House Of The Dragon 3.03 Review: Is This What Targaryen Madness Feels Like?
House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 asks whether Rhaenyra’s victory is actually the beginning of something much darker: the slow process of Targaryen madness.
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House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 Recap & Reaction: Queen’s Landing Makes Victory Feel Rotten
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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House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 Review: Rhaenyra Got The Throne And That Might Be The Problem
Rhaenyra finally takes the Iron Throne in House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2, “Queen’s Landing,” but victory already feels poisoned by grief, blood, and the cost of power.
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House Of The Dragon Season 3 Premiere Review: The Battle Of The Gullet Proves Dragons Are Summarily Terrible At Solving Human Problems
Our House Of The Dragon Season 3 premiere review breaks down why the Battle of the Gullet works, how Jace’s death lands, and why Rhaena and Sheepstealer make dragons terrifying again.
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House Of The Dragon Season 1 Episode 10 Review: “The Black Queen” Makes Peace Cost Rhaenyra Her Son
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 🙂
House Of The Dragon Season 1 Episode 9 Review: “The Green Council” Crowns A Lie
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…
House Of The Dragon Season 1 Episode 8 Review: “The Lord Of The Tides” Lets Viserys Save Rhaenyra — Then Doom Her
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…
House Of The Dragon Season 1 Episode 7 Review: “Driftmark” Makes The Children Pay In Blood
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(!)…
House Of The Dragon Season 1 Episode 6 Review: “The Princess And The Queen” Turns Motherhood Into War
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…
House Of The Dragon Season 1 Episode 5 Review: “We Light The Way” Turns A Wedding Into A War Cry
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!
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