Yes and yes.
I gave it a chance. I made it through the first three episodes before giving up on it. It's just not very good, no matter how cute Galadriel is.
HBO's "House of the Dragon" is much better. HBO really knows how to do this kind of stuff. I was hooked from the beginning and so far, I haven't been disappointed with a single episode (I do miss the younger, much hotter Rhaenyra Targaryen though but the current actress is doing a good job).
Why do people care about this electronic garbage? Unless you live in a blue sewer town, take a walk, read a book, sit outside for a few hours.
I was bored with the first episode of House of Dragons. I didn’t see any point to the prequel. They should have gone with John Snow in the sequel to the Game of Thrones. At least we won’t know where it’s going.
“HBO’s “House of the Dragon” is much better . . .”
Ultimately, it’s all a matter of personal taste, but I thought the first two episodes were basically ‘meh’ - I think they would’ve done better with a series that was basically an extended pub crawl with the Dinklage character.
“House of the Dragon” is doing its best to stick to what Game of Thrones fans liked. So far I they get a lot of credit.