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

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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