.ShaneRyanHere & JoshJackson break down the fifth episode of House of the Dragon in letter form.
This week we had births and deaths and births that ended with death. It was an interesting way to introduce Emma D’Arcy as the adult Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, unceremoniously replacing young Milly Alcock, who had been one of the best things aboutso far.
Last week we talked about Lord Larys Strong as the show’s one true schemer, and this week revealed him to be a bit of a psychopath who cuts the tongues out of prisoners and sends them to burn down his home of Harrenhall, killing his own father and brother in the process. I need more backstory on the Strong family and if there’s any more motive here than that of a second son wanting his father’s inheritance.
As for Criston Cole, I think he’s around because Alicent knows he makes a good ally. She essentially saved him after he murdered Laenor’s lover in the melee, and now he likely feels grateful and loyal to her where once he had felt that way toward Rhaenyra. I thought the way he egged on Harwin Strong when the kids were battling was a particularly good scene, right up until his bloody grin, lying on the ground: “I thought as much.
Question for you as I throw it back—do you feel more or less excited about the show today than you did last week, when we both agreed the episode was below par? And what do you think of Viserys’ development? Is it more, or has he become even more ineffectual with the time jump?I can’t point to a better episode, except maybe the pilot when it felt like all the potential was there and it was a joy just to be back in Westeros.
So what do you think of the potential heirs so far? Aside from Ty Tennant as snivelly Aegon, the new child actors haven’t had a whole lot to do yet, but an entire war is about to be fought for their future. And as time keeps jumping, we’ll have new actors for all of them—and grown-ass dragons for all of them to both ride and creepily command “Dracarys!”The heirs are indeed a little uninspiring, particularly the blond progeny of Viserys and Alicent, who seem both enfeebled and a little odd.
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