Flagons & Dragons: House of the Dragon S02E02 "Rhaenyra the Cruel" Breakdown

Welcome to 'Flagons and Dragons' the show formerly known as 'Drunk on Dragons'. We're here to talk about everything related to 'Game of Thrones' and right now, that means we're talking about season two of 'House of the Dragon'.
On this episode, we're going to review and discuss SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 "Rhaenyra the Cruel". Please note that this will be a FULL SPOILER review and discussion. All aired episodes of 'House of the Dragon' and 'Game of Thrones' are fair game for discussion.
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Given the way that episode one ended, episode two was going to have some work to do. Needless to say; "Mission Accomplished". Check out the episode and tell us what you think.
JUMP AHEAD:
0:00 - Welcome to Flagons and Dragons
2:11 - "Rhaenyra the Cruel" episode details
3:21 - Overall Thoughts
6:41 - Episode review and discussion
46:10 - Alternate episode titles
47:57 - Favorite moment
49:26 - The HotD Hierarchy (S02E02 Power Rankings)
52:41 - Episode MVP
53:30 - Episode Grade
54:54 - Predictions
1:01:31 - Thank you for checking out Flagons and Dragons
Thanks for checking out our show and we hope to see you back in our little corner of Westeros soon. Until then, keep your dragons flying and your flagons full...
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