I am a big GoT fan and naturally looked very forward to this spin-off. Sadly, after five episodes in I had to call it quits. The characters are tediously shallow and there is just nothing compelling about them to make me care about the trials and tribulations in their lives. As a woman I found myself especially turned off by the whiny female characters. A good portion of their dialog and situations are devoted to vilifying pregnancy and motherhood, so much so it makes me wonder did the writers completely forget the maternal instinct shown from female characters in GoT? Daenerys Targaryen grieved for her lost child. Gilly loved her baby boy. Talisa was looking forward to giving birth. And there were no woeful anti-pregnancy lectures from either Catelyn Stark or Cersei Lannister. Then there is the problem with the graphic visuals in House of the Dragon. Aside from the initial first scene in episode1, the special effects veer swiftly off into the bad. The CGI dragon flying scenes lack quality and the integration with the actors is wonky. The last and probably most disappointing issue is the overall feel of the show. I was expecting high adventure, intriguing drama and richly imaginative sword and sorcery elements, but instead HOTD plays out like a cheesy soap opera. With all the flaws I feel the hours given in hopes of being entertained by House of the Dragon turned out to be nothing but a disappointing waste of my time.