HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: 'The Queen Who Ever Was' Season 2, Episode 8 s2e08 HotD review recap explained #HotD

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The season has built to all-out-war! Now wait 2 years!While we wait: we mud wrestle with Lohar & Tyland, eat & drink with Ulf at Medieval Times, and tattle-tale like Simon Strong! + Alicent is doing 'whatever'?!? HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: Season 2, Episode 8 'The Queen Who Ever Was' is based on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga and HBO's Game of Thrones.#GameOfThrones #HouseOfTheDragon #HotDWhat did you think of this episode?As Aemond becomes more volatile, Larys plots an escape, while Rhaenyra looks to press her advantage.Full Cast & CrewDirected byGeeta Vasant PatelWriting Credits George R.R. Martin ... (based on "Fire & Blood" by)Ryan J. Condal ... (created by)& George R.R. Martin ... (created by)Sara Hess (written for television)CastMatt Smith ... Prince Daemon TargaryenOlivia Cooke ... Queen Alicent HightowerEmma D'Arcy ... Princess Rhaenyra TargaryenRhys Ifans ... Ser Otto HightowerEve Best ... Princess Rhaenys TargaryenFabien Frankel ... Ser Criston ColeSonoya Mizuno ... Mysaria 'The White Worm'Jefferson Hall ... Ser Tyland LannisterHarry Collett ... Prince Jacaerys 'Jace' VelaryonTom Glynn-Carney ... King Aegon TargaryenEwan Mitchell ... Prince Aemond TargaryenBethany Antonia ... Lady Baela TargaryenPhoebe Campbell ... Lady Rhaena TargaryenPhia Saban ... Princess Helaena TargaryenMatthew Needham ... Lord Larys 'The Clubfoot' StrongKieran Bew ... HughAbubakar Salim ... Alyn of HullClinton Liberty ... AddamTom Taylor ... Lord Cregan StarkSam C. Wilson ... BloodMark Stobbart ... CheesePhil Daniels ... Maester GerardysKurt Egyiawan ... Maester OrwylePaul Kennedy ... Lord Jasper 'Ironrod' WyldeLuke Tittensor ... Ser Arryk CargyllElliott Tittensor ... Ser Erryk CargyllMax Wrottesley ... Ser Lorent MarbrandTom Bennett ... UlfSimon Russell Beale ... Ser Simon StrongFreddie Fox ... Ser Gwayne HightowerGayle Rankin ... Alys RiversKenneth Collard ... Lord Forrest FreySarah Woodward ... Sabitha FreyAlistair BrammerEmeline Lambert ... Princess Alyssa TargaryenJamie Kenna ... Ser Alfred BroomeJames Dreyfus ... Lord Gormon MasseyJack Parry-Jones ... Ser Willem BlackwoodTim Faraday ... Lord Amos BrackenAnthony Flanagan ... Ser Steffon DarklynAbigail Thorne ... Sharako LoharProduced by Ryan J. Condal ... executive producer (showrunner)Charmaine De Grate ... co-executive producerJocelyn Diaz ... executive producerPam Fitzgerald ... co-producerGabe Fonseca ... supervising producerToby Ford ... co-producerVince Gerardis ... executive producerHannah Godwin ... co-producerDavid Hancock ... co-executive producerSara Hess ... executive producerKevin Lau ... producerGeorge R.R. Martin ... executive producerÍde O'Rourke ... associate producerMegan Ott ... associate producerIra Parker ... co-executive producerTim Porter ... co-producerAlexis Raben ... producerRon Schmidt ... executive producerRichard Sharkey ... consulting producerEileen Shim ... co-producerKaren Wacker ... producerPeter Welter Soler ... line producer: Spain UnitGreg Yaitanes ... co-executive producerMusic by Ramin DjawadiCinematography by P.J. DillonFilm Editing by Frances ParkerCasting By Kate Rhodes JamesProduction Design by Jim ClayCostume Design by Caroline McCall

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