Rating summary
| Movie |  | 3.0 |
| Video |  | 0.0 |
| Audio |  | 5.0 |
| Extras | | 5.0 |
| Overall |  | 3.5 |
House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season 4K Blu-ray Movie Review
Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman November 20, 2024
In what has become something of a tradition for both Game of Thrones and this series, HBO and Warner Brothers Home Entertainment are
offering some alternate packaging choices, in this case a nicely designed SteelBook. The disc contents match the House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season
4K wide release. Interestingly, this SteelBook also offers the bonus "character cards", but unlike both the wide 4K release and HBO's 1080
release of the second season, there's no oversized slipcover over both the keepcase and cards that quite probably will arrive bent (see my reviews of
the wide releases for more details about the packaging
choices).
For my thoughts on this second season (which include some "thoughts" from George R.R. Martin himself), please head over to my
House of the Dragon: The
Complete Second Season 4K Blu-ray review.
House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality
Video quality is assessed in the above linked review.
House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality
Audio quality is assessed in the above linked review.
House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras
The bounteous on disc supplements are detailed in the above linked review. This SteelBook fits right in with the many previous SteelBooks offered
during the "reign" of both Game of Thrones and now this series. A nice matte finish offers dragons in the form of a sigil on the front panel
and a salient quote on the
back panel (a quote which is also repeated on the packet holding the character cards). Sparks igniting a perhaps imminent conflagration fill the bottom
part of both the outside panels. The inside panels feature a picture of some of the principal cast. The art cards and their packet were simply stacked
on top of the SteelBook when my copy arrived, so finding a place to store them may be a bit of a challenge.
House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation
I was pretty spectacularly surprised at how much of a letdown the second season of this series turned out to be, but on the plus side, technical merits
are first rate, the supplements many in number (if often quite short), and this SteelBook design evocative and perfectly in line with the many other
SteelBooks of this particular franchise (including Game of Thrones), for anyone who may be considering making a purchase.
