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!
Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 1.04 – “King Of The Narrow Sea”.
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 4, “King Of The Narrow Sea,” where Daemon returns, Rhaenyra claims desire, Criston crosses a line, Otto falls, and private choices become public evidence.
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Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 3, “Second Of His Name,” where Aegon’s name day pressures Rhaenyra’s claim, the white hart appears, Daemon becomes a myth, and Viserys’ legacy starts turning into a trap.
We discuss the the theme of legacy for Daemon and Viserys, why the visual language of the open was vintage GOT, and who we think is the Lady Whistledown of the Targaryen court…
We discuss the “big breath in”, why Aethelhelm is right (from a certain point of view), and why Finan is totally a Gilmore Girls fan…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 2, “The Rogue Prince,” where Daemon steals a dragon egg, Rhaenyra proves herself at Dragonstone, Viserys chooses Alicent, and the order of things starts creating the next war.
In this episode, why we think there are such low stakes right now, how the kingdom has suffered because of “the order of things” and why Ser Cristan Cole is Pearl Jam guy — but only the early stuff…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 1, “The Heirs Of The Dragon,” where Viserys names Rhaenyra heir, Aemma dies, Daemon crosses a line, and the family wound that starts the Dance begins.
In this episode, we chat the argument between prologues or being thrown into a show, why the show invites comparison to Game Of Thrones through visual language and writing itself, why NOT having archetypes can sometimes be a bad thing, and why were are soooooo frakking happy to be back in Westeros…
