Mary and Blake discuss “Faceless Men,” including Criston Cole’s incredibly satisfying death, the Iron Throne cutting Rhaenyra, Alys Rivers offering Aemond a new future, and why the Baela and Alyn kiss feels unearned.
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Mary and Blake recap and react to House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 5, “Unbowed and Unbent,” including Criston Cole’s death wish, Aemond’s dependence on Alys Rivers, Helaena’s choice, Ormund’s plan for Daeron, and the haunting Feast for Traitors.
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Mary and Blake recap House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 4, “Tumbleton,” including Ormund’s plan for Daeron, Sunfyre’s fate, Aegon’s humiliation, and Rhaenyra’s growing control over her dragonriders.
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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 recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 10, “The Black Queen,” where Rhaenyra is crowned, tries to prevent war, loses her child, sends Luke to Storm’s End, and learns what peace costs.
We discuss the use and abuse of theme, why this show is best interpreted as a family drama, and we get into some pretty heavy cereal talk…you don’t want to miss the end of this episode 🙂
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 9, “The Green Council,” where Alicent turns Viserys’ last words into a coup, Aegon is crowned, Rhaenys chooses mercy, and the Greens move before Rhaenyra can enter the room.
We discuss why for characters to be believable, they must do everything in their power to achieve their wants, why Alicent is still in service to men, and why Ser Harold Westerling is a good boss because he always gets the Starbys for his crew…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 8, “The Lord Of The Tides,” where Viserys saves Rhaenyra, Daemon kills Vaemond, the family shares one last dinner, and one misunderstood prophecy dooms the peace.
We discuss why the characters are finally starting to feel true to the story, the irony in King Viserys’ final night, and why the dragon keepers need to invest in Shout sticks…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 7, “Driftmark,” where Aemond claims Vhagar, Lucerys takes his eye, Alicent snaps, Laenor escapes, and the children pay in blood for their parents’ lies.
We discuss the validity of the show holding the twist from you, why the night scenes look so…odd, and why Mary always gets her christmas shopping done BEFORE Halloween(!)…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 6, “The Princess And The Queen,” where the time jump turns Rhaenyra’s children into evidence, Alicent into open opposition, Laena into tragedy, and motherhood into war.
We discuss the effectiveness of the time jump, how two characters go from 0 – 100 real quick, and why Viserys totally has dragon stick figures on the back of his carriage…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 5, “We Light The Way,” where Alicent wears green, Criston snaps, Daemon murders Rhea Royce, Viserys collapses, and a royal wedding becomes a war cry.
We discuss the need-for and burden-of chaos, rat imagery, and why Mary has put on a green dress and called her banner men to arms!
