5 Things We Wish House of the Dragon Did Better (There’s Still Time to Fix Them!)
Don't get us wrong: House of the Dragon is great, and we're having a blast watching the show. Still, these five things really need to be improved starting from the next season.
5. Make Actions Have Consequences
This might sound a bit overblown, but the sentiment is as follows: way too many horrendous acts just don't have any real consequences. Daemon Targaryen is the prime example of that: whatever this man does, he merely gets sent away, then he pulls off something stupidly heroic and comes right back. Come on, will there ever be any repercussions for one's evil acts?
4. Make Actions Have Justification
To follow-up our previous point, how about we also have some context for the most edgy and unhinged scenes in the show? Yes, Ser Cole, we're looking at you. You brutally murder everyone you've ever had the slightest disagreement with, and we don't really learn your motivations. Remember when Game of Thrones actually provided those for its most evil dudes?
3. Make Targaryens Be Targaryens
When we embarked on a journey along with the legendary family of dragonriders, we kind of expected them to have an actual connection with the beasts instead of just, well, dragonriding. The Targaryens famously have deep connections to their dragons, and we want to see them — those few scenes we're getting at the moment just don't suffice. We need more dragons!
2. Make Time Make Sense
Look, we get it: time jumps are essential for the plot. But maybe — just maybe! — let's not hop over a decade into the future without any context or even warning whatsoever? The random and unexpected recasts that go hand in hand with these time jumps really don't help understand what's going on, either. We'd love for the continuity of the show to make some sense.
1. Make Characters Stick Around
We know what you're thinking and we totally agree: it's not George Martin if characters don't die left and right all the time. We get it. What we mean is, give us some time to truly understand and become invested in characters before they are ruthlessly taken away. There are just too many of them, and we can't form connections with them so quickly. Also, that would only add to the emotional damage of their deaths. It's a win-win situation, really.
