House of the Dragon' Episode 8

2022 - 10 - 10

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House of the Dragon – Season 1 Episode 8 Recap & Review (The Review Geek)

Corlys would have wanted Lucerys Velaryon, Laenor's son, to be named heir. The trouble with that though, is that he's not true Valeryon and Vaemond does not ...

Viserys wishes for Alicent to take up his mantle as protector of the realm and keep the houses together. However, Alicent clearly interprets this as needing to usurp the succession and put Aegon on the throne. He speaks of the Song and Ice of Fie and mentions Aegon. He goes on to call the children bastards and Rhaenyra a whore. There’s dialogue here that’s going to be the catalyst for war erupting across the realm, and poor Viserys is too drugged up and garbled to actually articulate what he means properly. That night, Viserys talks to Alicent about the coming threat, that being the awful writing in seasons 7 and 8 of Game of Thrones of course. He’s helped to the throne and throws shade on what’s happening. If Rhaenys backs Lucery’s claim to the throne, Rhaenyra will have Jacaerys and Lucerys betrothed to Baela and Rhaena. Daemon and Rhaenyra show up to see him, informing the King about the petition regarding Driftmark. As for Alicent, she continues to oversee the council meetings, and it seems issues in the Stepstones have managed to stabilize for a while now and trade is good. Rhaenyra introduces her father to two new kids as well (Daemon and Rhaenyra’s), Aegon and Viserys, the latter named after him of course. Viserys continues to deteriorate in the wake of all this, now bedbound with bandages wrapped round his head and eye.

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House of the Dragon Episode 8 Review (Game Rant)

Those who thought this was going to be Game of Thrones, but just with a new cast of characters have likely been a bit annoyed at how little action takes place.

There are characters that are going to be worth watching because they're evil and the best thing about the show, and what the series has set up, is that it's not clear who is going to come out on top. [this episode of The House of the Dragon](https://gamerant.com/house-of-the-dragon-episode-6-review/) is one that does things no other episode has done, while doubling down on some of the things that have worked all season. Paddy Considine does a rather incredible job of portraying a man that is quite older than the actor really is in the real world. He also does a phenomenal job of playing someone who knows that his days are growing short and who just wants to take in his family. Right at the top of the list is that Viserys, who at this point in the timeline is both quite old and quite infirmed continues to be an oddity in these stories. That has been one of the most interesting things about this season of House of the Dragon, because the people around him are not particularly good people. To some degree, that means that everything will be settled both in his kingdom and his family. And, as an old man who is coming towards the end, he wants to make sure that everything is settled before he goes. It's also a testament to the writers that while things might be a bit confused at the beginning, there is enough done on screen to mostly fill in the blanks, even if there are a few parts that still leave some questions unanswered. [House of the ](https://gamerant.com/house-of-the-dragon-episode-7-review/) [Dragon](https://gamerant.com/house-of-the-dragon-episode-7-review/) audience had to struggle to keep up with names of various characters and move those characters around on the chess board in their minds. For most of House of the Dragon, it wouldn't be totally unfair of a vast majority of the audience to end just about every episode by screaming "come on, get on with it!" It doesn't seem like it would have been too hard to actually show some of these scenes so that people could know who exactly was where and why.

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Who Is Mysaria Talking to in 'House of the Dragon' Episode 8? (Collider.com)

From Vaemond (Wil Johnson) being killed by Daemon (Matt Smith) to Viserys (Paddy Considine) finally dying at the end of the episode, the moment where we see ...

Martin, that Mysaria plays a role in the subterfuge between the Blacks and the Greens. In the earlier scene, we see her deliver moon tea to Alicent when she is questioning the serving girl who was sexually assaulted by Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney). When Alicent asks what has happened, she tearfully says, "I was fetching the prince his wine, and I put it on his table, and when I turned... The woman in the hood is Alicent's (Olivia Cooke) servant, Talya (Alexis Raben), who we saw earlier in the episode. She told him then that she had left the life of sex work and is revealed to now trade in secrets instead. We last saw Mysaria in Episode 4, when she found Daemon in one of the brothels sleeping on the ground after he nearly seduced Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock).

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House of the Dragon episode 8 review: A battle for Lord of the Tides ... (BT TV)

We recap House of the Dragon episode 8 as tensions rise in King's Landing and King Viserys takes a final stand.

In the end it was Maisie Williams Arya Stark who killed the Night King and saved Westeros. Unfortunately, Viserys’ confused dying moments with Alicent are taken as an instruction that is should her be son Aegon II who takes the Iron Throne. While his brother is more interested in matters of the flesh, Aemond looks like he’s spent his youth preparing for war, blood and chaos. But before the King could lay down the law, Prince Daemon stepped in to save everyone some time and chopped Vaemond’s head off with a quick swipe of Dark Sister. Has there ever been a more awkward family dinner? Includes Sky channels from NOW and Netflix.

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All The "House Of The Dragon" Episode 8 Interesting Details And ... (BuzzFeed)

A lot happened in this episode — including multiple deaths. Let's take a look at the interesting details and moments...

8.The lack of official greeting for Rhaenyra is an insult, deliberately perpetrated by Otto Hightower — we hear Ser Harrold Westerling tell him they were greeted according to his orders. He plans to appeal to his Grace the King on matters of succession, rights, and the sanctity of blood. He wishes for the Driftwood Throne to pass to him, that is his by rights and that he is the only unattainted choice." 13.Luke laughs when the pig is placed in front of Aemond because of the prank the boys played on him when they were younger, giving him a pig instead of a dragon. What was your fave moment of Episode 8 of House of the Dragon? 11.The setup of the family dinner was influenced by depictions of the Last Supper.

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'House of the Dragon' episode 8: Viserys' last words to Alicent ... (Mashable)

Rhaenyra introduces him to her children – one of whom is called Aegon – and asks him about the Song of Ice and Fire prophecy that he told her about all those ...

In a nutshell, it means that the temporary peace between Alicent and Rhaenyra is broken. As the king lay dying, he and his wife were essentially having two different conversations. Clearly, at this point, he thinks he's talking to Rhaenyra again, and even though Alicent doesn't understand his talk of the Song of Ice and Fire, she latches on to the name Aegon when Visersy' murmurs it. The first couple of times we see Viserys in episode 8 he's lying in bed, struggling to tell the difference between his daughter Rhaenyra and his wife Alicent. The king is talking about Aegon the Conqueror, who first dreamed of the prophecy, but Alicent thinks he means their firstborn son. The problem?

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House of the Dragon Episode 8: All you need to know about King ... (Economic Times)

The last few scenes of House of Dragons have left many questions behind themselves. For a few scenes, King Viserys's dream of a united family appeared to ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). For a few scenes, King [Viserys](/topic/viserys)'s dream of a united family appeared to come true. Alicent gets interrupted by a knight who informs her of a crying girl in Prince Aegon's room, later finding out that Aegon raped the girl. [House of Dragons](/topic/house-of-dragons)have left many questions behind themselves. You must do this." In the later part of the episode, we also find Rhaenyra and

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'House of the Dragon' Episode 8 Recap: At Least He Kept His Tongue (CNET)

A new time jump also means new actors: The six Targaryen kids -- Aegon, Aemond, Jacaerys, Lucerys, Baela and Rhaena -- all have new faces in Sunday's episode. A ...

"A final tribute to the health of my nephews," he says. "The prince to unite the realm against the cold and the dark. "You wanted to know if I believe it to be true," he says. "I will sit the throne today." Set by the queen and the Hand, I'd wager, to proclaim my son illegitimate," Rhaenyra says. Set aside your grievances, if not for the sake of the crown then for the sake of this old man, who loves you all so dearly." "When it does, will you want a child at the command of the greatest fleet in Westeros?" Rhaenyra meets Rhaenys in the Godswood to do some petitioning of her own. Vaemond heads straight to the queen, and gets an audience with both the queen and her father the Hand. Most of his hair is gone, his skin discolored, and a bandage is wrapped around the left side of his head when Rhaenyra and Daemon (who sailed from Dragonstone) go to see him. "Ah, the maesters. A full recap of House of the Dragon episode 8 is below.

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The Ending of House of the Dragon Episode 8, Explained (HarpersBAZAAR.com)

Including the miscommunication between Alicent, Viserys, and Rhaeynyra and the prophecy of the Prince that was Promised.

It's an unfortunate miscommunication that followed Rhaenyra and Alicent's brief reconciliation with each other, as well as Alicent's acknowledgement of Rhaenyra's entitlement to the crown. Aegon foresaw the end of the world of men. She asks her father if he believes in the Song of Ice and Fire, a prophecy that originated from a divine dream from Aegon the Conqueror and which Viserys had confided in Rhaenyra in Episode 1. Aegon called his dream the Song of Ice and Fire. The Prince that was Promised." The next day, Alicent and Otto prepare to hear appeals from Rhaenys, Rhaenyra, and Vaemond on who is to become the next Lord of the Tides. Every Targaryen ruler since Aegon has been notified of the prophecy by the previous ruler. Delirious, Viserys mistakes Alicent for Rhaenyra from the previous night, telling her that he does believe in the Prince that was Promised from Aegon's dream. Significantly, the prophecy claims that this prince must descend from the Targaryen line. [House of the Dragon](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a40910816/funniest-twitter-reactions-house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones/), which aired last night, has sealed the fate of King Viserys Targaryen and opened hell's floodgates for his surviving family members. After Vaemond, the younger brother of Corlys, bids for himself, Viserys emerges in the hall, taking back his royal duties from Otto and Alicent for the day. Six years after the funeral of Laena Velaryon, the line of succession for Driftmark has been challenged after Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) suffers a potentially fatal injury during a battle in the Stepstones.

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House of the Dragon's Pivotal Death Was Surprisingly Tough to ... (TVLine)

But we haven't seen a lot of George R.R. Martin-created characters die of old age and/or overall ill health. So to watch Paddy Considine's unwell Viserys wheeze ...

(By the way: Props to the show’s prosthetics, makeup and CGI departments — particularly for that gnarly ulcer in the king’s right cheek.) The moments of lucidity followed by episodes of sheer incoherence. House of the Dragon‘s forebear, Game of Thrones, inured its viewers to a certain kind of on-screen violence; just when you thought the camera would pan away and save you from seeing a disgusting coup de grace… How bizarre to find that I had a much harder time watching the former than I did the latter.

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