Among the many infamous failings of Game of Thrones’ last two seasons on HBO, one of the most illustrative and important to the fandom was how long it took characters to get from place to place. Early in the show, when they had the books as guides, journeys around Westeros would often take weeks, if not months, especially if someone was traveling with a large group. As the show dragged on, however, travel time started to get more and more reduced, with characters traversing most of the continent in mere seconds of screen time, and teleporting armies across land in what seemed like moments.

After its outstanding first season, House of the Dragon didn’t really need too much to continue setting itself apart from the lackluster final seasons of Game of Thrones. But if there were any lingering doubt, the travel times we’ve seen in season 2 should prove that........

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