Review: HouseOfTheDragon doesn’t quite measure up to its predecessor—but does it need to?
And now our wait has ended. Or at least a wait for some of us. Following the series finale of—one of the biggest shows to ever exist, and certainly HBO’s biggest—I’m not sure how many people were really champing at the bit to be served another helping of Westerosi adventure. Sure, there’s always been something coming next, inevitable as winter.
What results is a show that is entertaining in a familiar, nostalgic way, but also one that strains too hard for a sense of weight and grandeur. An extended combat scene—in which Smith struts and parries with brio—is meant to conjure up memories of old wars, bastard battles and whatnot, but instead plays too much like an assertion of strength for a series trying to prove itself.
is based on a book of its own, one written by Martin while he procrastinated on finishing the original series. Which should mean, ideally, thatknows exactly where it’s going, and can maybe take some luxurious time to build a world of depth and character while it gets there. When the path is entirely laid out before you, the journey can be savored that much more.thus far moves swiftly through its plotting. Decisions are made and their consequences near immediately realized, a scene or two later.
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