Join as Eviliv3 reviews @HBOMax’s Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon – S3E3, Rhaenyra Triumphant. 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.”
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 July 5, 2026
- Synopsis
- Ormund reluctantly submits to Daemon, who takes Daeron Targaryen hostage, and tells Rhaenyra they should execute him.
- Corlys informs Rhaenyra that the treasury has been emptied.
- Alicent suggests declaring Aegon dead, and Rhaenyra agrees.
- The High Septon refuses to anoint Rhaenyra without proof of Aegon’s death, and warns her not to antagonize the Faith.
- Corlys names Alyn his heir, and asks Rhaenyra to legitimize him and Addam.
- Rhaenyra hears out petitioners, and learns that the wealthy have starved the smallfolk.
- Daemon knights Addam, Hugh, and Ulf, but Rhaenyra does not legitimize Addam.
- Rhaenyra hosts a banquet for the city’s nobility, but serves them rats and has the City Watch raid their storehouses for hoarded food.
- Daemon unsuccessfully urges Rhaenyra to seize the world using their dragons.
- She later addresses the smallfolk and distributes food with Mysaria.
- Corlys chastises Rhaenyra for not legitimizing Addam despite her own children’s parentage, and calls them bastards.
- Rhaenyra allows Alicent to see Daeron, but she does not recognize him.
- The boy reveals that Ormund forced him to pose as Daeron.
- A dragonkeeper informs Rhaenyra that Ormund has seized the town of Tumbleton and has captured a young dragon.
- 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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