Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan
Mallory Rubin
Mallory Rubin
Joanna Robinson
Joanna RobinsonAbout the episode
Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are excited to give you all of their thoughts on the newest episode of House of the Dragon! They start off by dissecting the immense pressure on Rhaenyra’s shoulders in this episode, then get into the stereotypes of the Targaryen madness, and finally help us answer the biggest question of the episode: Was Daeron Targaryen, in fact, well met?
Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson
Producers: Aleya Zenieris, Carlos Chiriboga, and Jamie Yukich
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Set Production: Jonathan Ratliff and Gitu Mehra
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
Summary
- 0:01
Intro
- 1:36
CR’s recap
- 4:19
Is this the best episode of House of the Dragon?
- 10:14
The pressures of the crown
- 13:50
The humor in this episode
- 16:54
Targaryen lineage and the madness
- 22:32
Matt Smith’s performance in this episode
- 25:16
Daemon and Rhaenyra speak of the future
- 27:18
Seeking counsel from Alicent
- 31:50
Viserys’s complicated legacy
- 35:12
Have we seen the real Daeron?
- 40:55
Corlys and the issue of bastards
- 45:54
Rhaenyra sucks at diplomacy
- 49:34
The scheming of Ormund Hightower
- 50:57
Westeros Geography Corner, Part 2
- 53:25
Hunting for the usurpers
- 57:14
The Faith and the queen