‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 5 Reactions | Talk the Thrones

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 5 Reactions | Talk the Thrones

From House of R by The Ringer

July 19, 2026 · 1h 1m

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The hosts discuss their reactions to the latest episode of 'House of the Dragon', analyzing character ambitions and key scenes.

Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are excited to give you all of their thoughts on the newest episode of ‘House of the Dragon’! They start off by recounting the ambitions of each of our characters currently, then dissect the complex scene between Ormund and Daeron, and speculate what we might see in the future from Alys and Aemond in Harrenhal. (00:00) Intro (00:56) CR’s recap (6:19) Favorite moment of the episode (9:41) What does everyone want? (20:48) Ormund’s story of Meria Martell (26:01) The Green Army Vs. the Black Army (30:44) Criston Cole reveals his true desires (35:40) The Alicent-Mysaria-Rhaenyra situation (37:47) The Murder of the gold cloaks (42:31) Halaena’s own moment (47:05) Alys and Aemond’s growing relationship (54:00) Rhaenyra and Joffrey (55:49) Final thoughts Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson Producers: Aleya Zenieris, Carlos Chiriboga, and Jamie Yukich Social: Jomi Adeniran Set Production: Jonathan Ratliff and Gitu Mehra Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, Joanna Robinson

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