House of the Dragon S3E8 Review: Rhaenyra Gives the Worst Ted Talk in Westeros

SPOILER ALERT!

Rhaenyra wanted to be anointed queen, so naturally she killed the High Sept and may have started a full religious war. Great plan. No notes.

In our spoiler-filled recap of House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 8, the season finale, we break down Rhaenyra’s mad-queen spiral, Daemon calming her down with High Valyrian prophecy therapy, Baela finally calling her out, Alyn stepping up, and the disastrous decision to execute the one guy who could actually crown her.

We also talk Helaena’s tragic final scenes, the white horse vision, the butterfly imagery, Rhaenyra force-feeding her sister, Mysaria getting fired and escaping, Aegon rising with Sunfire, Ormond’s brutal end, Roddy the Ruin going out in a blaze of glory, and Ulf being possibly the worst dragon rider in Westeros.

Plus: Rachel’s top characters of the season, Ormond Hall of Fame talk, Daeron getting knighted, Gwayne serving Daeron the Daring, Corlys’ loyal Velaryon badasses, Rhaenyra’s terrible public prophecy speech, Team Green chaos, Team Black incompetence, and the pain of waiting two years for more dragons.

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