House of the Dragon's second season delivers a tighter focus, crisper visuals, and genuine payoff, making it a better-realized version of itself.
Season two plunges straight into civil war, providing a sense of propulsion missing from season one which felt like a prolonged setup for the main story to come.
Characters in the first season were mostly in a process of becoming, not being, with season two finally diving into the civil war consequences.
The series is now seen as a blood-, tears-, and dragonfire-filled epic tragedy, achieving takeoff and fulfilling its promise.
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