House of the Dragon: The Lord of the Tides - Episode 8 review 

Created: 10/10/2022, 6:00 p.m

Can Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) settle their differences in House of the Dragon's The Lord of the Tides?

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With the last of his strength King Viserys tries to reunite his fractured family in the HBO series House of the Dragon episode "The Lord of the Tides" - can Rhaenyra and Alicent pull themselves together?

And who will be proclaimed the new Lord of the Tides on the Velaryon Isle of Driftmark?

With "The Lord of the Tides" (originally: "The Lord of the Tides"), the HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon" presents its longest episode to date, although not much happens in terms of content.

It is a last breath before the stormy dance of the dragons, which is mainly played by Paddy Considine, who as King Viserys gives everything again so that he remains in great memory.

The English actor may have qualified for his first Emmy Award with this courageous performance.

Whereby one hardly recognizes him after the most recent leap in time of almost eight years.

The eighth episode of the ten-part season premiere of the Game of Thrones prequel is directed by Geeta Vasant Patel ("The Great").

The script is by Eileen Shim ("Light as a Feather").

Both are newcomers to the franchise, but are sure to return after their more than successful debut.

One of the scenes they brought us, in particular, ranks among the most memorable Westeros moments of all time.

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Otherwise, a lot is happening on the casting front again this time: Tom Glynn-Carney ("Dunkirk") now plays the somewhat older Prince Aegon, the first son of Viserys and Alicent (Olivia Cooke).

Unfortunately, the new actor lacks the funny charm of his predecessor Ty Tennant, especially since the character now appears much darker.

Ewan Mitchell and Phia Saban, both of whom appear in The Last Kingdom, play Aemond and Helaena, with the former being the most memorable with his eye patch.

Jace and Luke, the only ones of Rhaenyra's (Emma D'Arcy) five-and-a-half children who seem of interest to the series so far, are portrayed recently by "Dolittle" star Harry Collett and newcomer Elliot Grihault.

Meanwhile, young actresses Bethany Antonia ("Stay Close") and Phoebe Campbell take on the roles of twin sisters Baela and Rhaena, who are known to be the daughters of Daemon (Matt Smith).

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