> If the overarching plot is to kill a dragon, there are some difficulties when trying to stretch it out into 9 hours of films. From what I've gathered the dra

> If the overarching plot is to kill a dragon, there are some difficulties when trying to stretch it out into 9 hours of films. From what I've gathered the dragon will be dealt with in the second movie (hence the name), while the third movie will deal with the aftermath, as well as being padded with content from the LOTR appendix. Personally I think the first movie will make more sense in light of the sequels, though that of course doesn't really defend the somewhat lackluster nature of it.