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Community for fans of the HBO show and Game of Thrones prequel: House of the Dragon.

The show follows George R Martin's "Dance of the Dragons" story, which has been outlined in various books including The World of Ice and Fire, and Fire and Blood. The main plot focuses on a brutal Targaryen civil war, and is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.

Season 1 of the show started airing in August 2022, and consisted of 10 episodes released weekly.

Season 2 will begin in Summer of 2024, and will consist of 8 episodes. Showrunner Ryan Condal returns for Season 2, after the departing of Miguel Sapochnik.

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‘House of the Dragon’ Hits Season 2 Viewership High With Finale’s Nearly 9 Million Viewers, But Down From Season 1 Ender (variety.com)

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“House of the Dragon” hit a Season 2 high in viewership with Sunday’s finale, which drew 8.9 million multiplatform viewers across HBO and Max, per Warner Bros. Discovery.

That’s up 14% from the Season 2 premiere night, which garnered 7.8 million viewers. However, it is down from the audience size for the first season finale of “House of the Dragon” in 2022.

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[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it's because there is too much time between seasons. By the time the next season comes out, we'll all be different people. Shittt. Two years ago, my life was completely different. So anyway, we lose the connection we had with the story and characters. By the time it comes out, I have to rewatch everything and develop new feelings about everything again.

[–] Subtracty@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I agree. These high budget shows require so much time to produce that they lose momentum. I personally would be ok with a slightly worse visual (production wise) for a cohesive, well acted story with a few more episodes. But that is not HBO's method, so I'm stuck waiting for the next season like I'm stuck waiting for the next book.

In 10 years, though, I'd like to be able to rewatch something spectacular rather than something that was rushed....looking at you GOT season 7/8. So there is really no perfect answer unless we want to sequester the people who create the show and make them create everything at once.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 3 months ago

I personally would be ok with a slightly worse visual (production wise) for a cohesive, well acted story with a few more episodes.

Same! I care more about the story and acting than visual effects. In my opinion, season's 1-4 of GoT didn't have phenomenal visual effects, yet were the best seasons due to their story and acting.