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House Of The Dragon With Mary & Blake is dedicated to the hit TV show on HBO, House Of The Dragon In House Of The Dragon with Mary & Blake, House Of The Dragon podcast hosts Mary and Blake dive in head first on character, theme, favorite moments, production, predictions and every facet you can think of for House Of The Dragon on HBO. While we have read A Song Of Ice And Fire books, we have not yet read Fire & Blood. Furthermore, since we are podcasting one episode at a time, this will be a SPOILER FREE podcast. We firmly believe in the separation of book and show. While we do invite book knowledge, we are analyzing this story from the television show on its own accord.

  1. 2d ago

    House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 Review: Is This How Targaryen Madness Begins?

    Spoiler warning: This House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 review discusses “Rhaenyra Triumphant” in full, including the rat banquet, the Faith’s refusal to crown Rhaenyra, Alicent’s advice, Corlys confronting Rhaenyra, the fake Daeron, and the fall of Tumbleton. In our House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 review, we break down “Rhaenyra Triumphant,” an episode that finally gives Rhaenyra Targaryen the throne she has spent her life fighting for—and immediately makes that victory feel like the worst thing that could have happened to her. Rhaenyra has King’s Landing, the Red Keep, and the Iron Throne. But she also inherits an empty treasury, a starving city, a hostile nobility, an unresolved rival king, resistance from the Faith, and a war that refuses to end simply because she finally sat down. This is not really an episode about winning power. It is about experiencing the weight of power. Listen To Our House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 Recap And Reaction Mary and Blake discuss “Rhaenyra Triumphant,” including whether Rhaenyra is beginning to experience Targaryen madness, the episode’s psychological-thriller filmmaking, Alicent becoming Rhaenyra’s unexpected adviser, the rat banquet, the Faith’s refusal to anoint her, Corlys’ confrontation over Alyn and Addam, Daeron’s fake-out, and the changing opening tapestry. Mary’s Flame Rating: 4.7 out of 5 Blake’s Flame Rating: 5 out of 5 Pull Up A Chair Inside The Nerd Clan Join the Kitchen Table, Spoiler Table, and Craft Table for deeper House Of The Dragon conversation, bonus reactions, early access, and the community discussion that continues after every episode. Join The Nerd Clan House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: What Happens In “Rhaenyra Triumphant”? “Rhaenyra Triumphant” begins with Daemon confronting Ormund Hightower and demanding his surrender. Faced with Daemon, Caraxes, Hugh on Vermithor, and Ulf on Silverwing, Ormund reluctantly bends the knee and turns over a silver-haired boy he claims is Alicent’s youngest son, Daeron Targaryen. Daemon brings the supposed Daeron back to King’s Landing and argues that Rhaenyra should execute him. Rhaenyra refuses, choosing instead to send the boy to the Wall. Her mercy becomes another source of tension between her and Daemon, who believes their dragons give them enough power to stop negotiating and begin conquering. Inside King’s Landing, Rhaenyra quickly discovers that taking the capital was easier than governing it. Corlys reveals that the treasury has been emptied. The city lacks food. The smallfolk are starving. The court wants ceremonies, processions, and a coronation, but Rhaenyra does not have the money or political stability required to stage them. Alicent advises Rhaenyra to declare Aegon dead, but the High Septon refuses to anoint a new ruler without proof of Aegon’s death. His refusal is not a simple endorsement of Team Green. He understands that the Faith cannot offer sacred legitimacy to Rhaenyra while another crowned monarch may still be alive. Corlys names Alyn his heir and asks Rhaenyra to legitimize both Alyn and Addam as Velaryons. Rhaenyra hesitates because of what their legitimization could mean for Joffrey’s future claim. Corlys finally says aloud what the court has avoided for years, calling out Rhaenyra’s hypocrisy and the disputed parentage of her own sons. After hearing petitions from the people of King’s Landing, Rhaenyra learns that wealthy nobles have been hoarding food while the smallfolk starve. She invites those nobles to a banquet, serves them rats, and orders the City Watch to raid their storehouses. Rhaenyra and Mysaria then distribute the seized food to the people. The smallfolk cheer their new queen, while Rhaenyra burns the remaining Green banners and symbols of Aegon’s rule. But the apparent victory collapses when Alicent meets the captured boy and immediately realizes he is not Daeron. Ormund substituted another child, protected the real prince, seized Tumbleton, and captured a young dragon. By the end of the episode, Rhaenyra has the throne, the city, and the crowd’s applause. She still does not have control. House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 Review “Rhaenyra Triumphant” may be the best episode of the season because it understands that the most frightening thing about power is not always what someone does with it. Sometimes it is what power does to them. Rhaenyra spent most of her life believing that the Iron Throne would validate her. It would prove Viserys was right to name her heir. It would correct the theft committed by the Greens. It would complete the identity she had been forced to defend since childhood. Instead, the throne gives her an endless procession of problems. There is no emotional release and no meaningful arrival. Every person who enters the room needs an answer, a judgment, a punishment, a favor, or a decision. The job is swallowing her whole. That is why the episode’s controlling question is not whether Rhaenyra deserves the throne. The question is whether she can remain herself while ruling from it. Follow The Full Season 3 Story Use our House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode Guide for every recap, review, podcast, explainer, and major question from the Dance of the Dragons. Is Rhaenyra Experiencing Targaryen Madness? The episode never reduces Rhaenyra to a “Mad Queen.” That would be far less interesting than what the series is actually doing. Rhaenyra experiences memory lapses, sensory overload, intrusive grief, isolation, and the impossible pressure of making choices that will determine whether thousands of people live or die. She is not suddenly irrational. Most of her choices remain understandable. That is what makes the episode frightening. For years, the franchise has spoken about Targaryen madness as though it were a genetic switch. Every time a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin. But “Rhaenyra Triumphant” suggests that madness may be less like a switch and more like a process. Grief combines with isolation. Isolation combines with destiny. Destiny combines with absolute power. Absolute power teaches the ruler that every escalation can be justified as necessary. Rhaenyra is not frightening because we can no longer understand her. She is frightening because we can understand every step. For a deeper exploration of that question, read our explainer: What Is Targaryen Madness? How “Rhaenyra Triumphant” Becomes A Psychological Thriller Clare Kilner directs the episode like a psychological thriller rather than a traditional fantasy drama. Emma D’Arcy’s face is frequently held in sharp focus while the background bends and dissolves into a circular blur. The shallow depth of field separates Rhaenyra from the people and architecture around her, making the Red Keep feel unstable. The camera also remains disciplined around Rhaenyra’s perspective. We do not receive the emotional relief of standing outside her experience. We remain close to her face, inside the oppressive rooms and candlelit corridors, while every conversation increases the pressure. Ramin Djawadi’s score adds a recurring metallic strike that sounds almost like iron hitting iron—or something banging against the Iron Throne itself. The sound appears less like traditional musical accompaniment and more like an alarm inside Rhaenyra’s head. This is what makes the episode’s formal experimentation work. It feels different without feeling disconnected from the series. The darkness, firelight, rats, stone corridors, ghosts, and oppressive Targaryen architecture already belong to the visual vocabulary of House Of The Dragon. Kilner pushes those established elements until political drama becomes psychological horror. Why Did Rhaenyra Serve Rats To The Nobles? Rhaenyra serves rats to the nobles because they have been hoarding food while the people of King’s Landing starve. She uses the banquet to humiliate the ruling class, expose their selfishness, and distract them while the City Watch raids their hidden stores. Rhaenyra is not wrong to seize the food. That is why the scene works. The smallfolk need relief, and the nobles have protected their own comfort while allowing everyone else to suffer. But Rhaenyra does not merely solve the problem. She stages the solution. She turns justice into spectacle. The people cheer when she redistributes the food, and Rhaenyra learns something potentially dangerous: public humiliation works. Fear works. Symbolic punishment works. Being applauded after a lifetime of being doubted feels good. Rhaenyra does the right thing in a way that may teach her the wrong lesson. Read the full scene explainer: Why Did Rhaenyra Serve Rats? Why Won’t The Faith Crown Rhaenyra? The High Septon refuses to anoint Rhaenyra because Aegon’s death has not been proven. He does not explicitly declare that Rhaenyra is illegitimate. Instead, he refuses to place the Faith’s authority behind another monarch while the crowned king may still be alive. That distinction matters because it demonstrates the limits of Rhaenyra’s power. She has dragons, soldiers, the capital, and the Iron Throne, but she cannot force the Faith to grant meaningful legitimacy without destroying the value of its blessing. Dragons can take a city. They cannot automatically make the realm believe. Read the full explainer: Why Won’t The Faith Crown Rhaenyra? Why Is Alicent Helping Rhaenyra? Alicent becomes one of the episode’s most surprising figures because she has every reason to withhold information from Rhaenyra—and repeatedly chooses not to. She understands the Faith, the rhythms of court, and the political mechanics of King’s Landing because she spent years operating inside them. Rhaenyra may possess the rightful claim, but Alicent has more practical experience with the daily work of rule. That turns Alicent into something close

  2. Jul 6

    House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 Recap & Reaction: Queen’s Landing Makes Victory Feel Rotten

    Spoiler warning: This episode discusses major events from House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2, “Queen’s Landing.” In our House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 review, we break down “Queen’s Landing,” an episode where Rhaenyra finally gets the thing she has been owed — King’s Landing, the Red Keep, and the Iron Throne — only for the victory to feel rotten almost immediately. Because this is not a clean triumph. Jace is dead. Alicent’s surrender plan collapses into blood. Otto Hightower becomes the price of Rhaenyra’s first public act of power. Aemond takes Harrenhal like Daemon without the brake pedal. Helaena just wants chickens. And Rhaenyra sits the Iron Throne looking less like she has arrived and more like the chair is already punishing her. Below, you can listen to our full podcast breakdown, watch the video version, read the recap, and follow our related House Of The Dragon Season 3 coverage for the biggest questions from the episode. Listen To Our House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 Recap And Reaction Mary & Blake discuss “Queen’s Landing,” including Rhaenyra taking King’s Landing, Otto Hightower’s brutal death, Alicent trying to save Helaena, the meaning of Helaena’s out-of-season caterpillar, Alys Rivers asking for Harrenhal, Aegon heading toward Rook’s Rest, and whether the Iron Throne is already rejecting Rhaenyra. House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: What Happens In “Queen’s Landing”? “Queen’s Landing” begins in the aftermath of the Battle of the Gullet. The Blacks technically won, but the victory is hollow because Baela returns to Dragonstone with Jace’s body. Rhaenyra’s grief is immediate, maternal, and furious. She is not simply processing the death of an heir. She is a mother staring at another dead son. Rhaena returns to the Vale with Sheepstealer and tries to bargain with Jeyne Arryn. Jeyne wants her gone, but Rhaena now has the one thing the Vale wanted from Rhaenyra in the first place: a real dragon. Her offer is framed as protection, but it also functions as a threat. All Rhaena needs from Jeyne is “blindness.” Meanwhile, Corlys survives the Gullet and, in the wreckage of High Tide and the Velaryon fleet, finally offers Alyn and Addam the Velaryon name. Aegon and Larys escape after surviving Triarchy forces attack their caravan, and Aegon insists on going to Rook’s Rest — possibly because Sunfyre may still be alive there. In King’s Landing, Alicent tries to make good on her bargain with Rhaenyra by asking Luthor Largent and the City Watch to stand down when the Blacks arrive. But Jasper Wylde discovers her plan and attacks her before Orwyle intervenes and has him arrested. Daemon receives word of Jace’s death and returns from the Riverlands. Before he leaves, Alys Rivers asks him for Harrenhal as payment for helping him secure the Riverlords. Daemon dismisses her request, but that mistake may matter more than he realizes. Aemond then arrives at Harrenhal on Vhagar, kills Simon Strong, is wounded, and ends the episode in Alys’ care. With Vhagar gone from King’s Landing, Rhaenyra, Daemon, Hugh, and Ulf fly into the capital. The Gold Cloaks turn. Rhaenyra demands Aegon, but Aegon has fled. Instead, Larys leaves Otto Hightower as a gift. Rhaenyra executes Otto, Daemon executes Jasper, and Rhaenyra finally sits the Iron Throne. Then Alicent and Helaena are brought in, and Alicent sees her father’s body on the floor. So… yay? House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 Review: Rhaenyra Wins, But Victory Feels Rotten “Queen’s Landing” works because it lets Rhaenyra be right without letting righteousness protect her from consequence. Rhaenyra has the rightful claim. Viserys named her heir. The realm swore to her. The Greens stole the crown. But being right is not the same thing as ruling. This episode is about what happens when Rhaenyra finally has to turn legitimacy into visible power. She does not simply walk into King’s Landing and receive the throne as a reward. She walks through Otto Hightower’s blood to get there. That is the whole emotional shape of the hour: victory as contamination. That is why the final throne room sequence hits so hard. Rhaenyra gets the thing we have been waiting for her to get, and the show immediately makes us afraid of what it will cost her. The Iron Throne does not feel like a prize. It feels like a machine that turns pain into policy. Why Otto Hightower’s Death Is Not Clean Justice Otto Hightower’s death should feel satisfying on paper. He helped build the Green cause. He pushed Alicent into the machinery of power. He treated Viserys’ succession like a problem to be solved instead of an oath to be honored. He is one of the central architects of the war. But the episode refuses to make his execution easy. Rhaenyra wants Aegon. Aegon is gone. So Larys leaves Otto behind as a substitute body — a corpse-shaped temptation for Rhaenyra’s first public act as queen. The execution is awkward, painful, and ugly. Rhaenyra’s first swing does not cleanly take his head. The moment denies the audience the clean catharsis of revenge. That is the point. Otto may deserve consequences, but Rhaenyra still has to become the person who delivers them in front of everyone. She does not become queen when she sits the throne. She becomes queen when she agrees to kill in public. Why Alicent And Helaena Are The Emotional Wound Of The Episode Alicent is trying to do the right thing too late. She cannot save Aegon from himself. She cannot control Aemond. She cannot undo the Green Council. But she may still be able to save Helaena, the child who never wanted any of this. That makes Helaena’s material quietly devastating. She notices a caterpillar out of season. She looks at butterfly imagery. She talks about wanting to keep chickens. In another show, that might just be a strange little character detail. In House Of The Dragon, it feels like Helaena clocking the whole episode: transformation is happening too early, and death is attached. Helaena does not want power. She does not want revenge. She does not want the throne. She wants a life small enough to survive. In this family, wanting chickens is basically a revolutionary act. Alys Rivers, Harrenhal, And Aemond’s Next Problem Alys Rivers asking Daemon for Harrenhal is one of the most important setups in the episode. Daemon treats it like an outrageous request from someone with no formal legitimacy. No name. No title. No noble husband. No obvious right to one of the largest castles in Westeros. But Alys does not seem to want Harrenhal like someone asking for real estate. She seems to want the engine underneath the castle. Her line about rubies never satisfying her hunger suggests Harrenhal is tied to something deeper: power, identity, magic, or the old gods’ strange hold on that place. Daemon dismisses her, and then Aemond arrives wounded at Harrenhal. That is setup with a knife behind it. Aemond may think he has taken the castle, but by the end of the episode, he is bleeding at Alys Rivers’ feet. Is The Iron Throne Already Rejecting Rhaenyra? One of our biggest questions after “Queen’s Landing” is whether the Iron Throne is already rejecting Rhaenyra. Emma D’Arcy plays the final moments with an incredible mix of grief, shock, authority, discomfort, and barely contained panic. Rhaenyra sits the throne, but she does not look comfortable on it. That matters because the throne is never just furniture in this world. It is history made physical. It is conquest turned into architecture. It is a chair made of blades. So when Rhaenyra sits awkwardly, shifts, and looks like the role itself does not fit cleanly around her, the episode is telling us something. Rhaenyra got the throne. But the throne may already have her. Why “All We Need From You Is Blindness” Is The Line Of The Episode Rhaena says the line to Jeyne Arryn, but it travels through the entire hour. Rhaena needs Jeyne to look away from her guilt. Alicent needs Helaena to look away from the cost of her betrayal. Daemon needs Rhaenyra to look away from the difference between justice and performance. Rhaenyra needs herself to look away from the fact that the throne will not make Jace’s death mean anything. And maybe the audience has to look away too, because we want Rhaenyra to win. That is what makes “Queen’s Landing” such a strong episode. Every political move has an emotional cost. Every victory is attached to a wound. Every step forward leaves blood behind. Episode Highlights From Mary & Blake Mary gives “Queen’s Landing” 4.6 flames, while Blake gives it 4.65 flames. Mary’s good is the Fishfeed sing-along, which she initially hears as “fish feet,” and frankly we may never recover. Blake’s great is the line “All we need from you is blindness.” We debate whether Aegon is heading to Rook’s Rest because Sunfyre is still alive. We talk about why Ulf is absolutely a future problem. We discuss whether the opening tapestry is showing us truth, propaganda, or the official family-approved version of history. We also somehow get into marathon slander, vibration plate drama, bidet accountability, and why Blake is deeply offended by seven-year-olds who are better than him at skiing and skating. Related House Of The Dragon Coverage From Mary & Blake House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode Guide: every Season 3 recap, review, podcast reaction, and major question. House Of The Dragon With Mary & Blake: our full podcast hub for recaps, reactions, and deeper Targaryen civil war discussion. Otto Hightower’s Death Explained: why Rhaenyra killed him and what the moment means. Helaena’s Butterfly Prophecy Explained: what the caterpillar and butterfly imagery may mean. Battle Of The Gullet Explained: what happened, who died, and why Jace’s death changes the war. House Of The Dragon Season 2 Ending Explained: Alicent’

  3. Jul 5

    House Of The Dragon 3.01 Recap & Reaction: Salt And Sea, Fire And Blood — Opening Pandora’s Box Doesn’t Mean You Win

    Mary & Blake recap and react to House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 1, “Salt And Sea, Fire And Blood.” In this episode, we discuss whether the House Of The Dragon Season 3 premiere is actually the finale Season 2 never gave us, why the Battle of the Gullet turns spectacle into consequence, and why opening Pandora’s box does not mean you win. Full spoilers for House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 1, “Salt And Sea, Fire And Blood.” Listen To Our House Of The Dragon 3.01 Recap And Reaction Mary & Blake are back in Westeros, and the Dance is officially here. This week, we break down Jace’s death, Rhaena and Sheepstealer, Corlys finally becoming the Sea Snake in present tense, Aegon and Larys as the nightmare odd couple we did not know we needed, and one very unsettling Alicent and Aemond scene that belongs in the Red Keep’s emotional horror wing. Watch The Episode On YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY YOUTUBE Want the deeper room after the episode? Join The Nerd Clan for the Kitchen Table, Craft Table, Spoiler Table, bonus content, early access, and the ongoing House Of The Dragon conversation with Mary, Blake, and the rest of the community. Pull up a chair at JoinTheNerdClan.com → House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 1 Recap: What Happens In “Salt And Sea, Fire And Blood”? House Of The Dragon Season 3 opens by throwing us directly into the fire, the blood, the fog, the ships, the dragons, and the weird old gods nonsense. Rhaena finally finds Sheepstealer and gets her “How To Train Your Dragon” moment, except this dragon is less Toothless and more feral cat with a dental plan problem. Meanwhile, Aegon and Larys flee King’s Landing only to be captured by men loyal to Rhaenyra. Alicent returns to the Red Keep after her secret peace offer and discovers that the easy version of her plan is gone: Aegon has vanished, Aemond is still there, and the son she thought she could move may be far more broken than she understood. Daemon is back in the Riverlands, which already feels like a major improvement after a season of haunted Harrenhal therapy. He is fighting with Oscar Tully’s forces, meeting the Winter Wolves, and watching the war become exactly what wars become in this world: mud, severed heads, burned bodies, and old men living their best violent Northern lives. The major action, of course, is the Battle of the Gullet. The Triarchy attacks the Velaryon fleet, Corlys tries to outmaneuver Lohar through Dragonstone Pass, Baela and Jace arrive on Moondancer and Vermax, and Rhaena enters the fight on Sheepstealer without anything close to real control. By the end, Vermax is dead, Jace is shot in the water, and Rhaenyra has lost another son. What Does “Salt And Sea, Fire And Blood” Mean? The title “Salt And Sea, Fire And Blood” is basically the episode’s operating system. Salt is the Gullet, the naval war, and the cost of fighting on the water. Sea is Corlys, the Velaryon fleet, the blockade, and the strategy that has been holding King’s Landing in place. Fire is the dragons — Vermax, Moondancer, Sheepstealer — and the illusion that Targaryens can control the power they keep reaching for. Blood is the bill that finally comes due. It is Jace. It is Rhaenyra losing another son. It is the inheritance of a family that keeps turning children into strategy pieces and calling it destiny. Is This A Premiere, A Finale, Or Both? One of our biggest questions in this episode is whether “Salt And Sea, Fire And Blood” feels like a true season premiere or the missing finale from Season 2. The answer might be both. The episode has the shape of a payoff, but because it arrives at the beginning of Season 3, it also flips the board immediately and dares the rest of the season to live inside the consequences. That is why we both gave the episode 4.9 flames. It is not just that the Battle of the Gullet is big. It is that the battle changes the emotional math of the show. Jace dies. Rhaenyra breaks open. Rhaena gets a dragon and immediately learns that having power is not the same thing as controlling it. Corlys finally gets to be the legend everyone keeps telling us he is. Aegon becomes more interesting as a broken, captured king than he ever was as a pouting one. As Blake says in the episode, this feels like the show opening Pandora’s box. The dragons have been set loose, but that does not mean anyone knows how to win. Keep going: Need a refresher before diving deeper into Season 3? Read our House Of The Dragon Season 2 recap before Season 3 and our House Of The Dragon Season 1 recap and episode guide. Why The Battle Of The Gullet Works The Battle of the Gullet works because it is not just dragon spectacle. It is consequence. The blockade goes from strategy to death trap. Rhaenyra goes from possible action to forced helplessness. Jace goes from protective heir to dead son. Rhaena goes from dragonless girl to rider with guilt and no mastery. That is the difference between action and drama. Action is ships burning and dragons screaming. Drama is realizing that the thing a character wanted has become the thing that hurts them. Rhaena wanted a dragon. She gets one. And then Sheepstealer becomes chaos with wings. Mary also points out how the dragons feel more like mortal animals here. They are huge, yes, but the episode pulls back enough to make them feel vulnerable, physical, and unpredictable. Sheepstealer does not behave like a noble fantasy weapon. He behaves like an old, wild creature who gives approximately zero cares about Rhaena’s emotional needs. Jace’s Death Is Quiet, Cruel, And Exactly The Point Jace’s death is one of the strongest choices in the premiere because it is not grand in the way we expect a Targaryen dragonrider death to be grand. He does not die in a clean blaze of glory. He survives the fall. He reaches the surface. For one terrible second, it looks like he might live without Vermax. Then the arrows come. That quietness matters. The episode gives us a prince of the Targaryen dynasty being killed in the water by regular men with regular weapons. It is not romantic. It is not operatic. It is ugly, small, and awful — which is exactly why it lands. It also makes Jace’s earlier choice to lock Rhaenyra away even more tragic. He is trying to protect his mother, but in doing so, he removes her from the very space he enters in her place. His love becomes command. His fear becomes action. His protection becomes imprisonment. Then he dies inside the consequence of that choice. Corlys Finally Gets To Be The Sea Snake One of the episode’s best decisions is finally letting Corlys be Corlys. For two seasons, the show has told us that Corlys Velaryon is the Sea Snake. In this episode, it actually lets us see what that means. The Dragonstone Pass sequence is not just cool naval geography. It is characterization. Corlys understands the tide, the current, the weight of the ship, the fear of his men, and the exact kind of calm a captain has to project when everything is going wrong. His best moment may not be the sword fight. It may be the quiet moment when he takes the helm without humiliating the man who is struggling. That is command. That is competence. That is the Sea Snake in present tense. More House Of The Dragon Coverage From Mary & Blake House Of The Dragon Season 2 Recap Before Season 3 House Of The Dragon Season 1 Recap And Episode Guide House Of The Dragon Season 3 Early Reviews Aegon And Larys Are The Odd Couple We Did Not Know We Needed Somehow, Aegon and Larys might be one of the funniest and most watchable pairings on the show right now. Aegon is broken, miserable, entitled, funny, pathetic, and still technically a king. Larys is Larys, which means every room he enters becomes a chessboard with a limp. Their capture works because it reverses Aegon’s status in a fascinating way. He has never been less physically powerful, but he may never have been more politically valuable. Aegon as a fugitive is one thing. Aegon as a hostage is another. That is why we are so interested to see where this bizarre little nightmare buddy comedy goes next. Alicent And Aemond: Purposeful Gross Or Too Much? We also spend a lot of time unpacking the Alicent and Aemond scene, because good grief. Alicent tries to move Aemond by appealing to the part of him that wants to be seen, valued, and chosen. But the scene turns because Aemond receives that affection in a way Alicent clearly did not anticipate. The important thing is that Olivia Cooke plays the moment with panic, calculation, horror, and survival all at once. Alicent’s face becomes the scene. She realizes, in real time, that the son she is trying to manipulate is not just a political problem. He is an emotional disaster with Vhagar attached. Is the scene disturbing? Absolutely. Is it empty shock value? We do not think so. It is the Red Keep’s emotional rot becoming impossible to ignore. The Old Magic Is Getting Weird, And We Are Here For It We are also very much here for the weird. Alys Rivers, Helaena, goats, antler people, the God’s Eye, old gods energy — give it to us. Game Of Thrones sometimes felt like it wanted to go deeper into the strange magic of this world but got too big to fully live there. House Of The Dragon may actually be willing to let the weird breathe. The big question is whether the old magic material becomes more than atmosphere. Right now, it feels like Alys and Helaena may understand the shape of this war better than the people actually fighting it. If that is true, then the Targaryens may not be the only ones moving pieces on the board. Five Questions That Have Nothing To Do With House Of The Dragon Because this is still Mary & Blake, we also close the episode with Five Questions That Have Nothing To Do With House Of The Dragon. This week, we get into New Hampshire supremacy, roller coaster trauma, chil

  4. 08/12/2024

    House Of The Dragon: 2.08 – The Queen Who Ever Was (SEASON 2 FINALE) | Recap & Reaction

    Mary & Blake chat about the House Of The Dragon Season 2 finale, Episode 2.08 – The Queen Who Ever Was. We discuss how the finale was perfect until one crucial moment, why we need fitting denouements as an audience, if Alicent or Rhaenrya is the main character, and why GRRM needs to eat his vitamins…   SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS YOUTUBE SPOTIFY CONNECT WITH MARY & BLAKE Like Our Facebook Page  Join Our Facebook Group Join The #NerdClan Follow On Twitter Follow On Instagram  CHECK OUT THE BEST MERCH ON THE PLANET AT:  THE MARY & BLAKE STORE Shop for all of our podcasts, sayings, and listener inspired designs in one easy place. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR PODCASTS AT MARY & BLAKE: This Is Us Too: A This Is Us Podcast The Pokemon Pokedex With Rhys & Felicity: A Pokemon Podcast The Percy Jackson Prophecy: A Percy Jackson Podcast The MCU Diaries: Essays On Marvel Television Podcast  Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton Podcast Keep Calm And Crown On: The Crown Podcast Minute With Mary: A Younique Network Marketing Podcast Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast The Leftovers Podcast: The Living Reminders The North Remembers: A Game Of Thrones Podcast Wicked Rhody: A Podcast About Rhode Island Events and Life You’ve Been Gilmored: A Gilmore Girls Podcast ParentCast: A Podcast For New Parents Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom House Of The Dragon With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For House Of The Dragon The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: A Rings Of Power Podcast READ OUR LATEST BLOGS AT MARY & BLAKE: Mary & Blake’s Blog The MCU Diaries The Handmaid’s Diaries Minute With Mary Outlander Cast Blog A huge thank you to all of our members at the #NERDCLAN for helping to make this podcast possible. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Bobbi Franchella lisa kroencke Maryanne St Laurent Tara Vicki Adams Anne Gavin Dana Mott-Bronson Joanne Felci Kathleen Katy Valentine Kirstie Wilson Sara Zaknoen, MD Siobhan M. O’Connor SuzyQ CO-PRODUCERS Peg Rogers Angie Leith Barbara Falk Dena Kendig Jennifer L. Dominick Katelyn Cassidy Keelin Dawe Martha Meredith Bustillo ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Cary Robinson Laura Roche Norma Perez Bethany Fowler Brenda Lowrie Brittany McCausland Candy Hartsock Carolyn Needham Christina Tomazinis Christine Milleker Jennifer Richie Karen Snelling Marilyn L Neenan Shonna Chapman Stephanie Holm Suzanne Moss Tracy Enos  CLICK HERE to join the #NERDCLAN House Of The Dragon: 2.08  (SEASON 2 FINALE) – The Queen Who Ever Was | Recap & Reaction

  5. 08/01/2024

    House Of The Dragon: 2.07 – The Red Sowing | Recap & Reaction

    Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.07 – The Red Sowing. We discuss why the dragon selection scene was so compelling, but also devoid of any tension, why Alicent continues to have the best scenes of the show, and why Team Black needs a waaaaayyy better HR team and onboarding system…   SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS YOUTUBE SPOTIFY CONNECT WITH MARY & BLAKE Like Our Facebook Page  Join Our Facebook Group Join The #NerdClan Follow On Twitter Follow On Instagram  CHECK OUT THE BEST MERCH ON THE PLANET AT:  THE MARY & BLAKE STORE Shop for all of our podcasts, sayings, and listener inspired designs in one easy place. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR PODCASTS AT MARY & BLAKE: This Is Us Too: A This Is Us Podcast The Pokemon Pokedex With Rhys & Felicity: A Pokemon Podcast The Percy Jackson Prophecy: A Percy Jackson Podcast The MCU Diaries: Essays On Marvel Television Podcast  Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton Podcast Keep Calm And Crown On: The Crown Podcast Minute With Mary: A Younique Network Marketing Podcast Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast The Leftovers Podcast: The Living Reminders The North Remembers: A Game Of Thrones Podcast Wicked Rhody: A Podcast About Rhode Island Events and Life You’ve Been Gilmored: A Gilmore Girls Podcast ParentCast: A Podcast For New Parents Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom House Of The Dragon With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For House Of The Dragon The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: A Rings Of Power Podcast READ OUR LATEST BLOGS AT MARY & BLAKE: Mary & Blake’s Blog The MCU Diaries The Handmaid’s Diaries Minute With Mary Outlander Cast Blog A huge thank you to all of our members at the #NERDCLAN for helping to make this podcast possible. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Bobbi Franchella lisa kroencke Maryanne St Laurent Tara Vicki Adams Anne Gavin Dana Mott-Bronson Joanne Felci Kathleen Katy Valentine Kirstie Wilson Sara Zaknoen, MD Siobhan M. O’Connor SuzyQ CO-PRODUCERS Peg Rogers Angie Leith Barbara Falk Dena Kendig Jennifer L. Dominick Katelyn Cassidy Keelin Dawe Martha Meredith Bustillo ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Cary Robinson Laura Roche Norma Perez Bethany Fowler Brenda Lowrie Brittany McCausland Candy Hartsock Carolyn Needham Christina Tomazinis Christine Milleker Jennifer Richie Karen Snelling Marilyn L Neenan Shonna Chapman Stephanie Holm Suzanne Moss Tracy Enos  CLICK HERE to join the #NERDCLAN House Of The Dragon: 2.07 – The Red Sowing | Recap & Reaction

  6. 07/25/2024

    House Of The Dragon: 2.06 – Smallfolk | Recap & Reaction

    Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.06 – Smallfolk. We discuss why the show does really well at what it’s great at, but really fumbles badly in the plot, the necessity of the kiss and if it helps inform the characters at all, and why Blake was a L’Oreal kid, and grew up thinking Tampax was candy…   SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS YOUTUBE SPOTIFY CONNECT WITH MARY & BLAKE Like Our Facebook Page  Join Our Facebook Group Join The #NerdClan Follow On Twitter Follow On Instagram  CHECK OUT THE BEST MERCH ON THE PLANET AT:  THE MARY & BLAKE STORE Shop for all of our podcasts, sayings, and listener inspired designs in one easy place. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR PODCASTS AT MARY & BLAKE: This Is Us Too: A This Is Us Podcast The Pokemon Pokedex With Rhys & Felicity: A Pokemon Podcast The Percy Jackson Prophecy: A Percy Jackson Podcast The MCU Diaries: Essays On Marvel Television Podcast  Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton Podcast Keep Calm And Crown On: The Crown Podcast Minute With Mary: A Younique Network Marketing Podcast Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast The Leftovers Podcast: The Living Reminders The North Remembers: A Game Of Thrones Podcast Wicked Rhody: A Podcast About Rhode Island Events and Life You’ve Been Gilmored: A Gilmore Girls Podcast ParentCast: A Podcast For New Parents Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom House Of The Dragon With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For House Of The Dragon The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: A Rings Of Power Podcast READ OUR LATEST BLOGS AT MARY & BLAKE: Mary & Blake’s Blog The MCU Diaries The Handmaid’s Diaries Minute With Mary Outlander Cast Blog A huge thank you to all of our members at the #NERDCLAN for helping to make this podcast possible. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Bobbi Franchella lisa kroencke Maryanne St Laurent Tara Vicki Adams Anne Gavin Dana Mott-Bronson Joanne Felci Kathleen Katy Valentine Kirstie Wilson Sara Zaknoen, MD Siobhan M. O’Connor SuzyQ CO-PRODUCERS Peg Rogers Angie Leith Barbara Falk Dena Kendig Jennifer L. Dominick Katelyn Cassidy Keelin Dawe Martha Meredith Bustillo ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Cary Robinson Laura Roche Norma Perez Bethany Fowler Brenda Lowrie Brittany McCausland Candy Hartsock Carolyn Needham Christina Tomazinis Christine Milleker Jennifer Richie Karen Snelling Marilyn L Neenan Shonna Chapman Stephanie Holm Suzanne Moss Tracy Enos  CLICK HERE to join the #NERDCLAN House Of The Dragon: 2.06 – Smallfolk | Recap & Reaction

  7. 07/17/2024

    House Of The Dragon: 2.05 – Regent | Recap & Reaction

    Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.05 – Regent. We discuss the writer’s unique journey, highlight the spectacular craft on display from the production team (especially the editing and sound mixing) and why creepy people belong together…   SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS YOUTUBE SPOTIFY CONNECT WITH MARY & BLAKE Like Our Facebook Page  Join Our Facebook Group Join The #NerdClan Follow On Twitter Follow On Instagram  CHECK OUT THE BEST MERCH ON THE PLANET AT:  THE MARY & BLAKE STORE Shop for all of our podcasts, sayings, and listener inspired designs in one easy place. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR PODCASTS AT MARY & BLAKE: This Is Us Too: A This Is Us Podcast The Pokemon Pokedex With Rhys & Felicity: A Pokemon Podcast The Percy Jackson Prophecy: A Percy Jackson Podcast The MCU Diaries: Essays On Marvel Television Podcast  Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton Podcast Keep Calm And Crown On: The Crown Podcast Minute With Mary: A Younique Network Marketing Podcast Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast The Leftovers Podcast: The Living Reminders The North Remembers: A Game Of Thrones Podcast Wicked Rhody: A Podcast About Rhode Island Events and Life You’ve Been Gilmored: A Gilmore Girls Podcast ParentCast: A Podcast For New Parents Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom House Of The Dragon With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For House Of The Dragon The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: A Rings Of Power Podcast READ OUR LATEST BLOGS AT MARY & BLAKE: Mary & Blake’s Blog The MCU Diaries The Handmaid’s Diaries Minute With Mary Outlander Cast Blog A huge thank you to all of our members at the #NERDCLAN for helping to make this podcast possible. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Bobbi Franchella lisa kroencke Maryanne St Laurent Tara Vicki Adams Anne Gavin Dana Mott-Bronson Joanne Felci Kathleen Katy Valentine Kirstie Wilson Sara Zaknoen, MD Siobhan M. O’Connor SuzyQ CO-PRODUCERS Peg Rogers Angie Leith Barbara Falk Dena Kendig Jennifer L. Dominick Katelyn Cassidy Keelin Dawe Martha Meredith Bustillo ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Cary Robinson Laura Roche Norma Perez Bethany Fowler Brenda Lowrie Brittany McCausland Candy Hartsock Carolyn Needham Christina Tomazinis Christine Milleker Jennifer Richie Karen Snelling Marilyn L Neenan Shonna Chapman Stephanie Holm Suzanne Moss Tracy Enos  CLICK HERE to join the #NERDCLAN House Of The Dragon: 2.05 – Regent | Recap & Reaction

  8. 07/12/2024

    House Of The Dragon: 2.04 – The Red Dragon And The Gold | Recap & Reaction

    Mary & Blake chat about House Of The Dragon Episode 2.04 – The Red Dragon And The Gold. We we raise a glass to Rhaenys, talk about how this episode and the last are better each other because of context, why the motivations for all the characters are clearly defined, and why we STILL can’t get over that movie Wild Mountain Thyme…   SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS YOUTUBE SPOTIFY CONNECT WITH MARY & BLAKE Like Our Facebook Page  Join Our Facebook Group Join The #NerdClan Follow On Twitter Follow On Instagram  CHECK OUT THE BEST MERCH ON THE PLANET AT:  THE MARY & BLAKE STORE Shop for all of our podcasts, sayings, and listener inspired designs in one easy place. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR PODCASTS AT MARY & BLAKE: This Is Us Too: A This Is Us Podcast The Pokemon Pokedex With Rhys & Felicity: A Pokemon Podcast The Percy Jackson Prophecy: A Percy Jackson Podcast The MCU Diaries: Essays On Marvel Television Podcast  Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton Podcast Keep Calm And Crown On: The Crown Podcast Minute With Mary: A Younique Network Marketing Podcast Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast The Leftovers Podcast: The Living Reminders The North Remembers: A Game Of Thrones Podcast Wicked Rhody: A Podcast About Rhode Island Events and Life You’ve Been Gilmored: A Gilmore Girls Podcast ParentCast: A Podcast For New Parents Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom House Of The Dragon With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For House Of The Dragon The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: A Rings Of Power Podcast READ OUR LATEST BLOGS AT MARY & BLAKE: Mary & Blake’s Blog The MCU Diaries The Handmaid’s Diaries Minute With Mary Outlander Cast Blog A huge thank you to all of our members at the #NERDCLAN for helping to make this podcast possible. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Bobbi Franchella lisa kroencke Maryanne St Laurent Tara Vicki Adams Anne Gavin Dana Mott-Bronson Joanne Felci Kathleen Katy Valentine Kirstie Wilson Sara Zaknoen, MD Siobhan M. O’Connor SuzyQ CO-PRODUCERS Peg Rogers Angie Leith Barbara Falk Dena Kendig Jennifer L. Dominick Katelyn Cassidy Keelin Dawe Martha Meredith Bustillo ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Cary Robinson Laura Roche Norma Perez Bethany Fowler Brenda Lowrie Brittany McCausland Candy Hartsock Carolyn Needham Christina Tomazinis Christine Milleker Jennifer Richie Karen Snelling Marilyn L Neenan Shonna Chapman Stephanie Holm Suzanne Moss Tracy Enos  CLICK HERE to join the #NERDCLAN House Of The Dragon: 2.04 – The Red Dragon And The Gold | Recap & Reaction

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House Of The Dragon With Mary & Blake is dedicated to the hit TV show on HBO, House Of The Dragon In House Of The Dragon with Mary & Blake, House Of The Dragon podcast hosts Mary and Blake dive in head first on character, theme, favorite moments, production, predictions and every facet you can think of for House Of The Dragon on HBO. While we have read A Song Of Ice And Fire books, we have not yet read Fire & Blood. Furthermore, since we are podcasting one episode at a time, this will be a SPOILER FREE podcast. We firmly believe in the separation of book and show. While we do invite book knowledge, we are analyzing this story from the television show on its own accord.

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