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House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 2 The Rogue Prince

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Rhaenyra oversteps at the Small Council; Viserys gets urged to secure the succession through marriage; Daemon announces his intentions.
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House of the Dragon — Season 1, Episode 2

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Stolen dragon eggs and awkward matchmaking add up to an installment that is designed to lay foundations rather than dazzle in its own right, but "The Rogue Prince" succeeds in nesting juicy conflicts.

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Eliana Dockterman TIME Magazine 10/21/2022
The constant rotation of actors can make it difficult to understand how a character has evolved over the decades. Go to Full Review
Scott Bryan BBC.com 09/28/2022
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I like the fact that this show is less sprawling than the original. There are far fewer characters. The show also feels different to Game of Thrones by looking at the factions and fighting within one family rather than across many others. Go to Full Review
Caroline Siede Fox 10 Phoenix 09/02/2022
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This age-old tale is fresher, sharper and more nuanced than its predecessor, with richer character work and an even greater sense of confidence about how it can use the TV format to explore its compelling central themes of power, gender and loyalty. Go to Full Review
Rob Bricken io9.com 10/17/2022
Already a very entertaining show, and I suspect the jillion or so people who watched the premiere are likely already hooked. While I still don’t trust the show not to make any Thrones-ian missteps, there’s a lot of reason to be cautiously optimistic. Go to Full Review
Steve Murray ArtsATL 10/07/2022
Huge in scale and given to repurposing some of planet Earth’s prettiest vistas for their own dramatic purposes... Go to Full Review
Akash Singh That Shelf 10/05/2022
Westerosi society allows [Viserys] to believe that it is only natural that he as a white man sit atop the Iron Throne ... It’s why he ... allows his two most powerful antagonists to combine forces into one. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis Rhaenyra oversteps at the Small Council; Viserys gets urged to secure the succession through marriage; Daemon announces his intentions.
Director
Clare Kilner, Geeta Patel, Greg Yaitanes
Executive Producer
George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal, Miguel Sapochnik, Vince Gerardis, Sara Hess, Ron Schmidt, David Hancock, Charmaine De Grate
Screenwriter
Ryan Condal, Sara Hess, Charmaine De Grate
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 28, 2022