Series Review: House of the Dragon Season 2

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House of the Dragon wrapped its sophomore season, and now we have a long 2 year wait for season 3. Hopefully they can speed that up somehow because trust me, they need it. I figure if you're reading this, you probably also watched the season and don't need me to recap it, so I'm going to share some likes, dislikes, and things to look forward to.

LIKES
1. Ramin Djawadi's score SLAYS as always. Honestly, it was the best part of the finale
2. Raenyra's face when she figures out Daemon's role in "Blood & Cheese" 
3. The dragons look amazing
4. Jace, Baela and Rhena got some extra time, which I love for them. I also love the juxtaposition between Raenyra and her children vs Alicent and her children
5. ALL HAIL RHAENYS, QUEEN WHO NEVER WAS!
6. Little Lord Tully. Bless Cat's ancestors. 
6. And finally...the changes from the book. Look, GRRM is an excellent writer but let's not pretend all of his books are hits. F&B was a book of Targaryan bullshit and I know a lot of people think making Alicent and Rhaenyra meet again is out of character or whatever, but I like it. It's far more compelling than the book ever was. 

DISLIKES
1. Damon and his visions. It was so long and drawn out. Hopefully the showrunners don't do this AGAIN with Aemond next season when he ends up in Harranhall. We don't need this many scenes of a dude sleep walking. 
2. Eight episodes is far too short. I know the writer's strike played a part, but so did budget. Did they not learn anything from Game of Thrones?
3. The finale was very underwhelming. While there was some great *build* to it, it felt like a penultimate episode and was not satisfying in the least. 

LOOKING FORWARD TO
1. Aemond's jaunt over the GodsEye. That will be so satisfying
2. To TEN episodes, hopefully
3. Baela and her dragon! She seems to be replacing Nettles from the book, and honestly that's fine.

What were your thoughts on the season? What are you looking forward to for S3?

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