HBO’s House of the Dragon

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I’m still waiting for my neighbor to get back from vacation to start it. :sad:
 

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I’m still waiting for my neighbor to get back from vacation to start it. :sad:
The wait will work to your advantage if you’ll be watching a couple episodes at a time. :) I wait for every Sunday to come around for the next installment. And I‘m still of a mind season 2 is better than 1. I’ve watched season 1 twice. The last was right before the start of 2.
 

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The wait will work to your advantage if you’ll be watching a couple episodes at a time. :) I wait for every Sunday to come around for the next installment. And I‘m still of a mind season 2 is better than 1. I’ve watched season 1 twice. The last was right before the start of 2.
He's coming home Wednesday so I expect to be caught up by Thursday morning! :T
 

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Started it last night with 3 episodes. So far I'd say it's good with #3 being the weakest episode.
 

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We're going to finish it up tonight after already watching the first 6. Overall impression so far is that they should change the name to "House of Draggin' " cause they're stretching this thing out in our opinion. The first 6 episodes could easily be condensed into 2 or 3 episodes. My neighbor fell asleep during episode 6. They're definitely draggin' this one out!
 

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We're going to finish it up tonight after already watching the first 6. Overall impression so far is that they should change the name to "House of Draggin' " cause they're stretching this thing out in our opinion. The first 6 episodes could easily be condensed into 2 or 3 episodes. My neighbor fell asleep during episode 6. They're definitely draggin' this one out!
Yeah love the show but I agree it did drag on and the last episode was disappointing
 

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Honestly not even worth watching... sad.
 

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You guys aren't inspiring me to give it a watch. I loved GoT... fantastic show. Not sure I want to sour the experience?
 

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We finished the last two episodes last night and while 7 had it's moments, 8 was a dud.

I can understand building storylines and what not but they're just filling time with a lot of this. Realistically, this could have been 3 episodes instead of eight.

The House of Draggin' On!
 

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I was able to pick up S1 on Kaleidescape for $15 and did a rewatch. Probably going to wait for a sale before buying S2. It's only $35 but these glowing reviews make me think I can probably wait. Though not so long I need to do another rewatch of S1.
 

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We finished the last two episodes last night and while 7 had it's moments, 8 was a dud.

I can understand building storylines and what not but they're just filling time with a lot of this. Realistically, this could have been 3 episodes instead of eight.

The House of Draggin' On!
Maybe 5?
I‘m guessing this season probably had a lot of backstory to setup the next. I expect more action next season in the battles that are coming. If I’m wrong, everyone will have forgotten by then anyway. :)
 

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You guys aren't inspiring me to give it a watch. I loved GoT... fantastic show. Not sure I want to sour the experience?
It’s ok, not great. I don’t think watching it has affected my enjoyment of GoT. There are kingdoms and settings in common and a common thread about winter coming in the distant future, but the characters and story lines are different enough to keep them separate, i think.
 
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