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abduleez1:
Me sef I don't even know what's the problem cos Morfyyd Clark is a decently rated actress. Her work on Saint Maud was very good.

This one on RoP just dey one dimensional and almost emotionless. I no just understand.
Even if a show has a weak lead at least the supporting characters should bring quality and cover the lapses.

Now we can't say ppl are misogynistic or racist towards RoP cos HOTD basically has the same: 2 female leads, major black characters and relatively unknown actors asides Matt Smith and Graham McTavish.

Anytime I remember the masterpiece acting from HOTD the performance so far from RoP dey vex me. See potential of the show and yet we can't say a single actor has dropped at least a masterpiece scene of acting brilliance.

Is it Aemma Arryn performance as Queen before her death to childbirth. That scene where she was begging young Viserys to spare her life was crushing. Is it Laena's childbirth scene too?

Or is it Daemon's scenes in episode 3 when he took the dragon egg. Or the Stepstones battle scene.

Is it Alicent annoying outburst in court leading to her faceoff with Rhaenyra — the knife cut.

I don't even want to talk of Viserys' Oscar worthy final performance.

We're not even talking of underrated performances from Rhaenyra actresses, The Maid, Ty Tennant's Aegon and Otto Hightower cunning and subtle politicking. Each episode always has a memorable acting performance.

Omo Rings of Power writers and directors needs to sit up for next season. Cos acting and writing wise they haven't elevated the story or justified its near $500mn budget. You can't shell such money for a notable film franchise & history and just give us decent acting.
HOTD crew knew what they're up against— the legacy of GOT and went to work. RoP sadly yet don't understand the task and legacy they've to live up to.
HOTD is different from GOT but you can see the quality is being upheld while also trying to include diversity (see how well done the Velaryons are & funny enough the noisemaking from white boys about race have died down).

If anyone wants to say one is being unfair to Amazon's adaptation, kindly remember the masterpiece the LOTR movies were and how they won Oscars back to back to back every fvvking year and totally dominated every movie each year.

abduleez1:
Imagine how the part time actors for young Rhaenyra and Alicent Hightower are more memorable and enjoyable with just few episodes than even the leads of Rings of Power for a whole season. Even the earlier Aegon, (the one that looks like that dude from Stranger Things) is more memorable and the Aemond who got his eye slit.

If not for the love of LOTR, the predecessors and the books and Peter Jackson I no sure say ppl go still dey watch that show if not that it's a big fantasy adaptation.

Only thing keeping fans is the history and the Fantasy themes like: magic and wizards, Elf, dwarves, orcs and other creatures alike. Classic fantasy tropes. Unlike House of The Dragon's mainly humans and dragons races.
Even GOT had a full repertoire of mystical beings: Giants, Children of the Forest, Wargs, White Walkers, Night King, Ice Dragon.

Na only this classic fantasy tropes and massive world building/ kingdoms that's presently absent in HOTD that's making some fantasy fans to pretend that RoP is the better show or even up to par.

Character wise and acting, Rings of Power has been close to Zero. Cos as one said it's looking like a big budget Wheel of Time albeit with well known and loved characters.

The story of RoP isn't bad per se but the actors and acting na Insha Allah. You hardly feel the stakes or tension in the air. HOTD you go dey fear wetin wan sup next. And the fact that these two shows aired together at the same time didn't do much good to RoP. It's inevitably going to be compared pound for pound. Maybe if they didn't air together, the outlook woulda been better for RoP.

I don't even know who I hate, who I like, or who I'm rooting for sef in Rings of Power. I just dey watch as e dey go. The visuals and that battle is great but it can't cover the cracks in the show.

Baddestguyp:
I said it earlier...
The biggest problem of Rings of Power is it's characters...
They are all bland, terrible and unlikeable...
How can you root for characters who you don't like or care about at all...

How can one enjoy a show where you can't even like a single character...all are bland and boring...
The best character so far is still the Leader of the Orcs...
That says a lot about the show


Now look at HOTD, so many great characters...
Even those you are against, you at least understand them...the characters all have their good points and their flaws
They are great you can like and understand, you can see their struggles and their mistakes too...
You can root for them...

Jodera:
Ben White no be RB again shey??

Ballzproblemm:
it was not theo Hernandez,it was leao ,he wanted to intercept ball

BlueMann:
James could be out for the world cup

Jesus Christ

Borntosmoke:
Bro stop nw. . You don win the argument tey tey.

BlueMann:
Imagine Gavi winning Golden boy award over Bellingham and Musiala

Trevor012:
You are typing nonsense. In the highest club football competition called the Champions league who has the most goals, assists, free kicks, knockout stage goals, most goals in a season, most top scorer award, most hatricks, most trophies,most final goals. Infact name anything your fraud have over Ronaldo in the champions league. You think it's by statppadding goals and assists against Eibar and Elche in Almost 15 years

Kilishihunter:
Omo the way you, blue mann and jode ra dey move these past weeks ehn, A newbie here will mostly think you are purveyors of peace, Freakin Silent asssasins

andrewbaba44:
Yeah we still Dey 2010

My second team with kids beat inter under conte the last time they met

They collect am home and away ,you can judge Bayern beating Barca because of the last result ,but you didn’t apply same to inter .

The worst thing that can ever happen to Barca in that group is coming second .

Can you beat ac Milan ?

andrewbaba44:
I belong to the ucl

Only a fool will think inter is a threat to Barca

Kilishihunter:
City wey we ball yesterday sotey dem use diving take draw match, Bayern fit top that group but inter asin same inter Milan I dey watch for weekends go comot me?

andrewbaba44:
Bayern no even get better players pass Barca ,but una no Kuku Dey watch ball

andrewbaba44:
Chelsea can beat ac millan and Bayern but Barca cannot beat inter millan and Bayern

You must think braiwaite and co still plays for Barca

You might be the one to play Europa league here

Kilishihunter:
I no fit go europa again this season, E sure me die

BlaqFaze:
Make una calm down... that group tough

Kilishihunter:
Lewwwwwy
Let's go

Taguchi:
good for inter

Segedinho:
This raaphinha belike ziyech 2.0

Baddestguyp:
but what Aegon was he referring to

That name is too common

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