Lets all take a moment to remember that it wasn't the writers/creators fault for how the season ended. It was HBO. We were supposed to get two more episodes, and they couldn't rewrite things due to the strikes. I absolutely loved this season! Wish we got the real finale, but at least we've got plenty of action coming next season.
Do you know what event was supposed to serve as the finale then? Cuz I did think the ending was rather anticlimactic, but I'm not sure at what point in the story they could've realistically gotten to with the pacing they set throughout the entire season that would've been a satisfying finale? Would it have been the Battle of the Gullet?
@jeanbutinfrench I'm sure it did for some people. Can't please everyone, and nothing is perfect. I personally loved every minute of this season. In some ways, I even loved it more than season 1. 🤷♂️
@@Blinkptx how can anyone like what they are doing with alicent and rhaenyra? two meetings while in the amidst of war🤣🤣 surely after your own child is killed and grandchild being decapitated that would put a stop to this bizarre fanfictin romance but apparently not
There's plenty of blame to go around, if that's what you want to do, but it's just business. WB reduced the budget, but told the show-runners before they started filming. But...just before they started filming, the writers went on strike, so they were unable to rewrite the story. They had the time after they were told it was a reduced season, but they couldn't make the adjustments because of the strike. It was just poor timing the way it all came together. And if you want to demonize the studio for cutting the episode order, if they don't make the tough calls on budgets, then even more people lose their jobs when the company shutters. It's never going to be a popular choice, but that doesn't mean it's the wrong choice. Business is just business.
News just broke that Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall from HARRY POTTER) has just died. She had quite a remarkable career in her own right, winning 2 Oscars along the way.
It is worth pointing out that the WGA writer’s strike meant that the showrunners couldn’t polish up this season’s scripts. That, plus the fact that they had to cut two episodes, led to a somewhat stagnant season. The same thing happened to this last season of The Boys. But I think this season really highlited Aegon as my favorite character. He’s a scumbag but he’s so exquisitely layered. If Aemond’s ethos is avenging his slights as a kid, Aegon’s ethos is trying to recieve love from the people since neither his mother nor his father showed him any love.
Wow I am shocked. Today I just finished watching your reaction on season 1 and was expecting a long time for your season 2 reaction. But I am lucky to get it the same day. Where are my popcorns. ❤❤❤
So this loss hits incredibly hard but I do want to emphasize that I think this is one of two outcomes that rhaenys wanted, she loves dragons, truly, and hates when they fight, so when she could have fled to dragonstone she opted on a huge gamble, go back and try to win, if she somehow succeeded, war COMPLETELY over, GG no re, or if she fails, she doesn't have to see any more dragons suffer, and her old war horse can rest, she went out in an insane last ditch effort to stop the bloodshed of dragons and family, she failed, but now she does not need to take part in a spiralling war of mass death of dragons and family. It doesn't lessen the loss, but it does help to ascribe a motive and a truly noble goal, she was a legend, and I'm sorry she's gone but this is how dragonriders want to die, they have a similar internal drive as Klingons from star trek just much less single mindedly violent
Phia shows so much emotion with her eyes, it’s crazy but also girl you’re shocked they did that after watching GoT 😂 kids are not out of the picture when it comes to these shows
I couldn't watch that first episode 💔 I have a little boy about the same age and I just couldn't do it to myself. I did try to skip ahead of that part on someone's reaction and heard jahearys cry out and that was enough to give me nightmares about my little so glad I skipped it tbh
The dog was for show! He was always with his dog so to not be noticed he needed the dog. But once Blood decided to go all in he was going to places he wasn’t going to be familiar in anyways.
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Someone said on twitter that this season could've been an email 😅
Hii, loved your reaction as always. You should check out "my lady jane". It's a great series and I would love to hear what you have to say about that one.
the first half is still outstanding, but later the writers changes made the show abysmal, as George eloquently put in his blog about the changes “None of that is essential, I suppose… but all of it does serve a purpose, it all helps to tie the story lines together, so one thing follows another in a logical and convincing manner.”
The showrunners have again ruined this franchise for some bizarre reason they keep going for this fanfiction romance between rhaenyra and alicent, which is basically ruining their characters
I hate this prequel so much. I don't like ANY of the characters at ALL. All the main character men are terrible people, except for the dead weak king who was completely uninteresting. There are no great moments of dialogue or acting, it just feels like a tv soap opera with better visuals.
@@caste.chronicles Gotta have higher standers lol........not like they are creating a NEW show....they have everything they need and still fail. It's pathetic and sad
They are probably comparing it to the books and accuracy to it. For me it's not comparable to GoT season 8. This season was awesome, and I can't wait for season3. @caste.chronicles
Lets all take a moment to remember that it wasn't the writers/creators fault for how the season ended. It was HBO. We were supposed to get two more episodes, and they couldn't rewrite things due to the strikes.
I absolutely loved this season! Wish we got the real finale, but at least we've got plenty of action coming next season.
realistically the problems start long before the finale
Do you know what event was supposed to serve as the finale then? Cuz I did think the ending was rather anticlimactic, but I'm not sure at what point in the story they could've realistically gotten to with the pacing they set throughout the entire season that would've been a satisfying finale?
Would it have been the Battle of the Gullet?
@jeanbutinfrench I'm sure it did for some people. Can't please everyone, and nothing is perfect. I personally loved every minute of this season. In some ways, I even loved it more than season 1. 🤷♂️
@@Blinkptx how can anyone like what they are doing with alicent and rhaenyra? two meetings while in the amidst of war🤣🤣 surely after your own child is killed and grandchild being decapitated that would put a stop to this bizarre fanfictin romance but apparently not
The way the season went up until that point however was entirely the fault of the writers.
I'm mad at HBO for skimping on the show and making it a shorter season.. PTSD from GoT
be mad at the right people then be mad at warner bros for cutting budgets for tax purposes
They literally did this bec of the writers strike, right after Covid. Relax
they cut the budget to the show by 50 million dollars, after wad written, then couldn't rewrite it because of strike, so they cut final 2 episodes.
There's plenty of blame to go around, if that's what you want to do, but it's just business. WB reduced the budget, but told the show-runners before they started filming. But...just before they started filming, the writers went on strike, so they were unable to rewrite the story. They had the time after they were told it was a reduced season, but they couldn't make the adjustments because of the strike. It was just poor timing the way it all came together.
And if you want to demonize the studio for cutting the episode order, if they don't make the tough calls on budgets, then even more people lose their jobs when the company shutters. It's never going to be a popular choice, but that doesn't mean it's the wrong choice. Business is just business.
I understand not liking the end of season, but the writing acting, cgi effects and storytelling of it as a whole was fantastic. I love HOTD
News just broke that Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall from HARRY POTTER) has just died. She had quite a remarkable career in her own right, winning 2 Oscars along the way.
Really sad news indeed but how is this relevant exactly? Forgive my bluntness
@@mathijnd Mainly the timing of it all.
It is worth pointing out that the WGA writer’s strike meant that the showrunners couldn’t polish up this season’s scripts. That, plus the fact that they had to cut two episodes, led to a somewhat stagnant season. The same thing happened to this last season of The Boys.
But I think this season really highlited Aegon as my favorite character. He’s a scumbag but he’s so exquisitely layered. If Aemond’s ethos is avenging his slights as a kid, Aegon’s ethos is trying to recieve love from the people since neither his mother nor his father showed him any love.
Tom Glynn Carney did a lot to carry this season.
Yep i waited years to see my favourite character on Mushrooms Piping his Mother💀💔
Wow I am shocked. Today I just finished watching your reaction on season 1 and was expecting a long time for your season 2 reaction. But I am lucky to get it the same day. Where are my popcorns. ❤❤❤
So this loss hits incredibly hard but I do want to emphasize that I think this is one of two outcomes that rhaenys wanted, she loves dragons, truly, and hates when they fight, so when she could have fled to dragonstone she opted on a huge gamble, go back and try to win, if she somehow succeeded, war COMPLETELY over, GG no re, or if she fails, she doesn't have to see any more dragons suffer, and her old war horse can rest, she went out in an insane last ditch effort to stop the bloodshed of dragons and family, she failed, but now she does not need to take part in a spiralling war of mass death of dragons and family. It doesn't lessen the loss, but it does help to ascribe a motive and a truly noble goal, she was a legend, and I'm sorry she's gone but this is how dragonriders want to die, they have a similar internal drive as Klingons from star trek just much less single mindedly violent
Cole is the biggest turd in Westeros
YAYYYYYYY this was a nice surprise :)
You should really watch Criminal Minds. It's a crime show, but with more brains. Not needing a gun, needing the profiling.
Yay! I’ve been waiting for that! Can’t wait to see you cry your eyes out 😂
Phia shows so much emotion with her eyes, it’s crazy but also girl you’re shocked they did that after watching GoT 😂 kids are not out of the picture when it comes to these shows
I couldn't watch that first episode 💔 I have a little boy about the same age and I just couldn't do it to myself. I did try to skip ahead of that part on someone's reaction and heard jahearys cry out and that was enough to give me nightmares about my little so glad I skipped it tbh
The dog was for show! He was always with his dog so to not be noticed he needed the dog. But once Blood decided to go all in he was going to places he wasn’t going to be familiar in anyways.
Someone said on twitter that this season could've been an email 😅
"You wouldn't dare" followed by Nattie's "He might", followed by Cameron's "He did. He really did" 🤣
BROOOO WHATS THAT DOG NOISE XD i had to replay it like 20times
Nat hair look nice. Love the new look
Did not think this day was gonna come 😂
Probably don’t wanna be this late
Great, let me catch up with season 1's reaction and be back in a couple hours
Welcome back to westeros nat 🙃
RIP to the queen that never was
Hii, loved your reaction as always. You should check out "my lady jane". It's a great series and I would love to hear what you have to say about that one.
Dive deeper into the KARATE KID franchise. The netfilx series Cobra Kai is awesome. 🤞✌️
Angōs, Meleys 😭
Ameond 🔥
The cuts are insane
THANK GOD!!!
Suprise ❤🎉😂
Miss the Marvel reactions
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She deserved it for what she did in the king's landing. How many innocent lives did she kill there 😢 hundreds. Aemond still the goat of the hotd 😅🔥
@@tomytouru408 people forget that she killed thousands of commoners
Please give the Star Trek franchise a chance.
Finally someone else acknowledged that the blacksmith is finee😭 I thought I was crazy😂
the first half is still outstanding, but later the writers changes made the show abysmal, as George eloquently put in his blog about the changes “None of that is essential, I suppose… but all of it does serve a purpose, it all helps to tie the story lines together, so one thing follows another in a logical and convincing manner.”
The showrunners have again ruined this franchise for some bizarre reason they keep going for this fanfiction romance between rhaenyra and alicent, which is basically ruining their characters
Natalie just reacted to a whole season in 1 video 😂 ❤
I hate this prequel so much. I don't like ANY of the characters at ALL. All the main character men are terrible people, except for the dead weak king who was completely uninteresting. There are no great moments of dialogue or acting, it just feels like a tv soap opera with better visuals.
Wait you think the women other then Helaena are any better? They are just as bad.
You're alone in this one. All are interesting. Book is the same. If you dont like it, then dont watch lol
one good episode in the whole season lol true detective season 1 when
Noooo why did you have to do 4 episodes in a video instead of 3 🫤
We didn’t got intro to episode 2 with aegons acting either
Did not think GOT could get worse after season 8......but house of the dragon said "hold my beer"
I mean, it has flaws but it’s fucking way better than season 8 in every way
HotD: Hold my Mead.
@@caste.chronicles Gotta have higher standers lol........not like they are creating a NEW show....they have everything they need and still fail.
It's pathetic and sad
I guess my standers are just low, but I really enjoyed this season😅
They are probably comparing it to the books and accuracy to it. For me it's not comparable to GoT season 8. This season was awesome, and I can't wait for season3. @caste.chronicles