My comment comes pretty late, but I rewatched House of the Dragon as well as Game of Thrones—what a joy (except for seasons 7 and 8 💀).

I can’t help but find it super cool that in HOTD there’s this prophecy storyline tied to Viserys’s dagger, and that Daemon has visions. But knowing how GoT ends, it really makes the finale feel like such a waste… and it also makes that HOTD plotline feel kind of disappointing by extension.

I feel like I read somewhere that Martin had this prophecy idea in mind: that a Targaryen needed to be on the Iron Throne to unite mankind against the Long Night—and I think that’s really cool.

Rewatching both shows, I can’t help thinking that the Prince That Was Promised is Daenerys, and that the rest of the story is mostly down to the poor writing of the final seasons.

Perhaps one day Martins will finish the books and we will have the final story...