House Of The Dragon 2 Episode 1 X Review: Netizens Call It 'Slow' But 'Damn Good'

House of Dragon is back with a new season after two years. Serving as prequel to hit TV show Game of Thrones, second season is based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood. It takes place after death of Rhaenyra Targaryen’s (played by Emma D’Arcy) second-born son, Lucerys’ Luke’ Velaryon. King Aegon II sits on Iron Throne after usurpation, supported by Queen Dowr Alicent Hightower (played by Olivia Cooke).   second instalment premiered on June 16 in US, followed by a June 17 premiere in India.

Netizens react to House of Dragon 2

Soon after first episode premiered on JioCinema Premium, ardent of House of Dragon 2 watched first episode and shared ir reviews on X. A user shared that first episode was "slow" and wondered if it could be because y kw "most people need to catch up on story after 2 years".

Ar user shared a screengrab from first episode and wrote, "Jace Your Baby Bror Died and You Serving FACE?"

Ar lauded first episode and wrote, "Damn good episode".

"Ohhhh That Ending. I’m Going To Need a Minute," wrote ar fan.

A fan predicted, "This Season Bout To Be Lit".

"Can I just say? ir acting so incredible. GRIEF was so felt," a fan wrote.

What else do we kw about House of Dragon 2?

Tom Glynn-Carney, who essays role of King Aegon II in show feels that his character in show has abandonment issues and a guilt complex. Talking about his character, Tom said, “You should never, as an actor, judge a character because I feel like if you judge m you might dislike m and that’s t good. So you have to learn to love m by whatever means that takes. Regardless, I don’t dislike Aegon. I think he’s immensely troubled and very complex, for good reasons.”

House of Dragon season 2, in India, is streaming on JioCinema with new episodes dropping every Monday.