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House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 9 The Green Council

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House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 9

The Green Council

Aired Oct 16, 2022

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Tensions begin to rise in the royal court as the new coronation draws near; while Alicent enlists Cole and Aemond to track down Aegon, Otto gathers the great houses of Westeros to affirm their allegiance.

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Beginning with conspiratorial whispers and ending with a roaring declaration of war, "The Green Council" is a discomfortingly suspenseful kickoff to the long-awaited Dance of Dragons.

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Eliana Dockterman

TIME Magazine

10/21/2022

To House of the Dragon’s credit, the show finally seems to have settled down in the penultimate episode of its first season.

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Proma Khosla

IndieWire

10/18/2022

House of the Dragon has improvised scenes not in “Fire & Blood,” just as Game of Thrones before it expanded upon A Song of Ice and Fire. Episode 9 epitomizes the range of these creative choices, from charged and disturbing to badass fan service.

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Vicky Jessop

London Evening Standard

10/17/2022

The battle for the Iron Throne kicked off in style this episode.

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Akash Singh

That Shelf

11/05/2022

Here, the writers have wisely chosen to go against the clearly defined character arc. They instead give us a version of Alicent whose contradictions unravel rapidly.

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Jeremy Jahns

JeremyJahns.com

10/27/2022

Incredible execution, writing, and acting -- Paddy Considine crushed it this season.

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Rebecca Long

Polygon

10/24/2022

Alicent and Rhaenyra have precious few scenes together after the first episode, making the reasons for their falling-out-turned-civil-war at times maddeningly unclear.

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Synopsis

Tensions begin to rise in the royal court as the new coronation draws near; while Alicent enlists Cole and Aemond to track down Aegon, Otto gathers the great houses of Westeros to affirm their allegiance.

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: Oct 16, 2022