So here's my thoughts :
* it was INCREDIBLE * Ryan Condal adapted Fire and Blood perfectly * HOTD is much more cinematic than GOT * there was no intro * it was very fast paced (they could have really used longer runtime for telling this much story) * acting was perfect * **HOTD storytelling is much different than GOT ( GOT is character driven story, you experience the events with the characters . HOTD is plot driven story it's a live action history book , you watch event after events from above like a history book which unfortunately prevent you to emotionally connect with characters )** * poor Aemma Arryn
I just had one gripe with the episode:
The tournament (melee) was way too violent, it's not supposed to be such a bloodbath of lords and nobles. Propre jousting and melee rules weren't respected and in the Dunk and Egg stories they were. It looked a bit like our stereotypical view of gladiatorial fights (and even these weren't bloodbaths).
Other than that great episode!
I didn't think it was possible to make such a great pilot, most people can't finish watching the first episode of GoT but the HotD pilot was just perfect and masterfully done, the universe is correctly built, there are enough action scenes and "talking" scenes and the pacing is great.
Overall I loved it very much I give it 9 out of 10. I wish they could have spend more time on characters rather than jump to the next event in the plot (like what was Rhaenyra's reaction to her mother's death )
* it was INCREDIBLE * Ryan Condal adapted Fire and Blood perfectly * HOTD is much more cinematic than GOT * there was no intro * it was very fast paced (they could have really used longer runtime for telling this much story) * acting was perfect * **HOTD storytelling is much different than GOT ( GOT is character driven story, you experience the events with the characters . HOTD is plot driven story it's a live action history book , you watch event after events from above like a history book which unfortunately prevent you to emotionally connect with characters )** * poor Aemma Arryn
I just had one gripe with the episode:
The tournament (melee) was way too violent, it's not supposed to be such a bloodbath of lords and nobles. Propre jousting and melee rules weren't respected and in the Dunk and Egg stories they were. It looked a bit like our stereotypical view of gladiatorial fights (and even these weren't bloodbaths).
Other than that great episode!
I didn't think it was possible to make such a great pilot, most people can't finish watching the first episode of GoT but the HotD pilot was just perfect and masterfully done, the universe is correctly built, there are enough action scenes and "talking" scenes and the pacing is great.
Overall I loved it very much I give it 9 out of 10. I wish they could have spend more time on characters rather than jump to the next event in the plot (like what was Rhaenyra's reaction to her mother's death )