House of the Dragon went full Targaryen last night, as Prince Daemon returned to King’s Landing and tried to seduce his niece. “King of the Narrow Sea” brought us scandal, secrets, spying, a betrothal, and another exile. Let’s get the (regular, not moon) tea on the episode with today’s interviews and videos!
This is probably the episode you sat down to watch with your parents and for that I am sorry but also deeply amused.
Spoiler Note: This recap and the comments section may contain mild spoilers from George R.R. Martin’s novels and Westeros histories, whether or not that material has appeared on the show yet. If you have not read the books and wish to remain completely Unsullied, we encourage you to check out our non-book-reader recap by Oz of Thrones!
Tonight we see the first of three episodes directed by Clare Kilner for House of the Dragon! This will be Ira Parker’s lone writing effort for the season.
Writer: Ira Parker
Director: Clare Kilner
Runtime: 1 hr, 2 min.
Content Warnings: TV-MA: Adult Content, Adult Language, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Violence
Video Preview: Episode 4 Preview
Daemon’s back with a new haircut and a new title, and where he goes, trouble follows.
Daemon Targaryen: I’ve only ever spoken the truth. I see Otto Hightower for what he is.
Viserys Targaryen: An honest and unwavering Hand?
Daemon: A [expletive deleted]
After three episodes of HBO‘s House of the Dragon, Hand of the King Otto Hightower has already been identified by some of the audience as the Littlefinger of the show. Hardly anyone has a good word to say about King Viserys’ cunning goodfather. (‘Goodfather’ is an A Song of Ice and Fire term for father-in-law, fyi.)
Gowns and finery took, for the most part, the week off, and let the truly gorgeous armor have the spotlight in this edition of Game of Threads.
House of the Dragon may have just started but we already know of its first deleted scene, although it’s a mystery whether we’ll ever see it. Would you like to have seen more of Alicent’s reaction to her betrothal to Viserys before jumping three years into the future? Would you like to have seen the wedding, or at least the wedding day? You’re not the only one: the producers must have agreed at some point, as a scene was shot for “The Rogue Prince” with Alicent wearing her wedding dress.
Our roundup of video reviews, breakdowns and reactions returns for House of the Dragon—a bit late, granted, as the show’s on its third week and episode, “Second of His Name,” but we’ll catch you up!
Episode three of House of the Dragon was a splendid spectacle – from a fiery beach battle, to a lavish glamping party, to a chaotic suicide run. “Second of His Name” was a pivotal episode for several characters, and we can’t wait to see what awaits them in the weeks to come.Continue reading →
HBO has released photographer Ollie Upton’s stills for the fourth episode of House of the Dragon, “King of the Narrow Sea.” As one may expect from that title, there’s a lot of Daemon, but also a few particularly intriguing photos of Princess Rhaenyra!
The initial ratings are in for episode 3 of House of the Dragon!
Deadline reports that “Second of His Name” has “exceeded 16 million viewers based on a combination of Nielsen and first party data,” and that episode 3 viewings were “up 27 percent on HBO Max compared to episode 2 on the prior Monday.”