House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 8 review: A series of facepalm moments occur in the last episode of House of the Dragon Season 2. A bedridden Aegon proclaiming his crotch was set on fire during the fight that almost killed. The prince being told not to pout during a serious exchange.
Daemon having another of his lurid vision. Some five-minute-long mud wrestling. I really want to say these are bad jokes, but they are not.
Is this the season finale that kept us hanging around the dragons for eight weeks? (Also read: House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 review: How to claim your dragon ) Spoiler Alert House of the Dragon delivered the weakest send off in its last episode, filled with jarring tonal swings and misguided character glimpses. Dragon action? There was no promise of that, surely. Episode 8, titled The Queen Who Ever Was, is like actually a bad joke that runs for over an hour.
Expect nothing and there's still room for disappointment. The episode begins without any heft. We are expected to patiently wait until Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) makes an appeal for his case to the Tyroshi leaders, prove his merit through wrestling Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn) in the mud.
Then there is Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) who is enraged, and wants Helaena (Phia Saban) to lead. Alicent ( Olivia Cooke ) stops him right there. There's also Daemon ( Matt Smith ), who finally finds his way back to show solidarity with the queen.
These scenes were already in establishment for the last .