I thought this season was better than HOTD S1.
I am glad ol boy addressed Coralys finally and his absentee ways. Couldn't do anything besides look away
Alicent's schemes are a little too late, Litttlefinger Light already got Aegon on vacation
Daemon's whole side mission at the spooky castle was basically a scared straight program to get him to fall in line and bend the knee to Rhaenyra
I did enjoy the Lannister dealing with the pirate lady. Was funny in a usually somber show and a different change of scenery. When dude asked her how many wives she actually had to impregnate
Cole waxing poetic on the dance of dragons and marching to doom. Surrendering to the sweet embrace of death
I do agree the closing moments in particular felt like setup for next season with Team Black seemingly having the advantage.