Back in 2022, I was somewhat in love with House of the Dragon – I proudly declared my feelings with a poster hung in my flat. The writing for the show was nothing but stellar. The plot was strong, the characters complex, and the dialogue meaningful. I adored every moment spent in this carefully designed world filled with kings, queens, dragons, and knights. Two years later, after watching the show’s second season, I instead feel like I have a bad hangover. What happened in House of the Dragon season 2 that almost made me regret watching it? Why did those eight episodes feel like a waste of tim…