Join as Eviliv3 reviews @HBOMax’s Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon – S3E2, Queen’s Landing. House of the Dragon is based on George R. R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, originally released on November 20, 2018 by Bantam Books. The series is set two hundred years before the Game of Thrones series that ran from April 17, 2011 – May 19, 2019. House of the Dragon chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen; the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen war of succession, known as the “Dance of the Dragons.”
You can learn more here: https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon
Show Notes
Intro
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Discussion
- written by series creator Ryan Condal
- adaptation of the second half of this first volume of George R. R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood
- Featured music by Ramin Djawadi
- Cinematography by Fabian Wagner & Pepe Avila del Pino
- Episode was directed by Clare Kilner
- Episode written by Sara Hess
- Original air date June 28, 2026
- Synopsis
- The Dragonseeds pursue the Triarchy’s remnants at the Gullet.
- Baela takes Jace’s body to Dragonstone, leaving Rhaenyra emotionally distraught by her son’s death.
- Jeyne Arryn asks a guilt-stricken Rhaena to leave her lands, but Rhaena offers to protect the Vale with Sheepstealer.
- Aegon and Larys escape captivity.
- Addam finds Corlys, who offers to legitimize Alyn.
- Alicent meets Luthor Largent, commander of the City Watch, and asks him to surrender the city to Rhaenyra.
- Jasper discovers this and attempts to rape her, but Orwyle arrests him.
- Daemon receives word of Jace’s death and returns to Dragonstone.
- He informs Rhaenyra that Aemond has left King’s Landing.
- Aemond reaches Harrenhal on Vhagar and kills Simon Strong, but is injured and begs Alys for help.
- Rhaenyra, Daemon, Hugh, and Ulf arrive in King’s Landing on their dragons.
- Luthor reveals that his loyalty was always to Daemon and arrests Green supporters.
- Rhaenyra demands Aegon, but learns he fled the city.
- Daemon receives an imprisoned Otto as a gift from Larys.
- Otto is beheaded by an emotional Rhaenyra.
- Daemon beheads Jasper, and Rhaenyra ascends the Iron Throne.
- Alicent, captured with Helaena, arrives to see her father’s body.
- Cast
- Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
- Bethany Antonia as Lady Baela Targaryen
- Phoebe Campbell as Lady Rhaena Targaryen
- Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen
- Emma D’Arcy as Princess / Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Harry Collett as Prince Jacaerys “Jace” Velaryon
- Emma D’Arcy as Princess / Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower
- Olivia Cooke as Queen / Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower
- Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince / King Aegon II Targaryen
- Jaehaerys
- Phia Saban as Princess / Queen Helaena Targaryen
- Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen
- Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince / King Aegon II Targaryen
- Olivia Cooke as Queen / Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower
- Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
- Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
- Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria
- Gavin Spokes as Lord Lyonel Strong
- David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos
- Bill Paterson as Lord Lyman Beesbury
- Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole
- Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling
- John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon
- Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
Outro
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