The second season finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon was watched by a smaller audience than some season one episodes. According to IndieWire, the latest episode of the show drew 8.9 million viewers in the US last Sunday, compared to 10 million viewers for the first season premiere and 9.3 million viewers for the season one finale. Some fans of the show have expressed disappointment with the lack of narrative progress in the season two finale online.
Titled ‘The Queen Who Ever Was,’ the finale saw Rhaenyra Targaryen finally take back her throne, with her husband Daemon by her side. Following the episode, fans took to social media to voice their disappointment with the climax and its lack of narrative closure.
The third season of the show has already been commissioned by HBO. Another Game of Thrones spin-off, Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, is expected to premiere in “early 2025,” with production rumored to have already started. Another prequel, 10,000 Ships, is also in development. The show would be set 1,000 years before the events of Game Of Thrones and follow the events of warrior princess Nymeria.
House of the Dragon will end with season four, according to Variety. Showrunner Ryan Condal said the third season is currently being written with plans to go into production early in 2025. When asked about the new season’s length, he said he hadn’t had discussions about it with HBO but anticipated the cadence of the show to continue from season two on
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