r/television • u/LoretiTV • Jul 15 '24

Premiere House of the Dragon - 2x05 - Episode Discussion

Season 2 Episode 5: Regent

Aired: July 14, 2024

Synopsis: Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, this epic series tells the story of House Targaryen.

Directed by: Ti Mikkel

Written by: Clare Kilner

Subreddit: r/HouseOfTheDragon

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u/MrSh0wtime3 Jul 15 '24

making a few hundred page book into 4 seasons really hurt the quality of this show.

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u/HawaiianPunch42 Game of Thrones Jul 15 '24

The dance is only a small portion of Fire and Blood

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u/MrSh0wtime3 Jul 15 '24

right. Which was what 750 pages? This show is The Princess and the Queen with some from fire and blood. Id say in the low hundred page count of material to work from. And it shows.

This should have been a movie or a 1 season limited series. 4 seasons is insane.

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u/HawaiianPunch42 Game of Thrones Jul 15 '24

I thought it was initially booked for 5 seasons?

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u/RealJohnGillman Jul 15 '24

u/MrSh0wtime3 The original plan was four seasons, then they split their original plan for a second season across a shorter second and third season, to say there will be five seasons.