Rhaenyra the Cruel

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.

Episode 2 is the best of the series for me so far. Rivals they of Season 1 Episode 8. It is good across the board. Acting is masterclass across the board. Stand out are Rhys playing Otto, Tom playing Aegon, Emma playing Rhaenyra and Phia playing Helaena! Writing is good and the direction is really great! Also Sonoya who played Mysaria is good too! All the supporting casts are amazing!

Most importantly, the dog from episode 1 is well!

This is more story driven and not action packed which makes sense as there is a lot of emotion, avenue and facets they have to deal with!

Kudos to the crew and team who worked on this at the back too, like the props, costumes, extras, CGI, ALL are amazing!

Another great episode, that mamages to build upon the foundation of previous events and the inevetable feeling that war is coming!

This episode had some great drama and tension! Some of these scenes really has the actors giving their best, and shows them at a very vulnerable time, as the need for revenge overshadows reason!

After this episode i am very excited to see where Daemons character goes! I see potential for a great character arc, as the man who was denied the throne in the first place!

The duel was great too and manages to balance violence and drama, just like thrones did!

There may not have been any major events, but it worked well as a set-up!

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.

Even though this episode had a bit of a pacing issue in the middle but it was still very good. The scenes following the immediate aftermath were very strong the only issue was that the scenes with non main characters were skipped past way too quickly without giving it full time to simmer. Overall it is a very strong 8.5.Even though this episode had a bit of a pacing issue in the middle but it was still very good. The scenes following the immediate aftermath were very strong the only issue was that the scenes with non main characters were skipped past way too quickly without giving it full time to simmer. Overall it is a very strong 8.5.