To be fair . . . with such inescapable intra-family conflict . . . it could not really be helped. Hopefully next season introduces substantial secondary plots outside of King's Landing and the Crownlands like the main series did. The North has possibilities as does Essos if the showrunners so choose. I suppose it depends on how many seasons HBO actually does . . . five sounds good in theory right?!?
They have it all in the development phase . . . hopefully. The pre-production for season 2 is currently underway probably. Casting rumors abound online and since we already have been introduced to House Lannister in episode three of season 1. So it stands to reason that House Stark might get introduced as the arch-rival counter balance too. HBO suits would love to galvanize their legions of fans to support "House of the Dragon" would they not?!?
Episode 5. It lays down the foundation for the relationship dynamics that are going to be the heart of the upcoming conflicts.
?? How did you only recently find out?? This thread provided that information long ago . . . like two years back when HBO ordered the series right after "Blood Moon" was scrapped. Season 5 "Game of Thrones" plants the seed in episode 9 as King Stannis was speaking with Princess Shireen before . . . you know
. I think five seasons is plausible if they scrap anymore timejumping and just let the plots breathe and marinade. There has been some criticism online that it is all moving much too fast now and how the first two episodes were paced more effectively by comparision. I think you will agree that episode 2 compliments episode 1 as you progress onward thru the mid-season finale and can measure subsequent episodes via continuity and pacing.
?? How did you only recently find out?? This thread provided that information long ago . . . like two years back when HBO ordered the series right after "Blood Moon" was scrapped. Season 5 "Game of Thrones" plants the seed in episode 9 as King Stannis was speaking with Princess Shireen before . . . you know
HBO would have to really slow down the frenetic pacing of plot development by expanding the story overall . . . rather than speedjumping thru the King's Landing stuff. S . . . L . . . O . . . W it down and go in-depth on contemporaneous b plots in other regions like the Vale, the North, the Iron Islands, the Westerlands, the Riverlands and the Stormlands because there are soooo many great characters in "Fire & Blood" and some have already been cast for the HBO adaptation. U could take the source material and flesh it out so much!! GRRM says he is determined to finish "Fire & Blood: Vol.2" so trust and believe there is plenty of source material yet to come!! It just depends on how strong the desire is to cover it all by HBO or just truncate it like Dan & Dave rushed the final three seasons of "Game of Thrones".
Do you think HOD should've covered the 1st half of "Fire & Blood"? Reading the summary of F&B on Wikipedia, the 1st half of the book are 4 different main storylines that potentially could each be it's own season.
Do you think an Aegon the Conqueror would be a more entertaining movie or spin-off than Maegor the Cruel?!?
!! Still cleaning the grill grates I removed from the Rogue XT 525 and put in the sink to soak in detergent & bleach. Have to get RIGHT for later tonight lol and choose among Killer Hogs BBQ Sauce from Hernando, MS by Malcom Reed or Original Dinosaur BBQ sauce from Syracuse, NY. Might go old school and use Sweet & Spicy BBQ sauce by Sweet Baby Ray's 
