re: House of the Dragon: S2 Episode 7 "The Red Sowing" (SPOILERS)

Someone said in the last thread it would be 4-5 seasons and it makes sense depending on how much "Aftermath" they'll show once the Dance has concluded.

I have high hopes with them filming AKOTSK now that we'll have that to watch next summer while they film season 3 of HOTD so we're on a nice little rotation the next few yrs, but it's just wishful thinking cause I dunno the timeline for it's release.

Also The Red Sowing should've been called The Burning of the Bastards. My girl/friends are Hodors and they're already picking out their favorite dragonseeds. Sweet summer children just don't know

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Show runner said this is one of the biggest episodes of HOTD and GOT… we will see.

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Talk about overselling the episode. 3/4 of it was putting me to sleep before the dragon flambéed a bunch of bastards.

It’s crawled to a glacial pace with how they’re stringing this along. I thought they would hit the gas like in season 1 but no dice.

It’s disappointing for sure because there’s plenty of cool moments to adapt but this filler has gotten tedious

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Man seeing the dragons assemble was so badass but they have got to move this thing along at a better pace. I defended the pace early in the season but here we are at the end and literally nothing has happened. The Dameon thing is just eye rolling at this point

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That "Come At Me 'Bro" moment with the Dragons all together. The look on Aemond's face like "oh shite".

One of the most understated, but incredible scenes in the series.

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Becoming more clear to me that it’s because they wanted to stretch to 4 seasons.

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Or 5 or 6 or 10. They had this franchise back from the dead with an excellent season 1, and then they pull this shite, as well as changing characters like Daemon to make him look like an insane crybaby rather than the ruthless chad he was last season. There's a short list of theories as to why that is.

Someone has to throw out some praise to Oscar Tully, though. I don't think anyone has in this thread. Once again, they found a kid who can really pull off what they're going for. He was definitely playing Daemon the first time they met.

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I guess my only question now is how does Aemond justify leaving KL vulnerable when he knows that the Blacks are chilling with 5 dragons at Dragonstone?

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Well, he didn't until he saw Ulf the White (That name. LOL! ) crusin' over King's Landing.

We then see Ulf clumsily riding Silverwing over King's Landing. (It's lucky they didn't get that dragon-piercing ballista working in time to stop him.) When Aemond mounts Vhagar to pursue them, Ulf and Silverwing flee to Dragonstone where Rhaenyra watches with her new dragon crew behind her. Aemond, usually not one to admit defeat, is forced to turn Vhagar around.

The Three New Dragon Riders

Now he knows they got a squad. He'll have to go to Plan B whatever that is.

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Well, he didn't until he saw Ulf the White (That name. LOL! ) crusin' over King's Landing.

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I believe the other poster is referring to what is to come in the books if the show follows the script on things to come. Which now looks like will be next season.

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Because of the universe it's set in, or anything that's actually happened in this show?

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Because on its own its a very good show. The only reason people feel a little let down is BECAUSE its the GOT universe and the expectations are so insanely high.

I agree that this season has been pretty sub par for this world and that they are failing to create the intrigue that existed in GOT but if it were its own show without those expectations I think people would be less critical.

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He thinks they think he would never leave KL now that he knows they have a lot of dragons so he thinks hes surprising them by leaving. Rhaenyra finds out his plan and takes advantage.

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Assuming you mean they won't leave Dragonstone, that's pretty stupid. the goal of Rhaenyra is to sit on the Iron Throne which is KL, he's gotta know that she's gonna make a move at some point now that she has the power.