House of the Dragon S2E08 - The Queen Who Ever Was

About this episode

The hosts discuss the eighth episode of House of the Dragon, exploring character arcs and fan reactions.

Thanks to our sponsor this week, GhostBed: Visit GhostBed.com/castofkings and use the code CASTOFKINGS to save 50% off your purchase sitewide. Tune in next week for a season 2 post-mortem, with reactions to your feedback and thoughts! Email us at [email protected] for a chance to be included. In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen, Jessie Earl, and Kim Renfro dive into House of the Dragon’s eighth episode, “The Queen Who Ever Was.” Why did this episode make us say “Huh” at the end of it? What did we think of Daemon’s storyline this season? Is it too easy for Rhaenyra and Alicent to see each other? Did we think this was a satisfying conclusion to Criston Cole’s storyline this season? And what did we think of this season as a whole? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! Links: Email us at acastofkings(AT)gmail(DOT)com Subscribe to Decoding TV on YouTube Follow us on Tiktok Buy Kim Renfro's book about Game of Thrones Subscribe to Jessie Gender on YouTube Learn more about Jessie Earl's movie, Identiteaze Follow this podcast on Instagram Follow this podcast on Tiktok Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything

People in this episode

Hosts: David Chen, Jessie Earl, Kim Renfro

Topics covered

• House of the Dragon
• episode analysis
• character storylines
• season recap
• fan feedback

Keywords

• House of the Dragon
• The Queen Who Ever Was
• Daemon
• Rhaenyra
• Alicent
• Criston Cole
• season 2

Sponsors

GhostBed

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: House of the Dragon, The Queen Who Ever Was, Identiteaze

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