Starts off really well with the first 3-4 episodes, then stalls and becomes this deadly boring "generations family drama" for most of the rest of the season, only to finally start getting interesting again near the end. Hopefully, this is a pre-cursor to what season 2 will be like.

The change of actors was also of varying success. Milly Alcock was perfect as the young Rhaenyra, whom she played with great conviction and subtlety. I really can't say that of Emma D'Arcy, who seemed misplaced in the role at best.

Other than that, directing and production was generally very convincing (entirely unlike that other competing fantasy series that came out at around the same time). My biggest gripe is about the story itself, which seems it was written more as a historical record rather than being meant for an interesting drama.