TL;DR – An episode full of dread and tension as grief moves way to violence and the chaos that walks in its wake.  

Disclosure – I paid for the Binge service that viewed this episode.

Warning – Scenes in this episode may cause distress.

House of the Dragon Review –

Well, it is time to jump back into the Game of Thrones universe with the next season of House of the Dragon. You can read our review for Season One, but mostly, it was a season filled with grand heights that were crushed by trying to take in too large a time frame over such a short episode run. Well, with things starting to slow down and all the major players in place, I am ready to see how they will work from here.     

So to set the scene, after the Greens mobilised in Driftmark and the Blacks in The Black Queen. Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’arcy) sent her children Prince Jacaerys “Jace” Velaryon (Harry Collett) and Prince Lucerys “Luke” Velaryon (Elliot Grihault) to deliver messages to the great houses. While on that trip, Luke is set upon by Prince Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell), and as they dance in the storm, there is a crushing blow of defeat, and Luke is killed in a moment of over-exuberance. A child is dead, murdered, and now there is no hope for peace. Now from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be some [SPOILERS] ahead.