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House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 8

The Lord of the Tides

Aired Oct 9, 2022

Drama

Fantasy

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With the Driftmark succession suddenly critical, Rhaenyra tries to strike a bargain with Rhaenys.

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The family comes together for a short-lived truce in "The Lord of the Tides," a mournful installment that spotlights Paddy Considine's moving performance as the ailing King Viserys.

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Matt Smith

Prince Daemon Targaryen

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Eliana Dockterman

TIME Magazine

If the show plays like a reenactment of a Wikipedia entry, that may be the fault of the source material.

Oct 21, 2022

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Proma Khosla

indieWire

“The Lord of the Tides,” written by Ellen Shim and directed by Geeta Vasant Patel, expertly propels the series narrative by keeping things personal.

Oct 18, 2022

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Aja Romano

Vox

The show pulls an epic bait-and-switch...It’s all an epic, tragic misunderstanding.

Oct 10, 2022

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Ryan Syrek

The Reader (Omaha, NE)

After all, what is watching copious, explicit incest, if not the price we pay for entertainment about fake kingdoms at fake war?

Rated: D-

Oct 24, 2022

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Rob Bricken

io9.com

Paddy Considine rules the screen as Viserys, who creates a heartbreaking calm before the terrible storm to come.

Oct 17, 2022

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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz

CBR

The first season of House of the Dragon has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to acting -- with Ewan Mitchell's Aemond Targaryen a standout this hour -- but perhaps no one has shined brighter than the King himself.

Oct 17, 2022

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Synopsis

With the Driftmark succession suddenly critical, Rhaenyra tries to strike a bargain with Rhaenys.

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 9, 2022