GoT: HotD is incredible 4 episodes in. If your are fading it due to season 6-8 of GoT you are making a huge mistake.

Really fantastic first episode for House of the Dragon.

Yes, I enjoyed the House of The Dragon. I thought the pilot was solid. I hope that they will maintain the same quality for every episode. I'm cautiously optimistic at this point. And as a huge ASOIAF fan I couldn't help but smile at the references to the books.