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House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 10

The Black Queen

Aired Oct 23, 2022

Drama

Fantasy

93%

41 Reviews

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While mourning a tragic loss, Rhaenyra tries to hold the realm together, and Daemon prepares for war.

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Critics Consensus

Culminating in a spectacular and tragic dance of dragons amidst a storm, "The Black Queen" is a visually splendid capper to House of the Dragon's inaugural season.

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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

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Liz Shannon Miller

Consequence

For while in many ways, the scale of Dragon feels smaller than Thrones, that proves to be a good thing, as the vast messy family at the center of this show supplies more than enough drama for seasons upon seasons to come, with its own flavor.

Oct 28, 2022

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Matthew Gilbert

Boston Globe

The finale felt like the story was just getting started, as though we’d just watched a TV pilot doing what pilots are meant to do -- set up the rest of the season.

Oct 28, 2022

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Ben Dowell

Times (UK)

As a sociological study of a world where peace seemed to have at least a chance with the women in charge, this episode clicked the gears nicely.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 26, 2022

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

What a jaw-dropping ending to the action and emotion-packed final episode...

Oct 4, 2023

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Akash Singh

That Shelf

But, after a first season whose story could have easily occupied more than one season, I hope the creative team takes a deep breath and allows the characters to do the same.

Nov 5, 2022

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Kaleena Rivera

Pajiba

I argue that as strong as most of the seasons of Game of Thrones was, House of the Dragon is proving itself capable of handling [parent and child] relationships with more nuance and in grounded action.

Oct 28, 2022

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Synopsis

While mourning a tragic loss, Rhaenyra tries to hold the realm together, and Daemon prepares for war.

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, Charmaine De Grate, Sara Hess
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 23, 2022