Welcome to “House of the Dragon” recaps! In the second episode, we get more dragons, shifting alliances, impulsive blonde people and (gasp!) a new opening credits sequence. Here’s all the latest from Westeros.
The council, and Otto Hightower in particular, are spitting mad about this choice; they view her as unsuitable, and oh, by the way, he’s already married. Viserys wants to fly to Dragonstone himself, but is persuaded to send Otto Hightower to reprimand Daemon instead. But it’s clear when Daemon’s dragon Caraxes appears that there is no way to do so without bloodshed.
It’s the most interesting scene in this episode because it not only sets the stage for the inevitable dragon-back battles, but demonstrates Rhaenyra’s guts and the value of her insights while underlining Daemon’s poor planning and his attachment to his niece. Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO Milly Alcock wins this episode with a performance even better than last week’s. We almost don’t want to see Rhaenyra make the age jump, but we’re sure Emma D’Arcy will do a great job.Although there’s much to be said about those bloodthirsty crabs, this episode is packed full of other unsettling elements.
In this episode, we widen our scope to see how these key Targaryen and Targaryen-adjacent lords, ladies, princesses and Kings can and do affect the real world around them. "Game of Thrones" connoisseurs will know that ignoring reality for the sake of politics is never a good idea and the sense of foreboding that’s instilled that that final shot is potent — though we didn’t need to see the Crab Feeder’s murderous stare to feel the threat he poses.
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