A Casa do Dragão

House of the Dragon pulled me back into the world of Westeros with all the politics, betrayal, and fire-breathing spectacle I was craving after Game of Thrones. The focus on the Targaryens makes the story feel both intimate and grand, showing how fragile power really is when dragons are involved.

The writing is sharp, the production feels cinematic, and some performances truly shine.

At times, the pacing drags, and the time jumps can feel jarring, but the tension and looming tragedy keep it compelling. It's not quite on the same level as Thrones in its prime, but it's a worthy prequel that sets the stage for something epic.

House of the dragons is one of the greatest made television series even with just two seasons aired. Based on the book of Ice and Fire,Set 172 years before the birth of Daenerys targaryen,this show portrayed the internal conflicts and civil war in the Targaryen reign. In an astonishing Fantasy world,a series of many events led one by another handled brilliantly with no hustle and no compromise in the Screenplay for audience's expectations. Every single actor who played in this have given a life to it,they're perfect and the developments of few lead characters felt turnaround and interesting. The Dragon's part in this whole felt relevant and Captivating. Can't wait for the surprises that is yet to unfolded in the upcoming seasons believing that they would maintain the standard they set till now.

Despite the high anticipation surrounding the series, it's unfortunate that the only captivating element is the presence of dragons. The actors lack charisma, failing to bring their characters to life in a way that engages the audience. This deficiency in performance makes it nearly impossible to form any emotional connections with the characters. The narrative, which could have been enriched by strong, memorable personalities, instead falls flat, leaving viewers disinterested and detached. The dragons, while visually impressive, aren't enough to carry the entire show and redeem its shortcomings.

Good first season. Some of the events feel skimmed through because of the time skip, some of the consequences to what happens during the course of the show take place off air because of the abruptly timed time skip. One of the main examples for this would be Viserys' reaction to the illicit relationship between his daughter and Daemon on multiple occasions when she was a child or Lord Corlys' long term response to Viserys' rejection of his proposal. And the relationship between Rhanerya and Daemon itself seemed under developed, the only possible reason Rhanerya had to wed him was it would strengthen her claim to the throne, other than their whole relationship was built on cryptic conversation that takes place in the Valryian language. Other than that the show is too immersive and it's hard to take sides as both of them have done many wrongs and are good in certain instances, it was nice to see all that slow burn drama that took place to unfold.

Being a huge fan of Game of Thrones I couldn't wait until House of the Dragon came out. Then when it did I actually enjoyed it. Season 1 was pretty good, not GoT good but still good. Well, it didn't last because season 2 was a major drop off in quality. The thing I disliked the most was the time jump came, it just came way too early. I would've liked to seen more of the earlier episode years before they jumped ahead. I'm hoping season 3 will be better but I'm adjusting my expectations.