April 30, 2025 • 158 mins
Fiona and Emma kick off Part 1 of their two-part, five-hour deep dive into House of the Dragon Season 2, Episodes 7 and 8 — and yes, it’s absolutely as chaotic and lore-drenched as it sounds.
We begin in the Riverlands, where prepubescent icon Oscar Tully outmaneuvers Daemon Targaryen with nothing but ancestral loyalty and the pure power of “my granddad said so.” From there, we head straight into Harrenhal — land of broken dreams, haunted chairs, and George R.R. Martin’s actual face carved into a tree. Daemon is slowly losing his grip on reality (again), Viserys makes a ghostly return via decomposing wig, and Vision Goat appears to silently judge us all.
Meanwhile, Alicent Hightower takes a pensive nude swim in a lake that may or may not scream Sin. Bathe. Pray. — depending on your level of TikTok brain rot. Is it a spiritual cleanse? A death wish? Or just a girl who finally found a big enough bath? Fiona and Emma debate.
Rhaenyra, meanwhile, ascends — emotionally, spiritually, and maybe just a little bit manically — as the Dragonseed storyline ignites. Jace has an identity crisis, Corlys does his best emotionally distant dad impression, and the bastards start getting ideas. Add in a few behind-the-scenes nuggets (like 16 stuntmen actually being set on fire), and you’ve got yourself one hell of a Part 1.
It’s full of insight, laughs, lore, goat theories, unfiltered rants, and a surprising amount of reverence for Silverwing.
Part 2 coming soon — and it’s even hotter than Vermithor in a recruitment pit
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-cast-of-ice-and-fire--6182218/support.
We begin in the Riverlands, where prepubescent icon Oscar Tully outmaneuvers Daemon Targaryen with nothing but ancestral loyalty and the pure power of “my granddad said so.” From there, we head straight into Harrenhal — land of broken dreams, haunted chairs, and George R.R. Martin’s actual face carved into a tree. Daemon is slowly losing his grip on reality (again), Viserys makes a ghostly return via decomposing wig, and Vision Goat appears to silently judge us all.
Meanwhile, Alicent Hightower takes a pensive nude swim in a lake that may or may not scream Sin. Bathe. Pray. — depending on your level of TikTok brain rot. Is it a spiritual cleanse? A death wish? Or just a girl who finally found a big enough bath? Fiona and Emma debate.
Rhaenyra, meanwhile, ascends — emotionally, spiritually, and maybe just a little bit manically — as the Dragonseed storyline ignites. Jace has an identity crisis, Corlys does his best emotionally distant dad impression, and the bastards start getting ideas. Add in a few behind-the-scenes nuggets (like 16 stuntmen actually being set on fire), and you’ve got yourself one hell of a Part 1.
It’s full of insight, laughs, lore, goat theories, unfiltered rants, and a surprising amount of reverence for Silverwing.
Part 2 coming soon — and it’s even hotter than Vermithor in a recruitment pit
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-cast-of-ice-and-fire--6182218/support.
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