While the pacing suffers, House of the Dragon remains a wildly compelling show about how power shapes us with a thrilling second season.
Rhaenyra’s faith in her own divine right is reignited in the fiery seventh episode of "House of the Dragon" Season 2.
Leadership is a complicated thing to get a handle on and this dance of trying to figure out who is the best person for the job is a dominant theme in all of A Song of Ice Fire.
In "Regent," House of the Dragon's second season reshuffles the board after a major death in its previous episode.
In the fourth episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, the Targaryen Civil War kicks off to carnage and tragedy.
There's a slowly morphing acceptance here that the main players are trying too hard to control things that spun out of control long ago.
"Rhaenyra the Cruel": Building loyalty through mercy versus cruelty with those who have less power than you—a lesson worth learning.
Season 2 of House of the Dragon kicks off with a haunting start, exploring the consequences of Season 1's finale through strong adaptation.