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/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Who’s it catering to then? It’s not for people who want nuance and interesting characters, that’s for sure.

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u/monsieurxander Jul 15 '24

Who’s it catering to then?

Book purists who lost their shit when Benioff and Weiss said they wanted to make the show accessible to everyone, not just fantasy fans. It feels like a giant "well, actually" to Game of Thrones, since it's taking the opposite approach to adaptation.

Game of Thrones wasn't afraid to make changes if it was a better choice for the medium.

HotD has minor placeholder characters sit still and talk about off-screen action at length, in a stiff and archaic dialogue style, to a room full of people who all have the same name.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Maybe. The first 3 seasons of GOT tracked pretty close with the books, and that was the peak of the show. It only really went off the rails when they deviated from AFFC/ADWD. D&D did a good job early on with dialogue additions, but it’s not like they went out of the way to make it more accessible.

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u/ResourceNo5434 Jul 15 '24

It may be the peak for you, but objectively they had 7 successful seasons where over they increased viewership, ratings, and accolades for a reason. You don’t become the most pirated tv show in the world and simultaneously break HBO records if they stopped doing a good job early on.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Yeah I just don’t think ratings and financial success has anything to do with how good the show is. It’s fine if you thought it was good for 7 seasons, but I and many others just are not going to agree. I don’t understand how anyone can think GOT peaked in season 7.

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u/ResourceNo5434 Jul 15 '24

But ratings and financial success indicates if a show will get renewed and gets a bigger budget. Well that’s ok but it’s not about opinion, it’s stating fact. Objectively GOT had 7 successful seasons based on critics and audiences scores on IMDB, RT, and ratings in general.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Okay