After waiting years for House of the Dragon to breathe fire into our ASOIAF-less lives, the Game of Thrones spinoff will finally meet its end. Or, at least, its first season will.
In what's easily the perfect allegory for an incoming storm, the show's eighth episode, Lord of the Tides, was the calm before the storm as it was the Greens and the Blacks pretending to make peace with each other if only temporarily. But, now that Paddy Considine's King Viserys I Targaryen has died, the next two episodes will kick off the looming war that's more commonly known as the Dance of the Dragons.
In an ideal world, the rest of the realm, including the Hightowers, will accept King Viserys' decision to name his daughter as his heir. Unfortunately, we're talking about Westeros and politics is an even more dangerous game than in real life. Rhaenyra Targaryan, who is portrayed by Emma D'Arcy, will now have to fight tooth and nail for what is rightfully hers.
If the preview for "The Green Council" is any indication, the entire episode might take place entirely in King's Landing for the first time in a while if not ever.