Everything we’ve seen in House of the Dragon so far has been leading up to Visery’s death and the inevitably bloody fallout, and in true Game of Thrones tradition, “The Green Council,” delivers a pulse-pounding episode nine race between Alicent and Otto Hightower to secure Aegon and his allegiance ahead of his coronation.
The Cast Beyond the Wall hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are joined by first-time guest, Adam Kemp, to break down each scene of this week’s episode before making predictions for what could happen next. With so much on the line, has House of the Dragon persuaded us to empathize with Alicent’s point of view? In this Hightower-family-focused episode, we discuss whether or not it’s ok to have sympathy for the devil AKA Aegon Targaryen and Alicent Hightower.
Kemp brings his book reader knowledge to the especially tense episode, outlining when the show took liberties with some of the more ambiguous source material.
Is this the paradigm-shifting ninth chapter we’ve been waiting for?
Today’s podcast topics include:
- Is this the climactic episode nine we expected?
- The immediate fallout of King Viserys’s death
- Have we given Alicent enough credit?
- Rhaenys’s big dragon play
- How do you keep Ser Eryck and Arryk Cargyll’s names and allegiances straight?
- The white worm’s larger scheme
- Is it ok to feel bad for Aegon?
- Our selected winners, losers, and wild card players for the week
According to the IMDB synopsis, “The Green Council” is described as:
“While Alicent enlists Cole and Aemond to track down Aegon, Otto gathers the great houses of Westeros to affirm their allegiance.”
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Caleb Masters is a lifelong film and pop culture enthusiast with more than 10 years of experience in writing, podcasting, and content creation. When he’s not running The Cinematropolis or hosting The Cinematic Schematic podcast, Masters hosts The Cast Beyond the Wall, a House of the Dragon podcast, and serves as an active member of the Oklahoma Film Critic’s Circle where he currently serves as Vice President. He also loves video games. Follow him @CMastersTalk on Letterboxd, Instagram, or X.
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