One might have hoped that this season of ‘House of the Dragon’, despite any flagging or extra filler, might be amounting to something spectacular for its finale. Unfortunately, despite a few moments of payoff, this season’s final episode is an altogether anticlimactic fumble.
Read MoreIf anyone was doubting the slow burn approach which this second season was taking, let The Red Sowing stand as proof that the people behind ‘House of the Dragon’, despite any flaws, know exactly what they’re doing.
Read MoreMany will see this as another filler-heavy episode, albeit with a welcome return of Laenor Velaryon’s dragon Seasmoke. Book fans, however, will be able to anticipate future events which have been gleefully set in motion during this new episode.
Read MoreAll in all, The Red Dragon and the Gold is an episode for ‘House of the Dragon’. For those who are in the know, the action is unfolding like a tragedy, slowly and deliberately. For those who have no idea what to expect from this series, this episode will be an emotional gut-punch, the first of many more to come before this tale is over.
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