The Burning Mill

Third episode into the second season and it's still not as gripping as GOT. The characters are just don't have the same level of chemistry somehow and this isn't without the writers trying I feel.

Alicent lacks the same sheer baseless of Cersei, although some similarities we're still trying to figure her out, apart from her being a nymphomaniac she doesn't seem to have any driving force. Rhaenar is the trying hard to be the heir to the throne but it's a man's world and she's not tough enough. The world is littered by creepy, ne'rer do wells but they're lacking in the side shows of GOTs. I know it's early days but I'm still not feeling it.

Direction and production is great, let's hope it gets better.

This episode really made me realize and remember why I don't enjoy HOTD as much as GOT.. first of all it's season two there SHOULD and must be a presence of battles there isn't a coronavirus excuse anymore they have the budget they have the resources to do it but they choose not to.

Secondly which in my opinion is the biggest reason, is that there isn't really one or two characters you want to root for them there isn't a charming or an interesting character that makes you love them it's just a whole bunch of characters who are just driven by the script and you feel nothing for them, maybe some people do but I don't. Overall it's a good episode and it did it's job well but they have to start doing big things otherwise the wait will be for nothing.

When the show is that good, the script is well-thought-out, and the production is at its best I honestly can't understand people arguing this is impossible to watch the show / the episode without yawning. Is that just a side effect from being too much on a TikTok or maybe obsessing over original materials?

For me, this season has jumped to another level of storytelling. And I'm not talking just about the script, but about how the scenes are built, the locations, the details. Daemon walking in the rain through the remains of Harrenhal... wow. The quick switch to the sea of the dead after the battle in the beginning of the episode... wow. Production team needs a raise. Can't wait to know what the rest of the season brings.

The last scene of Rhaenyra and Alicent meeting is like De Niro and Pacino meeting in Heat, brilliant acting and brilliant scene.

I have a theory, the people who are calling it slow or rating it bad are binge watchers, who probably binge watched Game of thrones too. They have this perception in their mind that something big happened in Game of Thrones every episode (btw which did happen in this episode).

I think the show has been very detail oriented but it lacks at creating hype among non-book readers or non-nerds of Game of thrones unvierse maybe because they don't get all the nuances of the show. Probably thats why they release a video after the episode where creators explain the episode.

Another episode that slowly lead us to the start of the ending..All the pieces are in place and nothing can stop the unavoidable Dance of the Dragons..Again great performances by everyone in the cast. Just from the title of the episode im so hyped up for next Sunday..I expect one of the episodes i have ever seen not gonna lie..A little disappointed that they skipped Burning Mill like that but i guess they want to go all in next week..I hope at least

One thing for me,its easy for the book readers to understand who is who,but putting so much characters with so little screentime feels a little off sometimes..But thats on me and my fear that the -2 episodes will make things more rush than it should be

Nevertheless another very good episode..But now we need a BANGER.