South of King’s Landing: Game of Thrones Aftershow

"The Queen Who Ever Was" Review - House of The Dragon, Season 2, Episode 8

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The season finale has left a few fans disappointed, especially with a long wait for what's next. But were Dylan and Ashley left as disgruntled? Listen to find out! And what they thought of the season as a whole.

Takeaways From This Week

  • The season finale focuses on setting up the pieces for Season 3
  • The episode features memorable quotes and amusing scenes
  • There is a possibility of a peaceful resolution to the war
  • Daemon's realization that there are bigger things in the world than the crown serves as the crux of the episode. Rhanera decides to go find Aegon and confront him
  • The scene between Alicent and Rhanera is tense and filled with sharp dialogue
  • The future of the show is uncertain, with war looming and characters in danger
  • A teaser for the spin-off show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, was released

    • Episode Breakdown

    • Episode Title: The Queen Who Ever Was
  • Synopsis: As Aemond becomes more volatile, Larys plots an escape, and Alicent grows more concerned about Helaena's safety. Flush with new power, Rhaenyra looks to press her advantage.
  • Director: Geeta Patel
  • Writer: Sara Hess
  • Cast: Emma D'Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Sonoya Mizuno, Matthew Needham, Tom-Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Kurt Egyiawan, Abubakar Salim, Clinton Liberty, Kieran Bew, Ellora Torchia, Tom Bennett

    • Hosts:

    • Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil
  • Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

    • South of King’s Landing Credits:

    • Intro & Outro Music: Curse of the Scarab by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • South of King’s Landing Art: Cherie Henriques
  • Summary Show Notes: Created by Riverside.FM AI Integration
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