'House of the Dragon' S3E03 - Rhaenyra Triumphant

About this episode

Jessie and Kim discuss the third episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon, exploring Rhaenyra's challenges and the episode's unique format.

Jessie and Kim discuss the third episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon. In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim discuss the third episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon. Does Rhaenyra take to the throne? How does the show handle Game of Thrones’ first real bottle episode? What is Rhaenyra’s creative solution to her rat problem? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! Read Brooke Obie’s piece here. 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 Follow Jessie Gender on YouTube Follow this podcast on Instagram Follow this podcast on Tiktok Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything

People in this episode

Hosts: Jessie, Kim

Topics covered

• House of the Dragon
• Rhaenyra Targaryen
• Game of Thrones
• bottle episode
• throne
• rat problem

Keywords

• House of the Dragon
• Rhaenyra
• Game of Thrones
• bottle episode
• throne
• rat problem

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Organizations: Decoding TV

Books & works: House of the Dragon

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