In our House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 review, Mary and Blake discuss “Rhaenyra Triumphant,” the psychological pressure of Rhaenyra’s rule, the rat banquet, Alicent’s surprising honesty, Daeron’s fake-out, and whether this is what Targaryen madness really feels like.
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Mary & Blake review House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2, “Queen’s Landing,” as Rhaenyra finally takes the Iron Throne — and victory already feels rotten.
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The Dance is here, the dragons have been set loose, and nobody knows how to win. Mary & Blake recap House Of The Dragon 3.01, “Salt And Sea, Fire And Blood.”
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Mary & Blake chat about the House Of The Dragon Season 2 finale, Episode 2.08 – The Queen Who Ever Was.
We discuss how the finale was perfect until one crucial moment, why we need fitting denouements as an audience, if Alicent or Rhaenrya is the main character, and why GRRM needs to eat his vitamins…
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Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.07 – The Red Sowing.
We discuss why the dragon selection scene was so compelling, but also devoid of any tension, why Alicent continues to have the best scenes of the show, and why Team Black needs a waaaaayyy better HR team and onboarding system…
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Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.06 – Smallfolk.
We discuss why the show does really well at what it’s great at, but really fumbles badly in the plot, the necessity of the kiss and if it helps inform the characters at all, and why Blake was a L’Oreal kid, and grew up thinking Tampax was candy…
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Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.05 – Regent.
We discuss the writer’s unique journey, highlight the spectacular craft on display from the production team (especially the editing and sound mixing) and why creepy people belong together…
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Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.04 – The Red Dragon And The Gold.
We we raise a glass to Rhaenys, talk about how this episode and the last are better each other because of context, why the motivations for all the characters are clearly defined, and why we STILL can’t get over that movie Wild Mountain Thyme…
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Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.03 – The Burning Mill.
We discuss why this show is starting to feel more like Game Of Thrones but is also setting itself apart from GOT at the same time, making the best scene yet in all of House Of The Dragon (and the one of the best in the GOT universe), and why Mary absolutely CANNOT get any of these names right…
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Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.02 – Rhaenyra The Cruel.
We discuss why Ser Criston is the absolute WORST, but also why that makes him the best, establishing a visual grammar to make your show stand out, and why Daemon has suddenly become Bobby Kennedy Jr.
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