The Night's Cast Watchers on the Wall

There was a lot to love about the first season of House of the Dragon and even more to hotly (heh) debate, so for a little bit of offseason fun, The Night's Cast is bringing you the best of and not-so-best-of HOTD. It's the first-ever Hottest D Awards! In this special episode, Petra, Samantha and Vanessa hand out the Hottest D's to best actor, character, location, and more -- and the not-so-best-of get their own recognition in the form of the Shrinkies.

The first season of House of the Dragon ended with a shocking death, a furious glare, and plenty of chatter about the season as a whole, and the Night's Cast is no exception (about the chatter -- not so much the death and fury). Join Petra, Samantha and Vanessa as they discuss the final episode of the season, "The Black Queen," and its high points, low points, and everything in between.

The King is dead. Long live the Q... uh, King? In "The Green Council," the Greens conspire and successfully steal Rhaenyra's throne (for now) and will likely face significant backlash from the Blacks as we head into the finale on Sunday. On this week’s episode, Vanessa and Petra discuss character motivations (or lack thereof), choices and their consequences, and who really cares about the smallfolk anyway?