@glitchgestaltgirl: House of the Dragon shows us that even tragedies still require audience investment in the characters. Here are some examples of where character development is and isn't working so far this season. #hotd #houseofthedragon #TikTokMilestoneChallenge #TikTokAdaptationContest #filmmaking

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user7534205362951
user7534205362951 :
It was supposed be the Dance of the Dragons, it was supposed to be Targaryen infighting that destroyed their empire. Alicent has too much of a role and Aegon too lesser of a role.
2026-08-08 19:21:36
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tolkienteacher81
user605471647191 :
The Netflix model of 6-8 episodes in a season (even if those episodes are 2-3 hours long has ruined in-depth storytelling and I'll die on that hill.
2026-08-08 18:40:22
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lala_loopsey_0
Lala_loopsey_ :
I find it so weird how characters don’t even feel human. Alicent doesn’t grieve her father, Helaena doesn’t grieve her grandfather. Even with their complicated relationship I would expect to see some mixed emotions from them. Same with Aegon and Helaena loosing their child. Phia and Tom requested more scenes with them grieving their child together and were refused. We get unnecessary incest and sx scenes. It’s so odd how they can’t explore characters emotions, they leave the audience to just assume how everyone is feeling.
2026-08-09 17:14:51
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yonatanhaskala
Hagadot Haskala :
I’m finding it hard to watch. All the characters are miserable and it seems like all of their choices are designed to annoy the audience.
2026-08-08 19:04:28
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i_ask_why_what
Ready Set Go :
Baela and Allen was random AF. I thought it was going to be Adam.
2026-08-09 03:07:48
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anarxst
user84496524434 :
The 3rd season is atrocious
2026-08-08 19:46:48
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ray_of_choas
Ray_Of_Chaos :
Doesn’t help that HBO only gives 8 episodes a season. It would help to have more to expand the stories
2026-08-08 20:16:20
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iloveanime0616
Cookie :
I’m practically watching it for the dragons at this point
2026-08-08 20:24:18
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quentinocama
Quentin Ocama :
At least we have A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 🤷🏽‍♂️
2026-08-09 14:10:02
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tonysoprano859
TonySoprano :
Rhaena storyline was ridiculous
2026-08-08 20:48:00
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anchellaofdoom
angie 🇨🇦 :
The Fire and Blood book (havent finished) reads like this series shows... flat. there was a lot of room to flesh out motivations and characters. it's not like the GoT books at all. If this was their source material that might be the problem. the book just feels like a historical overview and not a novel which i guess it is. i think it really says something about the shows writing since it can't be a direct adaptation of the book cause the book doesnt have much going on at all
2026-08-08 18:40:39
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ruby_ojo
Ruby :
every time the show moves away from the book it's awesome and interesting. a rare film adaptation that is much better than its source material. george is hardly the paragon of a great storyteller that he was ten years ago.
2026-08-22 21:39:47
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eyemdivine
eyemdivine :
There should have been 10 episodes per season.
2026-08-09 04:06:38
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wudake
MarcTivon :
They would have been well served to decide on a single big series theme that allowed characters to have direction and consistency. The closest they’ve come is making Jaehaerys right and Rhaenys wrong by magically making Rhaenyra incompetent for no reason whatsoever.
2026-08-08 21:25:39
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thoondarkat
Erik :
no one cares about the characters, they care about the dragons. I see more crying reactions to the dragons getting hurt than I do to anybody else getting hurt
2026-08-09 01:32:59
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xbluejaesx
bluejaes :
I hope condal and hess never enter a writer's room again
2026-08-10 23:20:09
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ibgaud
BG :
You feel more emotion for CGI dragons on this show than any real characters. That’s why I stopped watching after S2
2026-08-09 16:46:36
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magikgnome25
Magikgnome25 :
The straight up character assassination of the main characters and removal of an important side character really hurt this show because I’m not rooting for anyone.
2026-08-08 20:07:48
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puravidawithkids
PuraVidaWithKids :
I’m convinced show structure, runners and writers have absolutely destroyed this story. It’s a crying shame because the cast they have to deliver material is second to none. And, unfortunately, the people who bankroll it will never see it that way.
2026-08-09 14:56:44
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crystalcrusher1
Crystal @Crystal-Carpenter-57 :
the death of dragons makes me too sad 😢😢😢 I can't see it on screen
2026-08-08 21:32:29
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jordashjr
JordanJr. :
Every episode feels to regular and calm. There are no heroes or villians which makes things boring. I need to pick a side and I just dont care who wins the thrown.
2026-08-08 21:29:06
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joshuamosley0
Joshua Mosley :
Answer: they wanna shove all of it n 4 seasons
2026-08-08 22:13:04
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blinky7983
MisterRoboto :
It’s not a good show. Especially now as the novelty of the dragons wears off
2026-08-08 20:14:41
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charlieserabian
Charlie Serabian :
… because maybe they aren’t exactly in love? They’re in lust because there’s an active war going on and they could die any day. For whatever scientific reason, that makes people horny. Not to mention their personal baggage.
2026-08-08 21:17:27
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