Season Page

House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 9

The Green Council

Aired Oct 16, 2022

Drama

Fantasy

TRAILER

for House of the Dragon: Season 1 Episode 9 Trailer

85%

33 Reviews

Tomatometer

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.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Premiered Oct 24

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Max

Apple TV

Watch House of the Dragon — Season 1, Episode 9 with a subscription on Max, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

Critics Consensus

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.

Read Critics Reviews

94%

89%

Fallout

TRAILER

for Fallout

100%

86%

Baby Reindeer

TRAILER

for Baby Reindeer

88%

81%

The Sympathizer

TRAILER

for The Sympathizer

100%

76%

Parasyte: The Grey

TRAILER

for Parasyte: The Grey

86%

82%

Ripley

TRAILER

for Ripley

99%

91%

Shōgun

TRAILER

for Shōgun

82%

75%

Under the Bridge

TRAILER

for Under the Bridge

82%

69%

Sugar

TRAILER

for Sugar

90%

73%

A Gentleman in Moscow

TRAILER

for A Gentleman in Moscow

80%

78%

3 Body Problem

TRAILER

for 3 Body Problem

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Paddy Considine

King Viserys Targaryen

Emma D'Arcy

Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen

Matt Smith

Prince Daemon Targaryen

Steve Toussaint

Lord Corlys Velaryon ("The Sea Snake")

Olivia Cooke

Alicent Hightower

Rhys Ifans

Otto Hightower

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

House of the Dragon: Season 1 Episode 9 Trailer

1:03

View more videos

View more photos

Eliana Dockterman

TIME Magazine

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

Oct 21, 2022

Full Review

Proma Khosla

indieWire

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.

Oct 18, 2022

Full Review

Vicky Jessop

London Evening Standard

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

Oct 17, 2022

Full Review

Akash Singh

That Shelf

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.

Nov 5, 2022

Full Review

Jeremy Jahns

JeremyJahns.com

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

Oct 27, 2022

Full Review

Rebecca Long

Polygon

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.

Oct 24, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

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