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S3E8: The Treasons at Tumbleton
S3E8: The Treasons at Tumbleton

It was a beast of a battle at Tumbleton, where the shifting upper hand was eventually seized by a greedy and spiteful drunk who turned it into the most impressive of middle fingers.

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Natalie BochenskiAugust 13, 2026House of the Dragon Comment
S3E7: The Dragon in Winter
S3E7: The Dragon in Winter

Call this whole thing drunk Thomas the Tank Engine on a three-day Cialis bender because everyone is going OFF THE F***ING RAILS.

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Natalie BochenskiAugust 6, 2026House of the DragonComment
S3E6: Faceless Men
S3E6: Faceless Men

This episode was full of figurative examples of acting with subterfuge, and also literal examples of faces being altered by physical acts of slapping, stabbing, slicing, spewing, skewering, strangling and even snogging.

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Natalie BochenskiJuly 30, 2026House of the Dragon Comment
S3E5: Unbowed and Unbent
S3E5: Unbowed and Unbent

Alicent Hightower appears to be performing in a farcical comedy called “Oops, Guv’nor, Where’s Me Abortion?” followed by its slapstick sequel “Oops, Guv’nor, Where’s Me Escape Plan?” 

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Natalie BochenskiJuly 22, 2026House of the DragonComment
S3E4: Tumbleton
S3E4: Tumbleton

I’m sorry, kittens. I realise in this manosph-era I am giving hard-fought ground to those who would perpetuate the myth that “women love a bad boy”. 

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Natalie BochenskiJuly 15, 2026House of the DragonComment
S3E3: Rhaenyra Triumphant
S3E3: Rhaenyra Triumphant

After two episodes positioning itself as a grand epic of battle and conquest, season three now turns that on its head, delivering a claustrophobic psychological thriller that is one of the most anxiety-inducing depictions of crisis leadership and policy wonkery put to screen.

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Natalie BochenskiJuly 9, 2026House of the DragonComment
S3E2: Queen's Landing
S3E2: Queen's Landing

Believe me, I’ve been Team Black, I want Rhaenyra to sit the throne. But much like me and my deadlifts, I didn’t want her to get it with a dirty rep. 

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Natalie BochenskiJuly 1, 2026House of the Dragon Comment
S3E1: Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood
S3E1: Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood

I guess Rhaenyra will learn her lesson next episode when she discovers offspring number one has become offed-spring number two: write your own damn zingers.

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Natalie BochenskiJune 24, 2026House of the Dragon Comments
HotD S3 Final Trailer Recap
HotD S3 Final Trailer Recap

The final trailer is a longer, crunchier 2.30 minutes, opening with an unseen voice saying “These are turbulent times” as Daemon stabs a dude in the mud and a dragon strafes a bunch of battleships. Uhh, yeah. Quite the understatement.

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