![]() ![]() Here's what else went down in Episode 8 of House of the Dragon, "The Lord of the Tides." More Succession on HBO "keeping the house together" is a concept just as doomed as our dear King's health. ![]() We know Viserys' doom is coming, and it's so sad to see his decline episode-after-episode, because it's clear that he's someone who learns from his mistakes (he misses Aemma and without question regrets his actions that led to her death) and just wants to keep his house together.īut this is Westeros, and scheming is what these people do. Considine plays someone on the straight-and-narrow, who's kind and naive-constantly to his own detriment. ![]() Matt Smith (as Daemon), Olivia Cooke (as Alicent), and Rhys Ifans (as Otto) are all exceptional, but get to play characters either operating at some level of unhinged, or some level of quietly always scheming. What characters do now is key positioning for the scramble for the throne that will come after the King's clearly-inevitable death.īut before he's gone, let's take a moment to reflect on just how good Paddy Considine has been in what's been both a showy and thankless role on House of the Dragon. House of the Dragon is an ensemble show at its core, but the most important character in Season 1 is Viserys, and with his life now hanging in the balance-more on that below- we're getting into crunch time. It's impossible to talk about any of that without talking about Westeros' man with the plan (or, well, without any real plan, if we're being honest): King Viserys I Targaryen. As we continue the wind-up toward something major happening, we get another episode that feels every bit as long as its 67-minute runtime, packed with multiple plots, some new character development, and plenty of defining moments that could reflect the direction the show goes in Season 1's final two episodes. From there, he admits to “confusion” about why the matter is even up for discussion, and he calls upon Rhaenys to explain-she surprises Rhaenyra by telling the court that they intend to wed Laena’s daughters to Rhaenyra’s sons, and thus, the matter is closed.The following story contains spoilers for Season 1, Episode 8 of House of the Dragon, titled "The Lord of the Tides."Īs we enter the home stretch of House of the Dragon's Season 1, it's clear that the show's freshman season had one primary intention: get us to the inciting incident. With Daemon’s help, he makes it up the stairs to the chair. But then, surprisingly, Viserys appears! He’s hardly able to walk and has to use a cane, but he tells his Hand that he will sit on the Iron Throne that day. Things get underway in the Great Hall with Otto Hightower ( Rhys Ifans) hearing the arguments for succession. She then goes to Aegon’s quarters and slaps him, telling him, “You are no son of mine.” She does, however, seem to genuinely care about Helaena (Phia Saban), who she hugs for a long time. Alicent is sympathetic to the poor girl, although she does give her moon tea. Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) assaulted (and, it’s implied, raped) a serving girl who was sent to his quarters. Rhaenys doesn’t seem to think much of the proposal, and she leaves Rhaenyra standing in the Godswood alone.Īlicent ( Olivia Cooke), meanwhile, deals with plenty of family drama. She proposes that they wed Laena’s daughters and her sons, thereby securing Laena’s legacy. She also meets with Rhaenys and realizes her intent to take the throne for herself. Rhaenyra introduces her ailing father-seriously, Viserys ( Paddy Considine) is maybe a quarter of the man he was in the first episode, the rest of him has rotted away or shriveled-to her two sons by Daemon ( Matt Smith). Vaemond Velaryon (Wil Johnson), Corlys’ brother, believes he should inherit the throne rather than Rhaenyra’s son Rhaenyra ( Emma D’Arcy) obviously believes her son should inherit the throne Rhaenys ( Eve Best) intends to put herself forward as heir.Įveryone converges on a drastically changed King’s Landing to argue for their own proposals, but first, there are a few matters to attend to. When Corlys Velaryon ( Steve Toussaint) is severely injured fighting in the Stepstones, the matter of succession for Driftmark is called into question. ![]()
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