(edit after episode 9) (my rating going up from 4/10 to 6/10 overall)

If episodes 1 to 6 were weak (see below)... the show stepped up its game starting episode 7 (about time !!!). Still no epic breath but it is becoming rather interesting to watch, even if there are still flaws here and there... and there again ;)

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Where the hell the HBO developement & artistic team has gone ???!!! Was there any scriptwritting and directing supervision at all ??? They maybe just left the keys of the House to George RR Martin... thinking it would be enough for the magic to come back. Wrong ! The magic is gone...

What a sloppy job. In nearly every department : Insufficient plots & uninspired stories ou sub-stories - A lot of non-charismatic characters (or not developed enough) - Uninsipred dialogues (with a very few exceptions) - Directing with no angle or special point of view - Average acting............

Absolutely NO EPIC BREATH.

What a fall... It is sometimes even painfull to watch, while remembering/comparing to the GOT exciting and inspiring saga.

"House of the dragons" season 1 is barely an average show, with no flavour, weak and unimaginative most of the time.

But who knows ? If creators and producers wake up right now, maybe it is not too late for a good season 2 and a rise above this creative accident. Let's hope so !