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'House of the Dragon' Season 2, Episode 8 Finale Deep Dive


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On this episode of the Story Archives Show, Mario and Zach recap the finale of season two, episode eight, ‘The Queen Who Ever Was’. Rhaenyra plans her next moves as the new dragon riders prepare (aside from Ulf), Jace continues sulking, Aemond goes on a rampage while fighting against his own family, Daemon has a vision, and Alicent makes an offer.

Both sides deal with the tragic aftermath of Jaehaerys death, with ’s side getting the brunt of the bad PR. Otto is removed as hand of the king. Daemon flies away. Cole continues to empower himself. Myseria is freed and two brothers fight to the bitter end.


House of the Dragon is an American fantasy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_television) drama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)) television series created by George R. R. Martin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin) and Ryan Condal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Condal) for HBO (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO). A prequel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prequel) to Game of Thrones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones) (2011–2019), it is the second television series in the A Song of Ice and Fire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire) franchise. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Sapochnik) served as the showrunners (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showrunner) for the first season. Based on parts of Martin's 2018 book Fire & Blood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_%26_Blood_(novel))

, the series begins about 100 years after the 
Seven Kingdoms (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westeros)
 are united by the Targaryen conquest, nearly 200 years before the events of 
Game of Thrones
, and 172 years before the birth of 
Daenerys Targaryen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daenerys_Targaryen)
. Featuring an 
ensemble cast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensemble_cast)
, the show portrays the events leading up to the decline of 
House Targaryen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Targaryen)
, a devastating 
war of succession (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_succession)
 known as the "Dance of the Dragons".


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