King of the Narrow Sea

Another really compelling episode.

On one hand, I hadn't expected certain stuff that happened here to happen until at least the next episode, but on the other hand, that excites me for what's to come. I've not read the book, so please don't smite me when I say I'm going in blindly to this series (huge fan of HBO's Game of Thrones though).

I really dug the way this episode was directed, especially the brothel scene. Claire Kilner did a really good job, and all of the performances from the cast are reliably fantastic. I've said it once and I'll l say it again; Ramin Djwaldi is a musical genius.

I also really enjoyed Alicent and Rhaenyra's scene. It'll be interesting to see how their relationship is handled.

All in all, great stuff. This is some top quality television.

They've missed the point. Not everything has to be 100% about the plot. This is a character driven episode, meant to develop our characters and it is done so well with just about every scene. We learn more of character dynamics, personalities, goals and motivations, etc... and it's all handled with great care. It's not boring just because there isn't an action set piece or a fun dragon scene. This episode is focused on character and it still builds the plot with how the characters end up and how their relationships are affected. This is the house of the dragon, so it will focus on the members of that house. There is plenty of tension without a big action sequence. Give it a watch, if you're just looking for spectacle, you'll hate it, but if you are interested in what the show is actually about, and how game of thrones once was when it was one of the best shows ever, you'll love it.

I realized now (after watching the last 2 seasons of game of thrones ) and this episode is that what makes a good TV show or even a movie is not the action or score or visual spectacular or even good acting (of course these 3 elements will enhance the experience) but not necessary make a good show..

what really make a good show is the writing ... I think writers is under paid in this industry, my openion is that they should paid even more than the actors ,

what make this episode the best of all previous 3 is the writing...to prove my point further the last 2 seasons of the game of thrones had it all except the writing , they had good directing excellent picture super score and great acting and still the weren't the best episode of the tv show; simply because the writing wasn't from RR Mmartin books,

It is completely captivating to watch the webs he is weaving from the angle of the audience. The man is not willing to ever give up his hopes and dreams, which can be applauded even if they way he is going about it is wrong.

Once again we get some intense conversations between him and Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) that steal the show. These two are phenomenal on screen together and never disappoint. Their relationship is evolving and changing as the season goes on. Both are strong-willed and stubborn, making it clear there is a whole lot in store for the two of them.

As stated above, there is not a whole lot of action in House of the Dragon episode 4. It is more about the story development and laying the groundwork for something major to come. Eventually the shoe will drop and things will get crazy - and we cannot wait to see how that shakes things up in Westeros when it does.

This episode, while not majorly eventful, led to the first major domino that will surely dictate the course of the plot. Sort of like Robert dying in GoT (**not saying Viserys dies**).

Great acting, dialogue, cinematography... The pace and quality is akin to early GoT and I am all for it. My one suggestion is to not watch this episode with your parents, or children if you are a parent.

I want to give Milly Alcock a special shoutout because she doesn't have the resume as many of the other major characters, but she is absolutely killing it as Rhaenyra. The characters as a whole are expertly nuanced which really feeds into the gravity of each plot development.

8.8/10.