I'm actually kinda excited and hopeful about House of the Dragon, i will give it a fair shot
I think the series has a lot going for it to make it work better than Game of Thrones did
1 - the book is done and the story is complete, so the writers of the show only need to focus on the characters and dialogue, not the plot
2 - the story is a lot more focused on family drama and politics, you know, the good stuff about Game of Thrones back in the day, instead of the focus on the Good vs Evil battle
3 - it has a bunch of big fucking dragons and legendary fighters mentioned in Game of Thrones, so it could have quite a few cool battle scenes
that's all i need from the show