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Spoiler Alert !!!WARNING: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Spoilers Ahead!
Following the first season’s tremendous success,House of the Dragonhas returned with its second season to keep fans hooked, but this season has been progressing pretty wildly lately. For instance, besides the lagging plot and a lot of events feeling like simple fillers, this season’s latest released episode 6 has also received some pretty spectacularly bombing ratings.
While a lot happened in this season, one thing, in particular, seems to have caught fans’ attention the most and also become one of the major causes of their speculation behind this episode receiving the worst rating of the series: The twisted romance arc introduced between Rhaenyra and Mysaria. However, there’s more to this story than what meets the eye.
House of the DragonS2 E6 is Being Bombed with Critical Reviews
Recently, the sixth episode of season 2,Smallfolkwas released on the screens, but it failed to deliver the impact that it was expected to. According to the insights shared by@CultureCrave on X, this episode has been rated at a mere 6.3 on IMDb, reportedly bombed with a 1-star rating and overall 2.8 stars (out of 10) by mostly the Middle Eastern audience.
#HouseOfTheDragonS2 E6 is currently at a 6.3 on IMDb — the lowest-rated episode in the series
it’s being reviewed bombed in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countriespic.twitter.com/dvNVZEzCtU
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave)July 05, 2025
Additionally, in the reviews from the United States and the United Kingdom, this episode still ranks at only 7.1 stars, which still makes it one of the worst-reviewed episodes in the history of the otherwise critically acclaimedHouse of the Dragonseries.
But while that’s that, fans are critiquing the Middle East’s point of view and claiming that the episode only bombed for them becauseMilly Alcock‘s Rhaenyra andSonoya Mizuno‘s Mysaria were shown unexpectedly making out, presumably discovering a twisted romance arc between them.
They are fine with the incest but this is where they draw the line?💀
— eri˚❀*·ꕤ. (@eternalcumslime)July 17, 2025
They show Targaryan incest between nieces/uncles/moms/sons/sisters/brothers, but “the lesbian thing is TOO far” for them lmao 😭😭pic.twitter.com/eTEawUqUoA
— sohom (@AwaaraHoon)July 16, 2025
Soooo they’re ok with incest, but not 2 girls kissing??pic.twitter.com/eO70u9QNNy
— Grahamalot (@Grahamelot)June 22, 2025
They can’t handle the spice
— Digital Financial Market (@BestCryptoTwits)August 06, 2025
pic.twitter.com/TdhwMXZJIR
— Lupi – The Witness 👽💨 (@INKLupi)July 12, 2025
Daemon having visions of banging his mom is fine with them, but two women kissing is bad? lol
— Matt B (@Horseshoe_Pod)August 02, 2025
As can be understood from these reviews, this is a rather pointed direction that fans are taking this controversial hate toward the episode. However, as much as they would like to believe this is the real reason why,there is a lot more to this story, starting from the“pretty boring”and“disappointing”plotline the episode sported, as other fans are pointing out.
Fans Genuinely Review Why Episode 6 Was “One of the Worst Episodes”
While the above-listed reviews make it evident that a specific part of the fandom feels the Middle Eastern countries only review bombed it because of the lesbian arc introduced, other fans are claiming that this isn’t the only reason whyepisode 6 was“one of the worst episodes”of the“disappointing second season.”
For instance, besides the fact that this kiss was totally invented since it doesn’t exist in the books (besides the fact that Rhaenyra Targaryen is shown as bisexual in the source material), other factors that led to the downfall of this episode include“inconsistent pacing, shallow character arcs, and poor narrative choices.”
Not only that but besides the kiss being“out of place,”fans are also reviewing this episodeas being“a boring snooze fest”mostly filled with“pointless fillers.”As this other part of the fandom pointed out their genuine concerns on X on why this episode was a lackluster disaster:
People are tired of Hollywood making everything gay.
— John C. Miller (@johncmiller96)August 13, 2025
Definitely not as good as the others. I am tired of seeing Daemon in Harrenhall depressed and going crazy.
— Disgruntled Middle-Aged Gamers (@DMGgamingpod)August 09, 2025
#HouseOfTheDragon#S2E6Blaming the low rating on one scene is baseless
The episode was criticized for inconsistent pacing, shallow character arcs, and poor narrative choices
Reducing complex feedback to one scene ignores the genuine issues that affecting the episode’s quality
— الوطني فيصل ١٧٢٧م .. 🐪🇸🇦 (@MBS__LOVER)August 09, 2025
Eh. That kiss was weird and out of place, but the episode sucked because it was a boring snooze fest, just the like one before it. Something interesting might happen in the last 2 minutes, rest is pointless filler 🤷♂️
— Mikey Romero (@RomeroMikey)June 28, 2025
It was a boring waste of time. There have been some exciting moments but those have barely been enough to keep me interested.
— XMT (@metal728x)May 30, 2025
Yeah, that may be true re: the show being “review bombed,” but this was one of the worst episodes of what has been a disappointing second season (compared to the first), so let’s not do defense for HBO—this show is struggling to make you care.
— Art Tavana (@arttavana)August 22, 2025
https://twitter.com/vanman_1000/status/1815836153008017657
its pretty boring. you can tell they are nervous to tell the story to fast compared to season 8 GOT. This season had 1 notable episode and the rest are fillers and scissoring.
— Brian Lasley (@Lasleysays)July 16, 2025
Idk why you guys keep talking about the women kissing. The episode was bad! This season so far has been a bit of a yawner 🥱
— Virility (@financemose)July 11, 2025
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In fact, even the featured user review onIMDbclaims that this series’“spark has been dulled.”The review states,“With Rhaenyra’s endless laments about her inaction, Daemon’s frustrating Harrenhal sequences, and endless stares of a downtrodden Alicent, the story has grown stagnant.”
Plus, sinceThe Dance of the Dragonsis actually a story of epic tragedy, fans are yearning to see more of that source material materialize rather than these filler scenes making their way in between, as the review points out,“Just make us feel something worthwhile, because, with each episode, it’s becoming harder and harder to care.”
All of this being put out there, we’re sure even the Middle Eastern fans have a lot more to criticize the show on than just two female characters randomly finding each other sexually attractive in the midst of an episode that felt mostly like a filler.
You can streamHouse of the Dragonon HBO.
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
