House Of The Dragon Season 2 Episode 6 gets review bombed on IMDb, lowest rating of the series

The latest episode of House of the Dragon season 2 seems to be resonating less and less with the masses from one particular region. With only eight episodes this season, fans are understandably hungry for some hardcore action and suspense sequences that can leave them gasping for breath. However, the situation with House of the Dragon season 2 episode 6 seems to be entirely different. The episode is getting review bombed by people from a certain region of the world, and fans have a guess as to why this might be happening.

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House of the Dragon season 2 episode 6 gets 6.3/10 rating

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Out of all the episodes of House of the Dragon, episode 6 of this season has received the lowest rating to date. In fact, among all the Game of Thrones episodes combined, Smallfolk has gotten the fourth lowest rating. Reportedly, this episode is being review bombed on IMDb by the residents of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Fans are reacting to this news as they don’t understand why such a story-filled episode was reviewed so badly.

#HouseOfTheDragon Season 2, Episode 6: ‘Smallfolk,’ is being review bombed on IMDb.

The episode currently holds a 6.3/10 rating, the lowest of the entire series so far, as well as the fourth-lowest rating in the entire #GameOfThrones franchise. pic.twitter.com/iN9Y0tDy3n

— westerosies (@westerosies) July 23, 2024

all you do is fighting rhaenyra stans bcs the sharks are still beating your ass 😭 can't even review bomb bc you don't have numbers https://t.co/4CsQmEtfYW pic.twitter.com/u3AQ29b822

— daizymilfism (@firstofhernnme) July 22, 2024

And IMDB lists the countries it is showing by the most frequent. 5th most popular review source in the world on Smallfolk? Iraq. On all the other episodes, the most popular are the US, UK, Germany, India and SA. Tis a review bomb confirmed coming from Middle Eastern countries. pic.twitter.com/viBoNzk764

— Joe Magician 🧙 (@TheJoeMagician) July 23, 2024

The episode was fantastic though. Second best in the season so far. I can’t believe people review bomb just because of the kiss, I imagine they will explain more of in the next episode. The Last of Us faced the same thing and it’s just disgusting that people are this homophobic.

— Dalton Meza-Paz (@DaltonPaz2003) July 23, 2024

Many users believe the low rating is attributed to the kiss between Rhaenyra and Mysaria. Despite their initial differences, the two women eventually come together based on their mutual past experiences. Mysaria’s guidance helps Rhaenyra consolidate the support of the common folk. Subsequently, as Mysaria comforts Rhaenyra’s fears, the two end up kissing. Here’s the review score distribution for USA:

Credit: IMDb

Compared to the review score distribution in Sausi Arabia and Iraq:

Credit: IMDb

On the other hand, many fans await the dragon fight sequences that they tuned into the show for. Sorted by countries, the IMDb reviews show USA favors the episode storyline and Saudi Arabia and Iraq seem to be against it.

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