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Spoilers forHouse of the Dragonseason-two finale The Queen Who Ever Wasbelow.
House of the Dragons second-season finale ends with a whimper rather than a bang.
Theres Alicent and Rhaenyra, of course, reminding us that this showdoeshave a central relationship we care about.
We got Criston doing his bestHamletimpression.
There was Ulf with his feet on the dinner table, enjoying his recent elevation to functional godhood.
Theres so much build-up, so many characters insisting that all of thisreally matters!Doom and death awaits!
It cannot let go ofGame of Thrones.
And it all goes to shit.
There are two moments of prophecy in the season-two finale.
The vision has nothing to do with his present situation or any of the people actually on this show.
The result is the exact opposite.
Daemons ambitions mean nothing, because actually whats important is this future story!
All the stakes have been displaced onto this thing no one in this show will ever live to see.
.Why are any of these people acting this way?
Hes a vicious, egotistical man who deeply resents his dead brother and has never felt appreciated.
He never considers saying, fuck it, thats someone elses problem.
Its unlike every single thing weve ever been told about him!
Rhaenyra hears it and takes it upon herself to be the chosen one.
Alicent learns about it and reconsiders her whole obsession with the throne.
Do we really believe these grasping incestuous self-absorbed half-gods heard about one guys dream and said, oh shit!
This changes everything!?
.What is this show even about?
The futility is the point.
But when everythings couched in prophecy, all that heartbreak and nobility evaporates.
Aemonds bad because he sucks, but also hes on the wrong side of history.
.When do we get to the good stuff?
As a result, very little ofHouse of the Dragonis about whats going to happen.
Its almost entirely a question of when.
How long do they want to spend on Alicent and Rhaneyras childhoods?
When will Viserys finally die?
At what point do we get the Dragonseeds?
When does Sheepstealer show up?
But more often than not, it just feels like an interminable delay.
.Where are the dragons?!
You know when this show is good?
When the dragons are onscreen.
So far, though, it too cant stop thinking about its bad future dreams.
