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”Rhaenyra the Cruel” Review - House of The Dragon: Season 2, Episode 2
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This week's 70-minute episode has a lot to break down. The fallout from the gruesome death at the end of last week's episode is felt across Westeros.
Takeaways From This Week
- The acting and dialogue in House of the Dragon are better than Game of Thrones so far.
- The episode sets up the eventual conflict between the two sides.
- The character dynamics and performances are strong.
- The episode explores the consequences of the murder of King Aegon's heir.
- The episode hints at the importance of certain characters and their future roles. Frustration with the decisions made by certain characters
- Discussion of the fight between the twins
Episode Breakdown
- Episode Title: Rhaenyra the Cruel
- Synopsis: Both Alicent and Rhenera are facing the consequences of the murder of King Ageon's heir
- Director: Clare Kilber
- Writer: Sara Hess
- Cast: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Matthew Needham, Sonoya Mizuno, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Phia Saban, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Jefferson Hall, Kurt Egyiawan
Hosts:
South of King’s Landing Credits:
- Intro & Outro Music: Curse of the Scarab by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ - South of King’s Landing Art: Cherie Henriques
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