{"id":629816,"date":"2024-08-05T05:43:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T02:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/house-of-the-dragon-fans-upset-by-season-2-finale-wait-thats-it\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T05:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T02:43:58","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-fans-upset-by-season-2-finale-wait-thats-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/house-of-the-dragon-fans-upset-by-season-2-finale-wait-thats-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018House of the Dragon\u2019 Fans Upset by Season 2 Finale: \u201cWait, That\u2019s It?!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Note: This story contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season two finale.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n HBO cutting to black hasn\u2019t annoyed this many TV fans since The Sopranos<\/em> ended.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n Season two of House of the Dragon<\/em> led up to a great battle for control of Westeros \u2014 a war potentially fought on several fronts, with massive armies, impossibly high stakes, and fire-breathing dragons galore! And to see it, you\u2019ll just have to wait a couple years for season three, since Sunday\u2019s finale concluded moments before the action was seemingly about to get underway (\u201cWhen the most action in the season finale is mud wresting,\u201d groused one viewer).<\/p>\n

\n For fans (some the heated and varied reactions below), the finale felt a bit like deja vu. The first season finale ended with a sense of \u201cokay, now it\u2019s war!\u201d The second season finale has now also ended with \u201cokay, now<\/em> it\u2019s war!\u201d HBO\u2019s pre-season marketing issued dueling Green vs. Black trailers and a viral marketing stunt hanging the rival Targaryen banners at historic locations, teasing an epic civil war clash between a house divided befitting of a franchise known for its epic clashes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n But while the season\u2019s fourth episode delivered a well-received action dragon-fighting action sequence, and there were other gripping moments of action here and there, this season Rhayerya (Emma D\u2019Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) largely hung around their respective castles enduring small council meetings, while fan-favorite Daemon (Matt Smith) was shuttled off to Harrenhal to also<\/em> hang out at a castle and have meetings \u2014 plus dreams and premonitions.<\/p>\n

\n The Daemon move, in particular, perplexed fans this season, as it seemed more like something a show typically does with a well-worn character five seasons into a series<\/a> with 20 episodes to fill rather than something a show does with an extremely popular character during its eight-episode second season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n At the same time, fans seemed to really like what they did<\/em> get in the finale \u2014 particularly, a wonderfully tense face off between Rhayerya and Alicent (it\u2019s really<\/em> easy to sneak back and forth between these castles!), Daemon\u2019s prophetic vision that included a glimpse of Daenerys Targaryen from the first show, the introduction of Abigail Thorn as Sharako Lohar, and composer Ramin Djawadi\u2019s score. \u201cSimply too much good shit in the #HOTD finale for me to be anything but impressed,\u201d as one viewer wrote below.<\/p>\n

\n Yet the fact that the season is only eight episodes is being particularly bitterly felt. The first season was 10 episodes. Deadline<\/em> previously reported \u201ca major battle\u201d was moved from season two to season three. Showrunner Ryan Condal has previously said the shorter season was to give the season \u201ca good opening and a good ending.\u201d But writer-producer Sara Hess was also quoted in EW<\/em> as saying the shorter season \u201cwasn\u2019t really our choice.\u201d The season was shot during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike, having earned an exemption as many of the actors fell under Equity union and not SAG, but that was after the season\u2019s script<\/a>s had been completed. HBO has previously claimed the episode change was \u201cstory driven\u201d and not the result of the extensive cost cutting that\u2019s been seen under Warner Bros. Discovery leadership change. Fair or not, it almost feels as if \u201cshrinkflation\u201d \u2014 which has impacted everything from the packaging of Oreos to Huggies \u2014 has come to streaming.<\/p>\n

\n Below are some of the varied reactions to the finale:<\/p>\n

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Wait\u2026THAT\u2019S IT?! We don\u2019t even get the start of the battle of gullet?<\/p>\n

We had to watch Cole and Alicent\u2019s boring speeches??? <\/p>\n

We had to watch Rhaena abandon those babies in the name of a wild dragon and don\u2019t even get to see her mount it? #HouseOfTheDragon<\/a> #HOTD<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qgpj4A7QNo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Realm\u2019s Delight (@tv_film_lover) August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Mixed feelings about the House of the Dragon finale. On one hand it was one of my favorite episodes of the series so far. On the other hand there\u2019s been so much tension built up throughout the season that not releasing any of it for a 2+ year wait doesn\u2019t really work for me.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Thomas Huckleberry (@ThomasHuck100) August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Simply too much good shit in the #HotD<\/a> finale for me to be anything but impressed. <\/p>\n

I get if you were expecting some of the more action-filled plot beats from F&B to land here you might be disappointed. But the setup for S3 and what we got along the way was SO damn good, imo. https:\/\/t.co\/EU6rmS5Pcz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Frank Bumb (@frankbumb) August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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House of the Dragon is just a show where everything is constantly about to happen but doesn\u2019t actually happen. <\/p>\n

The entirety of Season 2 should have been a 3 episode arc, nothing more nothing less. <\/p>\n

And the finale was the worst finale I\u2019ve seen.#HBO<\/a> #HouseOfTheDragon<\/a> #boring<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Wallin Ballin (@wallin_ballin) August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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The series finale of House of the Dragon really just pissed me off. What tf happened to insane shit happening in the finale. Like where are the major character deaths? The plot twists? The curve balls? I\u2019m sick of all this preparing for war shit. GO TO WAR ALREADY. Ugh<\/p>\n

\u2014 hunt \ud83d\udc1d (@huuntresss) August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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It was a great episode but it had no business being a season finale. What this finale proved was that HOTD needs 10 episodes.<\/p>\n

\u2014 JJ \ud83d\ude08 (@KingJordan_57) August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Just Watched the Season 2 Finale of \u2013 House of the Dragon<\/p>\n

This was a great finale to what has been a brilliant 2nd Season full of excellent performances, engaging drama, awesome action & visuals with incredibly shocking moments. <\/p>\n

Am excited for Season 3!!#HouseOfTheDragon<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SteYevgI9G<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jordan Carpenter (@JordanCarp3nt3r) August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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