As someone enthralled by Game of Thrones I come to House of the Dragon full of anticipation, even salivation. So I suppose it's not surprising that so far I am slightly underwhelmed.

The characters are well drawn but a little one-dimensional, certainly compared to the more nuanced and complex Lannister family for example. The plot is rather ponderous so far. Even the dragons are, well, a bit plastic looking by today's standards of CGI.

And there's no humour to relieve the long, slow, plod. No Tyrion to amuse us with drunken tales and endless misdemeanours in the whore houses. Heck, none of the characters are even gauche enough to yell at us to fly through the moon door. What does Daemon Targareyn do when confronted by his niece on the rampart? Well I'll leave that unspoilt but it's hardly a Game of Thrones moment, is it?

I'm sure it will pick up. It had better.