Rhaenyra the Cruel

Don't get me wrong,its a very good episode..It has great performances,mostly from Rhys(Otto), Tom(Aegon) and Phia (Helaena)...But the main thing is that we waited 2 years for this season and now we have passed the 1/4 of the season..For me its time to pick up the pace and get straight to the conflict..But i have faith to the production team,cause now i feel that all the puzzles are connected and the pones are in the right position for them to amaze us another time

P. S Its funny how this series tries to justify everyones war crimes and stuff but they dont give a damn about Criston Cole.. They legit want everyone to hate him..And yea they have done it well in that part..I legitimately hate his guts so much.

Somehow surpassed episode 8 in all aspects, the music, cinematography, writing and acting. The characters are the most vulnerable and honest they've ever been and yet most of the plans being made are built on deception and pain. This episode is everything I've wanted from this show since it began. It is a deep delve into the hearts and minds of it's central and even some side characters, the writing and visuals are leagues above I've ever scene from a song of ice and fire in my opinion. Also contains several of the most heartbreaking scene. The scenes are much more intimate and personal than ever before. 11/10.

Whenever an act of war is enacted you can most certainly expect an act of vengeance. While Game of Thrones is a battle between houses for the Iron Throne, what makes House of the Dragon so interesting is that this is a story about the battle between one extended family, the Targaryen, for the supremacy of the Seven Kingdoms.

This second episode of the sophomore season does an amazing job portraying not only the suffering of the rulers, bur also how this internal battle affects King's Landing, and the horde of innocents that live within its walls.

The entire episode revolves around the people caught in the crossfire, it's about how they are forced to choose a side in the war for Westeros, and what the repercussion of their choices will bring.

I have officially graduated university today and if you asked me what was your highlight of the week i would say this episode!

Been waiting for this episode with these events to be exact and it totally delivered! After last week's intense start, this episode keeps up the tension and even more, with more political drama and a final scene that i didn't quite enjoy.

The duel scene was especially strong, perfectly cast and brilliantly executed. The episode balances setup and action well, pointing at what events might yet to come.

On a side note i believe there are some good quotes from this episode that people will remember in the future, but my favorite was today's "I WISH TO SPILL BLOOD, NOT INK". Great episode overall.

I'm guessing some people were expecting battle after battle but if we look back at Game of Thrones in it's prime days, we needed episodes like this because it sets up for the bigger action. In fact this episode wasn't even that bad, it had conflict and action but more importantly it had strong dialog. The effect the last episode had, it had characters in question and confusion, in others it had anger and vengeance. Cutting straight to a war scene would feel bloated. The importance of dialog is what makes shows like this seem more real, for us as an audience to digest the story in preparation for the bigger payoffs.