Premise: Following King Aegon II’s coronation and the death of Queen Rhaenyra’s son, House Targaryen is divided in two. In King’s Landing, Aegon II rules from the Iron Throne, supported by Alicent and the Green Council, under the protection of the largest dragon in Westeros. From exile on Dragonstone, Queen Rhaenyra and her Black Council consider their next move. Civil war looms as both sides seek support from the great houses of Westeros, ultimately amassing armies — and dragons.
Season 2 of House of the Dragons was a mix-bag.
Pros: I enjoyed the tension when it’s focus on the civil war between each kingdoms. A highlight are the dragons because of how intimidating they can be. Each time I feel the drama does get more intensity in each episode. The acting is really good and also every episode does feel like a big blockbuster movie from its production designs, its special effects and how long each episode was.
Cons: Too Many plot points don’t go anywhere and come off underwhelming. Dialogue scenes don’t make any sense. Each episode did feel drag on and most of it is like setup for the next season.
Genre: Action; Adventure; Fantasy; Serial drama
Created by Ryan Condal, George R. R. Martin
Showrunner: Ryan Condal
Based on Fire & Blood; by George R. R. Martin
Starring: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Rhys Ifans & Matthew Needham.
Music by Ramin Djawadi
Executive producers: Miguel Sapochnik, Ryan Condal, George R. R. Martin, Ron Schmidt, Jocelyn Diaz, Sara Hess, Vince Gerardis & Alan Taylor.
Producers: Karen Wacker; Angus More Gordon; Alexis Raben; Kevin Lau
Production locations: Portugal, United Kingdom, Spain, United States
Cinematography: Fabian Wagner, Pepe Avila del Pino, Alejandro Martínez, Catherine Goldschmidt
Editors: Tim Porter, Selina MacArthur, Crispin Green, Chris Hunter, Tom hansen
Production companies: GRRM; Bastard Sword; 1:26 Pictures Inc. HBO Entertainment
Network: HBO, MAX
Casts & Characters:
- Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen
- Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower
- and Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower
- Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon
- Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen
- Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole
- Matthew Needham as Larys Strong
- Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria
- Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon Targaryen
- Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen
- Phia Saban as Helaena Targaryen
- Harry Collett as Jacaerys Velaryon
- Bethany Antonia as Baela Targaryen
- Phoebe Campbell as Rhaena Targaryen
- Jefferson Hall as Tyland Lannister / Jason Lannister
- Freddie Fox as Gwayne Hightower
- Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers
- Kurt Egyiawan as Orwyle
- Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull
- Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull
- Tom Bennett as Ulf
- Kieran Bew as Hugh
- Tom Taylor as Cregan Stark
- Ellora Torchia as Kat
- and Sir Simon Russell Beale as Simon Strong
I still recommend watching this season on Sky.
Rating: 6 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
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