstone was so intense, I was genuinely worried that he was going to harm Otto and his men! Fortunately tho, Rhaenyra saves the day and stops Daemon from hurting anyone. Also, they somehow made me care about Daemon's future wife from just one scene.

Viserys also had some amazing scenes, especially the one with lyonel, where he tries to convince him to marry Corlys' daughter, and the one with Rhaenyra, where they finally have a heart to heart for the first time in 6 months. But by far the best part of the episode was the last 10 minutes. I was shocked when Viserys chose Alicent Hightower. The fact that this scene was shocking but you could also see it from a mile away makes it brilliant. Then Corlys decided to team up with Daemon. I did not expect that either! So many shocking moments in just one episode.

Overall, this was fantastic, even better than the premiere. I'm giving it an 8/10.

I know we are only two episodes in but this is building so well! The cast is so small and yet you can only feel that something big is about to blow up.

When I read the book I was not really fussed and when they announced the show, I was baffled, why would they make this a show and not the Night King back story... I do take the latter back after these episodes. Gripping and excellent all round. (I still want a Night King story).

The cinematography on DragonStone Bridge is hands down incredible! The setting of the mid-day, hazy sun.... Wow... the intensity of the scene to top it off.

Safe to say, HoD is performing well and I look forward to how this show plays out.

After the absolut mad dash final season of GOT i was a bit main with this show! After watching the first episode i can say that my fear is gone and expectations are raised!

The episode had its moments that took me back to the first seasons of GOT! The actors does a great job of making us invest in the new characters! Great to see Kings Landing doing Targaryen rule! Soundtrack, strangely good and great making and quality

The first episode shows potential, now we can only hope that the quality of this episode is carried throughout! After the absolut mad dash final season of GOT i was a bit skeptical with this show! After watching the first episode i can say that my fear is gone and expectations are raised!

The episode had its moments that took me back to the first seasons of GOT! The actors does a great job of making us invest in the new characters! Great to see Kings Landing doing Targaryen rule! Soundtrack, strangely good and great cinematogrophy!

The first episode shows potential, now we can only hope that the quality of this episode is carried throughout!