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In the vibrant tapestry of House of the Dragon, the tale of Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) and Alicent (Emily Carey) unfolds like a tragicomedy. It’s a heartbreaking exploration of friendship, ambition, and the dark undercurrents of Targaryen’s history. From sweet beginnings to bitter endings, their journey embodies the cruel comedy of a patriarchal world that pitted them against each other.

Remember when Rhaenyra and Alicent were inseparable? Their bond seemed unbreakable. In the series premiere, we watched them share tender moments of laughter and affection. Their friendship danced on the edge of something more, and we all swooned as they leaned on each other through grief. But oh, how quickly things soured! In a stunning turn of events, Alicent’s grand entrance at Rhaenyra’s wedding in that eye-catching green dress signaled the official shift in their relationship.

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Teacup is a sci-fi mystery horror thriller drama series created by Ian McCulloch. Based on the 1988 book Stinger by author Robert R. McCammon, the Peacock series is set on an isolated ranch in rural Georgia and it follows the Chenoweth family and their neighbors who are trapped in an invisible barrier while they fight against a mysterious threat that wants to kill them. Teacup stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer, Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Diany Rodriguez, Caleb Dolden, Émilie Bierre, Bill Heck, and Rob Morgan. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, sci-fi horror elements, and compelling characters in Teacup here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Mist is a sci-fi horror thriller drama series created by Christian Torpe. Based on the 1980 horror novel of...

They didn’t bring trailers or plot hints for season three, but House of the Dragon actors Matt Smith, Tom Glynn-Carney and Fabian Frankel dished a little on their co-stars from HBO’s prequel to Game of Thrones during a panel on Sunday at New York Comic Con, and Glynn-Carney made a confession that drew gasps and laughter from a hall filled with a few thousand fantasy movie and television fans: “I haven’t seen Lord of the Rings.”

Glynn-Carney’s big reveal doubled as a bailout for Smith, who moments earlier disclosed that he’s never watched one of the foundational Star Wars trilogy movies, Return of the Jedi. “Don’t hate me,” Smith jokingly pleaded.

On Comic Con’s last day, the actors playing Hotd‘s Daemon Targaryen (Smith), Aegon II Targaryen (Glynn-Carney) and Criston Cole (Frankel) sat with panel moderator and Happy Sad Confused podcaster Josh Horowitz...

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The Devil’s Hour is a British supernatural thriller drama series created by Tom Moran. The Prime Video series follows Lucy, a social worker who mysteriously wakes up every night at exactly 3:33 am in the middle of the so-called devil’s hour and after having some terrifying visions she soon finds herself connected to a series of brutal murders in the area. The Devil’s Hour stars Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi, Nikesh Patel, Alex Ferns, Meera Syal, Barbara Marten, Phil Dunster, Benjamin Chivers, and Brandon Bendell. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, complex story, and compelling characters in The Devil’s Hour here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Shining Girls is a psychological thriller drama series created by Silka Luisa. Based on the 2013 novel The Shining Girls by author Lauren Beukes,...

No F**King Fighting! Ok, maybe a little, as the Peaky Blinders are set to return to Netflix, this time for a feature-length narrative entitled “A Peaky Blinders Film.” Announced June 2024, the film will see Cillian Murphy return to the role of gang leader, business man, and politician Tommy Shelby. The script has already been written by series creator Steven Knight and will be directed by Tom Harper, who helmed three episodes of the show in addition to directing features like “Wild Rose” and “The Aeronauts.”

In the official announcement, Murphy wrote, “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me… It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of ‘Peaky Blinders.’ This is one for the fans.”

Harper added, “When I first directed ‘Peaky Blinders’ over 10 years ago, we didn’t know what the series would become, but we...

Hungries

Trace and I spent August discussing Paul Morrissey’s melodramatic Blood for Dracula (listen), Julia Ducournau’s body horror Titane (listen), and Stephen Herek’s family creature feature Critters (listen) before kicking off September with Tim Burton’s ode to weird, Beetlejuice (listen).

For episode 299, we’ve hopped across the pond to tackle director Colm McCarthy‘s under seen contemporary zombie classic The Girl With All the Gifts (2016). In the dystopian film, young Melanie (Sennia Nanua) is restrained in a wheelchair in a top secret laboratory run by the cruel Dr. Caldwell (Glenn Close) and watched closely by violent Sergeant Parks (Paddy Considine).

The only bright spot in Melanie’s life is Ms. Justineau (Gemma Arterton), a young teacher who is both kindly and a little naive. When a large group of “hungries” infiltrate the base, Melanie and the others must go on the run, trying to survive in...

George R.R. Martin recently provided a new update on his blog about the development of The Winds of Winter and the upcoming sequel to Fire & Blood. While Fire & Blood was released in 2018 and subsequently adapted to the screen in the form of House of the Dragon, his forthcoming sixth novel remains in progress.

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Now, what fans have noticed in his latest entry was the not-so-unique title Blood & Fire. There may be a reason, though the author has not explicitly mentioned it, and it might have something to do with the Blackfyre rebellions.

What Happened In The First Blackfyre Rebellion?

House of the Dragon fans may recall the Blackfyre sword wielded by King Viserys Targaryen and King Aegon II in the show. It is the ancestral Valyrian steel weapon carried by Aegon the Conqueror during his conquest of the Seven Kingdoms.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a fantasy action adventure drama series developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Based on the appendices of The Lord of the Rings by iconic author J.R.R. Tolkien, the Prime Video series is set thousands of years before the novels in Middle Earth’s second age and it follows the rise of the greatest villain the world has ever seen, Sauron while a group of unlikely heroes try to bring him down. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stars Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Sophia Nomvete, Markella Kavenagh, Charlie Vickers, Maxim Baldry, and Nazanin Boniadi. So, if you loved fantasy worlds, great action, and a good vs evil story in The Rings of Power here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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George R.R. Martin is breaking his (relative) silence about HBO’s “House of the Dragon.”

After initially responding positively to Season 2 of the series, Martin turned to his blog on September 4 to dig deeper into a major change from “Fire & Blood” and how it did and will continue to affect “House of the Dragon” moving forward.

Season 2, Episode 1 ended with the murder of the child Jaehaerys, son of Helaena (Phia Saban) and Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) and grandson of Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Viserys (Paddy Considine). Two unnamed assassins known as “Blood” and “Cheese” kill the boy to avenge Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) son, who died at the end of Season 1 in dragon flight with Aemond (Ewan Mitchell). The episode title, “A Son for a Son,” refers to this act.

And while the structure and result of the sequence in the same, Martin points out that in the book, there is...

This September, Peacock is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated crime drama series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist starring Kevin Hart and all of the seasons of Fox’s comedy series Martin. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films coming to Peacock in September 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Get Out (September 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

Get Out is a psychological horror thriller film written and directed by Jordan Peele. The 2017 film revolves around Chris, an African-American man as he decides to visit his white girlfriend’s parents during a weekend getaway but when he gets there he finds himself in several strange situations but the real horror hasn’t even begun yet. Get Out stars Daniel Kaluuya...

Almost every Stephen King novel (or novella) is a page-turner. The author has experimented with varying styles over the years: sometimes, horror has taken a backseat, operating like an ominous shadow lurking amid the pages, and at other times, his stories have felt akin to peering into the abyss. Then there are works centered on crime, notably the Bill Hodges trilogy, which includes the brilliant, engrossing "Finders Keepers." And then there are masterful entries that defy neat genres, like "Revival." When it comes to King's "The Outsider," the basic beats of the grisly tale already feel like a compelling crime saga with the author's signature flourishes. Once the police stumble upon the heavily mutilated corpse of young Frankie Peterson in Flint City, Oklahoma, it prompts the arrest of baseball youth coach Terry Maitland — publicly known as an easygoing family man — whom the town turns against overnight.

What makes "The Outsider...

With the success of Game of Thrones and now its spinoff House of the Dragon, it’s no surprise that HBO is looking to continue expanding upon this world that George R. R. Martin created. With a vast history of rich characters, there is plenty still left to be explored in Westeros – it’s just a matter of finding the right stories to tell.

Some series will never see the light of day, while others are in active development, slowly but surely working their way to our screens. From Snow to Sea Snake, here are all of the Game of Thrones spinoffs that have been conceptualized in the wake of the series’ ending, and their status.

In Active Development A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Based on George R. R. Martin’s novellas that are collectively known as Tales of Dunk and Egg, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows...

This article contains spoilers through the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.

The relationship between Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey and Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock and Emma D’Arcy) in House of the Dragon has yet to be defined as explicitly queer, but in this world, it’s no secret that queerness isn’t exactly celebrated. Laenor Velaryon (John Macmillan) literally had to fake his own death in order to be with the man he loved. But that doesn’t mean that queerness doesn’t still exist.

The first season of House of the Dragon sows the seeds within Alicent and Rhaenyra’s relationship subtly, so much so that the show was accused of queerbaiting for not making their feelings for each other more obvious and explicit. But a lot of the beauty of this relationship lies in the nuances. The small glances, the tender touches, the private moments shared.

While House of the Dragon is set over a hundred years before its flagship show Game of Thrones, it still has many of the creative elements that made Got a hit. From unexpected deaths to high-stakes politics, the spinoff proved to be a worthy successor to the global phenomenon, despite an underwhelming season 2 finale.

However, one aspect of filming the show reportedly daunted actress Emily Carey, who played a young Alicent Hightower. The actress mentioned that they were scared to film the s*x scene in the first season with actor Paddy Considine due to the age gap, as well as the graphic scenes in Got.

Emily Carey Was Scared To Film One House of the Dragon Scene Emily Carey in House of the Dragon | Credits: HBO

The HBO drama series Game of Thrones was known for, among other things, its graphic n*dity and depiction of intimate scenes. From the first episode,...

(This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2, Episodes 1-2, 3-4, 5, 6, and 7.)

Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) new dragonriders, Ulf (Tom Bennett), Hugh (Kieran Bew) and Addam (Clinton Liberty) adjust to life in Dragonstone. House Lannister knight Ser Tyland (Jefferson Hall) treats with pirates. Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell) continues her search for a wild dragon in the Vale of Arryn. Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), shook by the discovery of Rhaenyra’s fresh dragon army, tries to even the playing field. Daemon’s (Matt Smith) allegiances are decided. Alicent (Olivia Cooke) makes a choice for her family’s future.

According to showrunner Ryan Condal, “The final episode is such a great build for everywhere we’ve been in Season 2 and promising what’s to come.” Audiences are pushing back on that after the highly anticipated finale didn’t deliver on the action-based climax we were expecting.

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There’s a new crowd-favorite star in town and that’s Simon Russell Beale! The actor played Ser Simon Strong in House of the Dragon and he caught fans’ attention after his scene-stealing moment, showing unwavering loyalty to Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen.

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Even before that, the character was already displaying what an excellent player he is in this game of thrones. He never flipped whenever Daemon Targaryen taunts him, and that’s why the audience grew fond of him.

Fans Love This BTS Video Of Jamie Kenna and Simon Russell Beale

In a behind-the-scenes video posted on Twitter, actors Jamie Kenna and Simon Russell Beale goof around on the set of House of the Dragon in a golf cart. Still wearing Ser Alfred Broome’s and Ser Simon Strong’s garments, they drove the entire duration of the clip, with Kenna mainly...

The “House of the Dragon” Season 2 finale gave viewers a sneak peek at Prince Daeron Targaryen, and we’ll be seeing a lot more of the as-of-now-unseen third brother when the “Game of Thrones” spin-off series returns.

The final moments of Season 2 Episode 8 delivered a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it glimpse at Daeron’s blue dragon named Tessarion, and showrunner Ryan Condal confirmed in a Monday press conference that fans will officially meet Daeron in Season 3, which is slated to begin filming in early 2025.

If you need a refresher on who Dareon is, he is the fourth child and third son of Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Viserys (Paddy Considine), though he has not been depicted on screen thus far in “House of the Dragon.” His existence was confirmed in Season 2, when Otto (Rhys Ifans) mentions traveling down to Oldtown, where he says Dareon was living. In Season 2, Gwayne Hightower describes Dareon as a...

Editor’s Note: This post contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon” Season 2, but not for Season 3 events in George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood.”

While we’re easily two years away from “House of the Dragon” Season 3 on HBO — but that happens to be the perfect time to fantasize about the show’s future as the writers room reconvenes. After showrunner Ryan Condal confirmed that he’s ultimately planning for four seasons, there’s a hard deadline on when and how the story ends, and hopefully more focused, driven storytelling as a result.

“House of the Dragon” is a massive production which requires meticulous planning, budgeting, and post-production — and that’s on top of balancing complexly intertwined relationships and loyalties within the story. It’s also a test of pacing for both the audience and those who work on the show; Season 2 picked up immediately on the heels of...

To celebrate the finale of House of the Dragon: Season Two airing last weekend, we had the pleasure to chat to Aemon Targaryen himself Ewan Mitchell about the whirlwind of the last weeks and much more in between.

Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood and set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series tells the story of House Targaryen. Starring Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell and Rhys Ifans.

Chatting to Mitchell, who also starred in last year’s Saltburn, talks about his initial thoughts on joining such a huge series, not watching the original to further focus on his interpretation and performance of a Targaryen, why he was drawn to Aemond and his struggles as much as his trajectory through the two seasons, his influences in bringing this complex character to life,...

(This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2 up to Episode 6.)

As House of the Dragon builds to its Season 2 finale, Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) takes a big risk. After claiming a dragon at the end of Episode 6, Lord Corlys’s illegitimate son, Addam of Hull, is on a new career path. Daemon’s (Matt Smith) fraught dealings with the Riverlords lead to a high-stakes exchange. Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) remains incapacitated, and Alicent (Olivia Cooke), stripped of her power, leaves King’s Landing to gain some perspective.

Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull isn’t the only one who hops from a side story to the main plot. Episode 7 contextualizes some characters we’ve followed on and off throughout the season. For those of us who have eagerly awaited some more dragon action since the last few minutes of Episode 4, this episode is both satisfying and promising.

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This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 and the Game of Thrones series finale.

HBO has fanned the flames of intrigue, and as House of the Dragon season 2 comes to an end, the fires have truly been lit beneath the Targaryen civil war. While House of the Dragon vies to tell its own story a century before Game of Thrones, it seems the prequel can’t help but tie itself to the mythos of its bigger brother.

This season has been littered with more prophecies than usual, but thanks to Daemon Targayren’s (Matt Smith) trippy weirwood tree vision, it’s not just Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) who’s looking to the future. The writers like meddling in the past more than Bran Stark, with the House of the Dragon season 2 finale potentially teasing a major Game of Thrones retcon involving the Prince That Was Promised.

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How many Targaryens does it take to convince Team Black's biggest wildcard to simply support his wife? It's no fault of Rhaenyra's (Emma D'Arcy) that she couldn't do this on her own, given her husband Daemon's (Matt Smith) obnoxious ambitions to grab power for himself, but luckily an unexpected ally in Harrenhal swooped in to get our favorite rogue prince back on track. The secretive Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin) has been messing with Daemon's head for practically the entirety of season 2 to this point and it's been heavily implied she's responsible for all the hallucinations and dreams that have plagued the Targaryen and given us several unexpected surprise cameos, such as young Rhaenyra played by Milly Alcock and even the return of Paddy Considine's King Viserys in recent episodes.

Here be dragons ... and major spoilers. This article discusses events from the latest episode of "House of the Dragon."

The season 2 finale of "House of the Dragon" is finally here and now our watch has ended -- but that's only the start of all the analyzing, theorizing, and nitpicking to come as we prepare for the long wait until season 3. Oddly enough, these eight episodes come to a close by only teasing a few of the major battles on the horizon, which will likely lead many viewers to consider this slow-burn stretch of moving the pieces around as something of a sophomore slump for the series. Still, it'd be a mistake to say that nothing of import truly happens in this final hour. In addition to continued fallout from the dragonseeds storyline, further hints about a new twist on established lore, and another unexpected meeting between friends-turned-rivals Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy...

Daemon Targaryen's vision in the House of the Dragon Season 2 finale featured the White Walkers, Bloodraven, and even Daenerys Targaryen, leaving fans to wonder what exactly it all meant.

Daemon arrived at Harrenhal early in House of the Dragon Season 2, and, for the most part, staying at the castle was a bit of a struggle for him, mostly due to visions/hallucinations he experienced.

His visions included everything from seeing a young Rhaenyra Targaryen sewing the head of Jahaerys Targaryen back on to Paddy Considine's VIserys Targaryen offering Daemon the king's crown.

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(This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2, Episodes 1–4.)

House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 5, according to director Clare Kilner, “is everybody vying for power, but also about that happening through grief.”

Both Team Black and Team Green grapple with the aftermath of Episode 4’s fiery conclusion that brought about the death of Rhaenys (Eve Best) and her dragon and the ambiguous maiming of Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney). While Team Black grieves the loss of an important figure and their largest dragon, a power vacuum is filled at the Green Council. Sir Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) makes a miscalculation that opens the possibility of a new strategy for Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). Meanwhile, her husband Daemon (Matt Smith) remains away from Team Black’s home base in Dragonstone and her son Jacaerys (Harry Collett) considers new alliances.

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Take a look at the Season 2 finale of the "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon", now streaming on Max:

“…it is the beginning of the long-awaited ‘Targaryen’ civil war called the ‘Dance of the Dragons’…

“…as the ‘Black Council’ comes up with a counterattack against imminent threats.

Cast includes Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Milly Alcock…

…Emily Carey, Graham McTavish, Ryan Corr, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Matthew Needham, Bill Patterson, Gavin Spokes, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Savannah Steyn, and Theo Nate.

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“House of the Dragon” Season 2, Episode 7 saw Jace’s plan for the Dragonseeds find some success.

After a botched attempt to bond Steffon Darklyn with Seasmoke, the penultimate episode saw as Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) flew off after news arrived that the dragon was seen with a new rider. Addam of Hull (Clinton Liberty) sat atop Laenor’s old dragon and quickly bent the knee for Team Black.

Upon learning that the dragonseeds need not necessarily be highborn, Rhaenyra put out the call in King’s Landing for all bastards with Valyrian blood to come to Dragonstone and attempt to bond with one of the remaining dragons. The ones who come find the Sowing to be a bloody affair — until finally, the queen has some luck.

Vermithor and Silverwing have sat in the Dragonmont unridden for years at this point, but both finally find a rider worthy of their backs. The...

Editor’s Note: The following post contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon” Season 2, up to and including Episode 7.

Any “Game of Thrones” fan knows the significance of a penultimate episode. From “Baelor” to “The Rains of Castamere” to “Hardhome” and more, the world of Westeros holds nothing back ahead of its finale, and “House of the Dragon” Season 2 joins that noble tradition.

Episode 7, written by David Hancock and directed by Loni Peristere, spends half of its runtime on exposition — and the other half auditioning dragon riders for Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) to win back the high ground in her family’s civil war. The hour contains some stunning score work from Ramin Djawadi and shots by cinematographer Vanja Cernjul, and an A story anchored by D’Arcy’s performance and Rhaenyra’s drive.

This episode felt very long, and it’s not because of the extended sowing sequence toward the end,...

It can be tough to catch the magic of unease that “Longlegs” has laid on people during and after seeing the film.

Since seeing the latest Oz Perkins horror film, many have been clamoring to recapture that magic. Luckily there are plenty of TV shows that balance the supernatural with the everyday when it comes to hunting and tracking down a serial killer — and worse.

These are the seven TV shows you should check out once you see “Longlegs” and are needing to extend that pit-in-your-stomach feeling.

“Yellowjackets” Liv Hewson, Alexa Barajas, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Sophie Nélisse in “Yellowjackets” (Credit: Kailey Schwerman/Showtime)

Much like “Longlegs,” “Yellowjackets” toes the line on whether or not the things happening to the stranded high school soccer team are supernatural or just horrific in a realistic sense. The stranded girls are constantly fighting with the fear and paranoia for what could be with...

This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2 through episode 6.

With only one more episode left until the season 2 finale, the dragon claws are coming out in full force on House of the Dragon. Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) aren’t above buying the support of the smallfolk, Seasmoke is searching for their own rider, and the Greens are as misogynistic and vindictive as ever with Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) now at the helm.

With a potential new rider for Team Black and Team Green slowly losing their power over the people, this war may soon come to a head on House of the Dragon. Here’s what you need to know before diving into episode 7, including when and where you can watch the episode.

When Does House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 Come Out?

The seventh episode of House of the Dragon’s second season will air on HBO on Sunday,...

Lady in the Lake is a thriller drama miniseries created by Alma Har’el. Based on the 2019 novel of the same name by author Laura Lippman, the Apple TV+ series is set in the 1960s in Baltimore and it follows the story of Maddie Schwartz, an investigative journalist as she leaves her overbearing husband to pursue her career and finds herself entangled into two mysterious murders, and she comes in direct conflict with a woman working to advance the agenda of the city’s African American community. Lady in the Lake stars Natalie Portman in the lead role with Moses Ingram, Y’lan Noel, Brett Gelman, Byron Bowers, Noah Jupe, Josiah Cross, Mikey Madison, and Pruitt Taylor Vince starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery and enticing drama in Apple TV+’s Lady in the Lake, here are some similar shows for you to watch next.

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Editor’s Note: This interview contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon” Season 2 up until Episode 6, “Smallfolk.”

From the very first episode of “House of the Dragon,” Corlys (Steve Toussaint) and Rhaenys (Eve Best) were the show’s resident power couple. A stable, powerful couple, on the side of the de facto good guys and with a strong claim to the throne (depending who you ask), fans rallied around them and their families always turned to the characters with respect and admiration.

In Season 2, Episode 4, the rug was pulled out from Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) faction in the show, with Rhaenys and her dragon both dying in battle. The family and their allies mourned, but none more than Corlys, who must now forge a path forward on his own.

The same is true for Toussaint, on a slightly less morbid note. At the Season 2 press tour in June, he and...

The rumor was true after all – Paddy Considine returned for a cameo in House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 6. Many fans speculated that King Viserys Targaryen would show up in Daemon Targaryen’s visions after a series of hallucinations brought the character face-to-face with some of the people from his past.

Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen in House of the Dragon / HBO

Considine was very ecstatic to return to the show albeit briefly, but nonetheless a pivotal moment in the series. The late king’s manifestation on his brother’s consciousness will hopefully resolve Daemon’s issues in Harrenhal.

Paddy Considine Celebrates King Viserys’ Cameo In House of the Dragon

In an Instagram post, actor Paddy Considine commemorated his return to HBO’s House of the Dragon. He penned a long dedication letter accompanied by a carousel of various photos on set as well as a replica of the statue of King Viserys.

This article contains spoilers for "House of the Dragon" season 2 and George R.R. Martin's book series.

This week's episode of "House of the Dragon" wasn't a massive game-changer, but certainly laid the groundwork for what will most definitely be a hell of a final two episodes of the season. Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) is still away at the extremely cursed House of Harrenhal trying to raise an army for his niece/wife, Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) but is continually tortured by hallucinations — including his dead brother King Viserys (Paddy Considine) telling him that he'll never be king, and going down on his own mother as she tells him he's her favorite son. Daemon is an unpredictable, selfish, and sadistic wildcard and this psychological torture is admittedly very fun to watch. Telling that his "f*** this, I'm out" moment came after hallucinating his brother telling him he sucks and not...

This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 6.

In House of the Dragon season 1, the death of King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) came as something of a mercy. The poor Targaryen monarch really went through it, suffering from a mysterious illness that sapped away his vitality and turned him into little more than a walking skeleton.

While Viserys’ passing was expected, it wasn’t celebrated. That’s because many House of the Dragon fans consider Considine’s performance Emmy-worthy and among the best acting jobs in all of Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin even hailed Considine’s Viserys as being superior to his depiction on the page in Fire & Blood. With all this praise, it seemed only a matter of time before House of the Dragon found a way to bring the beloved Targaryen back via flashback or hallucination.

What do we say to the God of Spoilers? Not today. Warning: This article discusses major spoilers from the latest episode of "House of the Dragon."

The hit HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon" plays with time a bit more than its predecessor, "Game of Thrones." The George R. R. Martin book it's based on, "Fire & Blood," was written like a historical document, cobbled together from the various accounts of Westerosi historians, and it spans hundreds of years to cover all of the major doings of the Targaryen family. "House of the Dragon" is specifically based on the section "The Dying of the Dragons," which spans around 40 years, give or take, which means that the series is full of flashbacks and time skips. All of this means that actors whose characters have been killed off (or aged up) can still potentially appear. There is one other way for actors...

The second season of HBO’s House of the Dragon gradually exposes Daemon Targaryen’s inner demons as exhibited in his hallucinations while staying in Harrenhal. His scenes were mostly set in the ill-omened castle, suffering from dreams and visions he couldn’t explain.

Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon / HBO

While this so-called “Haunting of Harrenhal” by netizens was a great arc in the first few episodes, it has eventually felt somewhat dragging now. This fleshing out of his psyche has become too obvious.

Fans Are No Longer Happy With Daemon’s Hallucinations

Matt Smith’s Daemon Targaryen paid a visit to Harrenhal at Queen Rhaenyra’s behest to build an army in the Riverlands, but his trip took a strange turn after his first night slumbering under the castle’s roofs.

His visions of Ewan Mitchell’s Aemond walking in the hallways as he...

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 5, “Regent.”] Rhaenyra is getting creative in her war efforts in House of the Dragon. Inspired by a conversation with son Jace (Harry Collett) in Season 2 Episode 5, Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) is now exploring the possibility of finding dragonriders in Targaryen descendants. The episode’s final scene may have just made a moment from Episode 3, plus other new side characters introduced this season, make sense. A new House of the Dragon character, Ulf, made his drunken debut in Episode 3, “The Burning Mill.” HBO announced Ulf as one of the new characters in Season 2 prior to the season’s release. Played by Tom Bennett, he made his debut in the third episode. While sitting in a brothel tavern, Ulf claimed to be the son of Baelon the Brave, a.k.a. the bastard brother of Daemon (Matt Smith) and Viserys (Paddy Considine) and bastard grandson of King Jaehaerys Targaryen.

Tread carefully: This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "House of the Dragon" and spoilers for the book, "Fire & Blood."

If the ending of "House of the Dragon" season 2, episode 5, titled "Regent," is anything to go by, the next stage of the Dance of the Dragons is about to kick into gear, and it may forever alter the balance of power in the Seven Kingdoms. Those who've found themselves wishing for "more action" throughout this deliberately-paced season 2 so far could end up regretting those words -- especially since, as we've seen, adding more dragons into the mix tends to come with dire results. Unfortunately, the main issue facing Team Black is an alarming lack of firepower to compete with the might of the one-eyed Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) and his fearsome beast Vhagar, particularly following the loss of Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) and her dragon Meleys in the Battle at Rook's Rest.

Note: The following contains mild spoilers for House of the Dragon season two, episode five.

King Aegon II Targaryen has survived. But isn’t looking so great. Bed-bound and suffering, the insecure and impulsive despot has paid a high price for recklessly flying Sunfyre into battle at Rook’s Rest during last week’s episode of House of the Dragon. While actor Tom Glynn-Carney didn’t have a whole lot of dialogue in tonight’s fifth episode of season two (in fact, he had just one word, crying out to his mother), thankfully Glynn-Carney had plenty of thoughts while lying there under his prosthetic wounds. Below, the 29-year-old English actor takes some of our burning (smoldering?) questions.

What was your reaction to reading this gruesome turn of events when you first learned about it?

I knew it was coming. When it was coming, I wasn’t aware. But my immediate...

Tom Glynn-Carney plays King Aegon II Targaryen in HBO’s House of the Dragon, and his epic portrayal of the famed villain has earned the character so much contempt from the viewers. Despite the hate train on Aegon, the actor admits to never having any negative encounters with fans.

Tom Glynn-Carney in House of the Dragon / HBO

This wasn’t the case with Joffrey actor Jack Gleeson from Game of Thrones. He played the wicked young king for three years, and within that span of time, he received so much hate that it led to speculation for his early retirement from acting.

Tom Glynn-Carney Gets Spared From The Hate Despite Playing Aegon

During an interview with Vestal Magazine, actor Tom Glynn-Carney talked about his experience playing King Aegon in House of the Dragon. He was aware of the consequences his portrayal might gain him, but he was glad none of those negative expectations happened.

This article contains House of the Dragon spoilers through season 2 episode 4, “The Red Dragon and the Gold.”

Rhaenyra is doing everything in her power to avert breaking her father and grandfather’s peace. Alicent mistook Viserys’ dying words to be a plea for Aegon’s kingship. Aemond was just joshing with Lucerys and things got out of hand. For Rhaenyra, and now Jacaerys, this is not a war of dragons; it’s a distraction from the war against the next long night!

Each of these shifts in perception and twists on the “true story” behind George R.R. Martin’s elusive Targaryen history in Fire & Blood is clever. And they all speak to the larger thesis which House of the Dragon co-creator Ryan Condal and the whole writers’ room on the series are striving toward: wars and the sweep of history are not always—or even often—crafted by ingenious statesmen or ruthless tacticians.

Spoiler Alert!Spoiler Warning for House of the Dragon Season 2 and George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood

The rivalry between Daemon Targaryen and Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon is more than enough for the audience to see that this weird tension is almost leaning into a hidden romance. After all, netizens have been profusely shipping the two characters since the first season.

Ewan Mitchell in House of the Dragon / HBO

They scarcely have any interactions in the current installment, but their limited encounters in Season 1 brought forth many speculations about their true connection, other than being uncle and nephew.

Ewan Mitchell On The Real Deal Between Aemond And Daemon

In an interview with GamesRadar, actor Ewan Mitchell reveals the low-down on Aemond Targaryen’s real feelings about Matt Smith’s Daemon Targaryen. In Episode 2 of House of the Dragon following the death of Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen, Aemond finds...

This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 4 and Fire & Blood.

Things are seriously heating up in House of the Dragon season 2, with the Dance of the Dragons finally getting underway. While we started out with a sprawling Targaryen family tree at the start of the series, the fantasy epic is pruning branches at an alarming rate. Most of the movers and shakers are already in place, but like we’re waiting for the arrival of Daeron “The Daring” Targaryen, there’s another Mia character fans are looking out for.

The complicated and incestuous Targaryen lineage is confusing for even the most avid readers of George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood book, but it doesn’t help with multiple Rhaenyses, Aegons, and Jaehaeryses. When it comes to the offspring of brother and sister partners Aegon II and Helaena Targaryen (played by Tom Glynn-Carney and Phia Saban in...

How Did King Viserys Get Leprosy in House of the Dragon? Theories Explored - Main Image

How did King Viserys get leprosy in House of the Dragon? Viserys Targaryen actor Paddy Considine previously mentioned that his character's disease had similar symptoms, but was it the inspiration behind the King's death? Find out here.

Explaining King Viserys's Disease in House of the Dragon: Was It Leprosy?

Since the premiere of House of the Dragon season 1, King Viserys Targaryen has been showing significant signs of physical deterioration. At first, it was a back wound that refused to heal. Soon enough, by episode 3, the King lost 2 fingers.

"He's actually suffering from a form of leprosy," the King Viserys actor Paddy Considine previously said, suggesting that the character's disease may have taken inspiration from our world.

Considine added, "His body is deteriorating, his bones are deteriorating. He is not actually old. He's just...

[This story contains spoilers from season two, episode four of House of the Dragon, “The Red Dragon and the Gold.”]

If the Dance of the Dragons wasn’t already officially on, it certainly is now.

In its fourth episode, House of the Dragon season two finally went there — “there” meaning, full-on dragon-on-dragon violence, in the much-hyped Battle at Rook’s Rest. The casualties include countless individuals on the battlefield, several structures, potentially a king and definitely the Queen Who Never Was, Rhaenys Targaryen, played by Eve Best.

“It’s a Pyrrhic victory for both sides,” showrunner Ryan Condal says about the battle in the behind-the-scenes feature that followed Sunday’s episode, “The Red Dragon and the Gold.”

“We lose Rhaenys, one of Rhaenyra’s most trusted counselors. We don’t really know the condition of Sunfyre or Aegon,” he continues of the list of casualties and potential casualties, the latter including the king (played Tom Glynn-Carney) and his dragon. “You...

The following article contains spoilers for "House of the Dragon" season 2, episode 4. 

Pregnancy can be a wonderful thing, but there are plenty of reasons why someone might not want to or be able to give birth. While it is morally just for all people to have access to safe and legal abortions, unfortunately, that's not the case in much of the world (including large swathes of the United States following the overturning of Roe v. Wade). It's also not the case in Westeros, the fantasy world of "House of the Dragon," where paternity is of utmost importance for some reason and anyone who can bear children is seen as a vessel for future sons. That leaves those in need of abortions with few options, and chief among them is moon tea. 

In "House of the Dragon" season 2, we see Alicent (Olivia Cooke) asking the Grandmaester for moon tea, though she...

House of the Dragon is back for a second season. Civil war is seemingly inevitable. Our players: Team Black, led by Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), and a little by her husband/uncle Daemon (Matt Smith), versus Team Green, with Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney), his mother Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and the rest of the royal family. Season 1 concluded with Rhaenyra, named heir to the Iron Throne by her father, the late King Viserys (Paddy Considine), having her claim challenged by the Greens due to the misinformed actions of Alicent, Viserys’s second wife. Aegon II now sits the Iron Throne, while Rhaenyra, backed by some loyal allies, gathers strength to retaliate against the usurper.

The first two episodes of Season 2 are consumed with the aftermath of the Season 1 finale in which Aegon’s brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) inadvertently killed Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault). Consequently, this season suffers...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains plot details for HBO’s “The Red Dragon and the Gold,” Season 2, Episode 4 of “House of the Dragon,” now streaming on Max.

The war had already started in earnest, but with Sunday’s episode of “House of the Dragon,” the Dance of the Dragons has officially begun. “The Red Dragon and the Gold” culminates with the battle for Rook’s Rest, a small and unremarkable castle on the rocky coast of Westeros. But while the prize may be minor, the combatants are certainly not. Rook’s Rest is the conflict’s first skirmish to pit dragon against dragon — not the impulsive, accidental meeting that took the life of Prince Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) in the Season 1 finale, but a planned face-off with deadly results.

When an army led by Ser Criston Cole (Fabian Frankel) shows up at the castle’s gates, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best...

Take a look at more new footage from Season 2 of the "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon", now streaming on Max:

“…it is the beginning of the long-awaited ‘Targaryen’ civil war called the ‘Dance of the Dragons’…

“…as the ‘Black Council’ comes up with a counterattack against imminent threats.

Cast includes Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Milly Alcock…

…Emily Carey, Graham McTavish, Ryan Corr, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Matthew Needham, Bill Patterson, Gavin Spokes, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Savannah Steyn, and Theo Nate.

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