House of the Dragon spoiler thread

[wicked cool]

I dont go on twitter, or most social media, but I didnt even know Sandman was available until browsing NF. I am now hearing from a lot of people I know that they are watching and digging it. Everyone seems to know about RoP and certainly HotD as they have both strong media campaigns and word of mouth.

Sandman has dropped to #5 on Netflix tv. You could argue it’s old but stranger things is still #6. It’s not a strong top 1-5. I enjoyed it but it seems to be losing staying power

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Sandman has dropped to #5 on Netflix tv. You could argue it’s old but stranger things is still #6. It’s not a strong top 1-5. I enjoyed it but it seems to be losing staying power

Stranger Things is the most popular show in Netflix's history. It's not a reasonable point of comparison.

 

[pukunui]

I found episode 3 to be a bit weird and confusing. The battle at the end was odd in ways that others have already pointed out. The Crabfeeder guy looked cool, and it would've been interesting if he'd been a longer term villain, but I guess he was just a sideshow.

The part that I liked the least was Matt Smith's close-up in the sun after he learned his brother was sending aid. It just looked bad and out of place.

Also, those were some pornographic tapestries, weren't they?

Who was that other dragon rider - the one who was whooping and hollering during the battle scene? EDIT: Apparently that's Laenor Velaryon on his dragon, Sea Smoke! I didn't recognize him.

 

[payn]

Stranger Things is the most popular show in Netflix's history. It's not a reasonable point of comparison.

Right. Sandman doesnt seem to be instant hit either like ST. I am hoping it will grow over time like Breaking Bad did.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Random thought ... I can improve this series with the removal of one letter: House of the Dagon.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Random thought ... I can improve this series with the removal of one letter: House of the Dagon.

The show/universe is already pretty nihilistic. I'm not sure how much of a difference it would make to go the rest of the distance there.

 

[Older Beholder]

I'd seen something like this before, but this one looks like it's more up to date.
Interesting that the Sea Snake is getting his own series...

 

[Horwath]

As for the end battle scene.... we have moved back into the late GOT era school of tactics. So the master plan is to send Damon out alone....hope he doesn't get instantly killed by hundreds of arrows (and of course he doesn't, because that late GOT era plot armor is back on the menu), and somehow this will coax the enemy to send out their entire army. Because.....why would they do that exactly? For all accounts the Crab guy (can't remember his name) has shown himself to be a cautious and shrewd tactician, able to beat a superior force that includes dragons. Hell the entire battle scene we see how paranoid he is about dragons, constantly checking the skies. Yet when he has Damon dead to rights, instead of...you know.... having an archer just finish the job, or send like 10 guys to surround him and take him out....he sends his whole army because reasons. It makes no sense, it's an incredibly stupid plan...and if we were back into early GOT logic.... Damon would be food for the crabs at this point.

Now if they had gone with what it first appeared, that Damon had gone rogue and took an insanely risky gambit that just let him get close enough to the Crab guy to take it out....I could buy that. Damon seems the type that would easily rather go out in a blaze of glory rather than have to bow before his brother again for bailing him out.

yeah, Damon going full Rambo was utter stupidity, wasn't the Jon Snow charge bad enough in GoT?

 

[John R Davis]

The King is also my favourite character. Troubled, near decent, and ultimately doomed I imagine.

 

[pukunui]

I'd seen something like this before, but this one looks like it's more up to date.
Interesting that the Sea Snake is getting his own series...

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Is the Expanded GoT Universe supposed to be HBO's answer to the MCU?