Winners 1. Galadriel Galadriel spends much of the episode trying and failing to convince anyone who will listen that the threat of Sauron is very much real. For her efforts seeking Sauron out, she and her company of warriors are honored by the High King in the highest way possible: passage to Valinor, the elvish…
Episode Grade: (6.9/10) The series pilot of Rings of Power is visually stunning but offers very little substance. The writers spend an entire hour questioning whether Sauron is alive or not despite that being a known fact to the viewers. Still, that would have been excusable had there been any other plot or character development…
1. King Viserys Targaryen Viserys reclaims top spot thanks to his successful marriage to Alicent which finally bore him a healthy son (and there’s one more on the way). 2. Queen Alicent Hightower After becoming queen, Alicent has quickly delivered the King a son and is due another child soon. To put it bluntly, she…
Episode Grade: (8.7/10) A three year time jump sees King Viserys celebrate his son Aegon’s second birthday while Queen Alicent is heavily pregnant with their second child. This, of course, serves as a catalyst for the debate over the line of succession. Meanwhile, Daemon and Corlys’ war against the Crabfeeder in the Stepstones has dragged…
1. Ser Otto Hightower Otto’s scheming sees him take top spot after successfully managing to get the King to marry his daughter while maintaining the appearance of a concerned friend. Otto is clearly looking out for himself, but the King is yet to see that and as a result, Otto still has the absolute trust…
Episode Grade: (8.8/10) Six months on from the events of the first episode, King Viserys’ succession remains a central issue amongst members of the small council even after Rhaenyra was officially announced as the heir to the throne. Eventually, the pressure gets to the King and he reluctantly agrees to remarry, albeit not to the…
1. King Viserys Targaryen Despite losing his wife and newborn son, King Viserys still resides over the most powerful seat in Westeros, the Iron Throne. 2. Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen As the heir to the throne, Rhaenyra holds the second most powerful position in the realm, even if it is a rather precarious position. 3. Ser…
Episode Grade: (8.7/10) The season premiere of House of the Dragon (HOTR) does an excellent job of setting up an intriguing landscape in Westeros. And while the primary focus of the show will clearly be on the internal struggles of the Targaryen family, the show writers have already planted the seeds for legitimate external threats…