When the heir’s away, the traitors will play

The battle lines are being drawn, and it looks like Daemon and Aemond are going to be the heavies for the Blacks and the Greens

The Targy-est episode to date, both in terms of dragon-riding and…coupling.

Were you watching House of the Dragon and thinking, “this show is one psychopath short of a full cast?” Fear not! A new character has made his way to the foreground, and it looks like he’ll be satisfying any needs we had in that department.

A late arrival hasn’t caused such a stir since Peter La Fleur un-quit to take on Globo Gym. We have a big time jump coming, so let’s try to figure out where everyone stands at the end of We Light the Way.

Finally, an episode for all of the Jaime-Cersei ‘shippers out there. Beyond the uncomfortable brothel moments, though, we get some tremendous insight into Viserys’ character and possible points of conflict between Rhaenyra and Alicent.

Are we sure this isn’t an extension of the Bachelor franchise? We get additional proposal drama this week, plus bloody royals and a new dragon!

Dragon absenteeism, Targaryen ball security, and funky-looking pirates in Episode 2 of House of the Dragon

We’re back in Westeros, and much to the new crew’s credit, it feels as deep and scheming as ever!