If you’ve been worrying about House of the Dragon Season 2’s seemingly truncated length, don’t fret: Episode 2 marks a new high for the series.
UnlikeGame of Thrones(shudders), its prequel has an open-and-close start, middle, and end, thanks to George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood. Its trajectory is pre-ordained, withHouse of the Dragon Season 1marking the beginning of the Dance of the Dragons in bloody, tragic style.
However, the second season alarmed fans from the outset after it was revealed it’ll only be eight episodes long, a step-down from the usual 10-episode complement.
While it’s unclearhow many seasons of House of the Dragonthere’ll be (a sensible bet would be four), many are still apprehensive about how much of the story will be covered in just eight episodes.
Runtimes of the first two episodes of House of the Dragon S2:Episode 1: 64 minutesEpisode 2: 72 minutespic.twitter.com/CiMhULMA8A
Well, it seems like Ryan Condal and co. have us covered: Episode 2 will be the longest in the series so far, with a runtime of 72 minutes.
This will followSeason 2’s 64-minute premiere, with fans hoping for further longer-form storytelling in the rest of the episodes. “This makes the eight-episode season sting just a little less. Really hoping every episode is over an hour long now,” one Redditorwrote.
“So they’re literally making them super long so the extra runtime will total up to two more episodes lmao,” another commented. “Longer episodes are better, especially when they were only given eight episodes,” a third wrote.
One fan has even claimed that “Episode 8 will be one of the longest if not the longest episode of Season 2 and at that point in time its runtime stood at 70-80 minutes.”
House of the Dragon Season 2premieres on June 16. Make sure you check out ourbreakdown of the Targaryen kingsand the wildestHouse of the Dragon fan fictiononline. You can also find othernew TV shows streamingthis month.
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Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
