spaldingmatters t1_iu9o99m wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:19 PM

Reply to Best Single Season of the 2000s by Carlo459

The Wire Season 1

spaldingmatters t1_iu9nuu5 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:16 PM

Reply to What are your Favorite TV Episodes of all time by DerangedPostman

Game of Thrones - The Winds of Winter

Game of Thrones - Blackwater

Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere

Barry - Loud, Fast, and Keep Going

spaldingmatters t1_itlvmzf wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:38 PM

Reply to The first season of Game of Thrones:House of Dragon has ended. What is your opinion about it? by mrnicegy26

Had a lot of fun, great season. One of the best shows I have seen this year. Not close to as good as Seasons 1-6 of GOT, but better than the second half of 7 and 8.

A few criticisms I had for it:

Some moments felt like simply trying to be 'on-brand' to GOT, but GOT had much more restraint with how it depicted wanton violence. Random lords and knights killing each other, and two going at it in front of the princess at court are just not believable for me.
Many of the moments that were going for spectacle fell flat for me, such as the ends of Episode 3 and Episode 9.
At times, I found the characterization a bit inconsistent, but that may well be a byproduct of the time skips.
The world was nice but to me at last it didn't feel as lived in and organic as it does in Thrones whenever we ventured out of the Red Keep.