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‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 8 Review: A Hugely Underwhelming Season Finale Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 2 developments
House Of The Dragon Season 2 ends with a whimper, not a bang.
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'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Finale: How to Watch From Anywhere
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‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 8 Review: A Hugely Underwhelming Season Finale
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Forbes
What Time Does The ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2 Finale Come Out? ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Aug 3, 2024
Forbes's feed description The "House of the Dragon" Season 2 finale promises one of the season’s bloodiest battles as Team Black and Team Green face off. Here
CNET
'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Finale: How to Watch From Anywhere ↗ (opens CNET) Published Aug 3, 2024
CNET's feed description Expect a cliffhanger as more war activities unfold in Dance of the Dragons.
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Forbes
‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 8 Review: A Hugely Underwhelming Season Finale ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Aug 4, 2024
Forbes's feed description House Of The Dragon Season 2 ends with a whimper, not a bang.
Deadline
‘House Of The Dragon’: How The HBO Drama Wrapped Its Second Season ↗ (opens Deadline) Published Aug 4, 2024
Deadline's feed description SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon on HBO. Rhaenyra was more than ready for battle.
Salon
When the best action in a "House of the Dragon" finale is mud wrestling, that's a problem ↗ (opens Salon) Published Aug 4, 2024
Salon's feed description Review of "House of the Dragon" Season 2 finale: Mud wrestling is fire; the rest is so tired
Insider
'House of the Dragon' fans are mad about the season two ending: 'One of the most underwhelming season finales I've ever watched' ↗ (opens Insider) Published Aug 4, 2024
Insider's feed description 'House of the Dragon' fans are not happy with the season two finale, saying that there wasn't enough action.
Gizmodo
House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale Recap: Emotional Warfare ↗ (opens Gizmodo) Published Aug 4, 2024
Gizmodo's feed description The Dance of the Dragons is now in full swing—in air, land, and sea—but the show's characters got some breathing room for introspection, too.
The Hollywood Reporter
TV Ratings: ‘House of Dragon’ Finale Scores Season High ↗ (opens The Hollywood Reporter) Published Aug 4, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter's feed description The second season finale of 'House of the Dragon' posted the show's best first-night ratings of the season.
Forbes
House Of The Dragon’s Frustrating Finale Begins A Two Year Wait For Season 3 ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Aug 4, 2024
Forbes's feed description Last night’s House of the Dragon episode was not bad, but it was bad as a finale, and it
Polygon
The House of the Dragon season 2 finale is Westeros at its best and worst ↗ (opens Polygon) Published Aug 4, 2024
Polygon's feed description The final episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff left a lot on the table for what could happen next season. That’s not always a good thing, as our review argues
Variety
Digital Trends
House of the Dragon forgot what made Game of Thrones' season 2 so great ↗ (opens Digital Trends) Published Aug 4, 2024
Digital Trends's feed description House of the Dragon just wrapped its disappointing second season, and it's clear it forgot what made Game of Thrones' second season so great.
Entertainment Weekly
'House of the Dragon' season 2 finale recap: The realm prepares for war ↗ (opens Entertainment Weekly) Published Aug 4, 2024
Entertainment Weekly's feed description 'House of the Dragon' season 2 finale recap: Tensions boil as the realm prepares for war
New York Post
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 ends with a cameo from this ‘Game of Thrones’ character ↗ (opens New York Post) Published Aug 4, 2024
New York Post's feed description Spoilers ahead for the Season 2 finale of “House of the Dragon.”
The Guardian
House of the Dragon: season two, episode eight recap – what were the writers thinking? ↗ (opens The Guardian) Published Aug 4, 2024
The Guardian's feed description The finale was a 69-minute tease with a payoff that we’ll have to wait two years for. It was almost aggressively anti-climactic
Deadline
‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2 Wraps With Strong Finale Audience, Though Still Down From Season 1 ↗ (opens Deadline) Published Aug 4, 2024
Deadline's feed description Season 2 of House of the Dragon is still down overall compared to Season 1's viewership
The Hollywood Reporter
‘House of the Dragon’ Fans Upset by Season 2 Finale: “Wait, That’s It?!” ↗ (opens The Hollywood Reporter) Published Aug 4, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter's feed description The ending of the second season ‘House of the Dragon’ finale has some fans in a fire-breathing uproar.
