House of the Dragon Season 1 Episodes Ranked 

You might have misunderstood the dialogue between gerald royce and daemon. Daemon doesn't actually want runestone, he doesn't care for it in the slightest. He only said that to silence gerald about him killing rhea. As long as gerald keeps his mouth shut about that, daemon won't claim runestone away from him. That conflict got resolved right then and there.

The King's walk across the throne room is my favourite scene

Just to help you on the Cargyll Twins: Arryk with an "A" is loyal to Aegon whose name also starts with an "A" That leaves Erryk who is loyal to Rhaenyra.

If they only were granted 12 episodes. There would have been enough material to make at least one episode between EP 5 and 6 - Daemon getting Laenas hand over the son of the sealord of Braavos - Laena claiming Vhagar - How the Criston Cole situation was handled - Rhaenyra and Harwins relationship building while also showing her early marriage with Leanor - Maybe a scene of Otto in Oldtown - How Viserys health changed (improved for a bit) after the change of Grandmaester from Mellos to Orwyle - Showing the relationship of the three Strong men and especially how Larys thinks about his family

Episode 8 is just a masterpiece.. top 10 episodes throughout HOTD and GoT, and without being a battle episode too.

I’m surprised that your first pick did not mention arguably one of the best and most touching moments of the show- Daemon picking up the crown and helping Viseryies to the throne. One of the most character defining moments all season for both characters and solidified Daemon as a fan favorite at least in my eyes.

Episode 8 genuinely had me so emotional. Viserys was by far my favorite and his ending was so tragic and beautiful.

In episode 5, when Daemon threatens to claim Runestone, he is essentially telling Gerald to drop all charges on him, or Daemon will do to Runestone, what Aegon did to Harrehal

Viserys entering the throne room will go down as one of the greatest moments in GoT history. I absolutely LOVED that scene. It hit with so much force and stayed with so much weight, I was just flabbergasted. Overall, I was VERY impressed by this season. This was the first time since 2014 that I was floored by how good Westeros was-- the writing, the directing, the character moments and action. King Viserys the Peaceful will go down as one of the Hall of Fame characters in all of Game of Thrones media

I actually really like the end of episode 5, but I do agree we should’ve seen a bit more of Criston’s POV.

Episode 8 has to be my favorite episode, not just in House of the Dragon, but in all of Game of Thrones. Viserys' decay and mannerisms reminded me of my grandmother, who I took care of for 4 years while she slowly died of dementia, so the episode connected with me on a deeper level. Paddy Considine is a masterclass actor and deserves some sort of award.

Come, let us drain our cups to the STRONG first season

The reason the finale is my favorite is it embodies what Viserys said “The idea that we control Dragons is an illusion”

I agree with the placement of episode 5. But some of the scenes in it were spectacular. Like Alicent's entry during Visery's speech and Otto advising Alicent. I just love listening to Rhys Ifans.

Essentially the first five episodes are pretty consistent in quality, while the last five episodes are either the weakest (6, 9) or the strongest (7, 8, 10) of the season.

3:31 I'd include the "weeding" until cristons part. The green dress entrance gave me so many goosebumps. All those looks in the characters faces told so much we didn't even need dialogues to build the tension

The aftermath of Aemond losing his eye from episode 7 and the dinner scene from episode 8 are some of the best of this entire universe. Truly masterfully constructed. This season was amazing, as someone who read the book, there are very minor changes I would make, overall a 9/10 for me. Also, I have to mention the trifecta of awesomeness of Paddy Considine, Milly Alcock and Olivia Cooke, they elevated the characters so much more than I could ever imagine

The ending of the green council would have worked it Sunfyre came from the floor and went Goblin mode in the defence of Ageon think how Toothless defended Hiccup from The Monstrous Nightmare in How To Train Your Dragon

Its crazy how diffrent i would have ranked it, especially Episode 4, which would have been my runner up. Still your ranking makes perfect sense for me, this just shows how tight and interesting the show really is.

Episode 7 was a beast. After some slow episodes like 4,5,6, episode 7 was a treat for eyes.

Agree 100% with the top 3. I’d put the back to back combo of “Driftmark” and “Lord of the Tides” against almost any twofer in GOT. Just brilliant work all around.

Episode 8 as number 1 couldn’t agree more, daemon picking up the crown and placing it on viserys head had me shedding tears ngl

To me what's working the magic in episode 8 is how desperate Rhaenyra is before the throne scene. We see that she has no support and when Rhaenys seems to be a dead end too we get this scene with Viserys. We see her lose hope completely and cry out as her father is delirious only a shadow of himself so when the doors open and we understand that the man pulled himself through pain and madness for the love of his daughter that's what makes the scene powerful. Kinda reminds me of the hopeless relief we got when Oberyn told Tyrion he'd be his champion. The whole episode is a slow setup to show you that there is no hope, only to subvert you with one ray of light that was there the whole time and delivered with amazing acting.

For me: 10) Episode 6 (too much stuff, but I really liked both birthing scenes and the relationship between Rhaenyra and Laenor) 9) Episode 2 (it was a really good episode, but it's the one I find myself forgetting the most. The scene at Dragonstone was stunning tho) 8) Episode 9 (a bit boring, but super tense and I liked Aegon and Alicent. I wasn't bothered by the ending) 7) Episode 5 (I really liked the wedding, especially Alicent's entrance with the green dress and how in the end the king collapses and there is a rat drinking the spilled blood. The music for the last part was FIRE) 6) Episode 4 (I really enjoyed the way intimacy was shown compared to the rest of Got, especially with particular attention to the female character) 5) Episode 1 (perfect pilot) 4) Episode 3 (I loved the symbolism of the stag, the battle and Viserys talking to Alicent in front of the fire. An underrated episode imo) 3) Episode 7 (Oustanding from start to end, especially the confrontation after Aemond loses an eye and Laenor's "death". I liked how they decided to give him a happy ending) 2) Episode 10 (it's the episode I have rewatched the most, that final chase scene is one of the best scenes in all of Got/HotD, and the payoffs were satisfying) 1) Episode 8 (yep, it's obviously episode 8. When Viserys walked to the throne I literally cried like I cried at the Red Wedding. Such an emotional episode) Overall this season was great and my hope was restared. I went into HotD with zero expectations and already after episode 1 I was thrown back into the world. In some aspects HotD is already on par or even superior compared to Got, so I pray they don't waste its potential.

That speech at the dinner table is award-worthy. Paddy Considine was perfectly cast as Visarys.

Daemon never wanted runestone, Gerald was second in line after Daemon, Daemon just threatened that he would claim runestone for himself if Gerald tried to do something with his suspicions

Episode 3 might be my favourite, but it's hard to say, because I love the entire show. There are really only three weak points through the whole thing. Really, my favourite episode would be binge-watching all 10 back-to-back.

There's so many people shitting on EP9 while it's probably my favourite, contesting with 7, 8 and 10.

They better give Paddy Considine an Emmy for ep. 8

"Sheathe the fuckin steal" is probably my favourite line from the show because it made me burst with laughter

couldn't agree more on your top 3. incredible episodes

You remove Rhaenys from Episode 9 and extend the Small Council scene (also have Alicent not be painfully naive) and you have a top-tier episode.

Damn this the first time I've been early for a SupercutsDelight vid man, and it feels so good 😎

10. Episode 9 - The Green Council 9. Episode 6 - Princess and the Queen 8. Episode 3 - Second of his Name 7. Episode 2 - The Rogue Prince 6. Episode 1 - The Heirs of the Dragon 5. Episode 7 - Driftmark 4. Episode 5 - We Light the Way 3. Episode 10 - The Black Queen 2. Episode 4 - King of the Narrow Sea 1. Episode 8 - The Lord of the Tides Episodes 4 and 5 are underrated c’mon.

In the 'Driftmark' episode, when everyone gathers after the kids' fight, that scene has many parallels to the 'Kingsroad' episode, where everyone gathers and decides about the punishment for the fight between the kids. Alicent and Cersei also share many parallels. 'Driftmark' is the episode where I realized that Alicent is a bit familiar to Cersei.

I agree with you that we needed more scenes but all in all YOU’RE BRUTAL seriously

Wait you didn't mention "Final Tribute" of Aemond, I love his speech about the "STRONG BOYS".

All the actors did an amazing job like I can't believe how perfect the casting was. I'm super excited for season 2.

Can't wait for season 2. I truly hope the other spin-offs are going to be as great if not better

I don't know, I wasn't confused at all at any point in the season, I always managed to follow it. I felt like they could've developped some relationships more, but I don't feel like I specifically needed them to be more developped

Episode 8 I feel is a top 5 episode in franchise history.

I Just finished Reading Fire and Blood and I literally and I mean literally can't wait for the next seasons.

Love this channel, glad I found it! Mostly agree with this list

I didn’t mind the time jump, I actually found it pretty well executed. I also liked the search for Aegon in episode 9, it gave us time to spend some moments with Aemond and Cole, as well as to familiarize with the twins. As episode 4, the sex episode, is actually the best of the whole season, but I guess it’s a matter of taste. Spot on on the weak endings of episodes 5 and 9.

Viserys showing up, everyone's reaction as he struggles across the throne room, Daemon picking up his brother's crown for him...such a beautiful scene

I like your list mate, your top three are my top three

Love the ranking

love your channel

Completely agree. Great work!

10. We light the way (ep.5) 9. Princess and the queen (ep.6) 8. King of the Narrow Sea (ep.4) 7. The rogue prince (ep.2) 6. Second of his name (ep.3) 5. Heirs of the dragon (ep.1) 4. The black queen (ep.10) 3. The green council (ep.9) 2. The lord of the tides (ep.8) 1. Driftmark (ep.7) My pick for number 3 is surely the most controversial one but being a massive fan of the greens i love the interactions in this episode. Another positive thing is the exposure we get for quite a lot of characters from the greens' camp and if it wasn't for the mishandled ending and the gross scene between Larys and Alicent perhaps i'd put it even higher on my list. Overall i can understand why people don't enjoy this episode as much as i do but in my opinion it's still criminally underrated.

Great video as always. Side note though - anyone notice for this BGM that he always uses there's a violin part that REALLY sounds like the the skywalker/force theme? i hear it in EVERY supercuts video xD hahaha

Was wondering how you were going to decide between episode 7 and 8 lol , both were phenomenal !

This should have been a 11 or 12 episode season. There were some minor characters (Harwin, Laena) and supporting characters (Laenor, Criston) that they could have fleshed out more, and in doing so, explore even more layers of major characters (Daemon, Rhaenyra, Alicent). Minor plots and questions could have been answered too: - How did Criston get out of the mess in episode 5 and still remained a Kingsguard, and overall explore Criston a bit more, his character was severely dwarfed and detracted, one of the major complaints I had about this season - How Daemon and Laena developed their relationship, and what his first family meant to Daemon - Same for Harwin and Rhaenyra - How Alicent's perspective morphed during the time jump - Maybe even explore some fantasy/magical/conspiracy theories, like if the Citadel was working with the Hightowers to bring about the demise of the dragons

Episode 5 was good, the scene on the boat where rhaenyra and criston argued was good and the scene that followed it was as well

great vid! Agree with your top 2, absolute bangers! Question... where did you get the stock footage from?

Amazing video, I havent watched it yet but

Arryk with a A fights for Alicent while while Erryk fights for the Blacks, thats how I remember it at least

I CRIED MY EYES OUT IN THE SCNE OF TH ELAST SUPPER AND VIDERYS GIVING OUT THE SPEECH..AND THE DRIFTMARK DEBATE WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST DEBATES I HAVE SEEN..

Your top 3 is immaculate.

i dont think there is any more elaboration was needed on Criston in that scene. They literally showed he was about to suicide he literally didnt have anything left to live for he sold his honor and dream job for nothing and that realization made him snap. pretty straightforward.

Ep 8 had us crying and jumping at the same throne room scene

Otto: 'YOUR LITTLE FRIEND IS GONNA KILL YOU AND YA BABIES!!" Perfect.

I will never understand the hate episode 6 gets. It’s one of the best episodes and what finally gets the season going somewhere far more interesting than before. It serves as a second pilot and introduces these characters again beautifully. The acting in this episode is also masterful. It’s a top 3 for me.

Please do a character ranking. Factor in how time jumps and character growth worked or not

Holy shit, episode 8 was amazing

House of the Dragon Season 1 Episodes Ranked by Release Date 1. Episode 1 - The Heirs of the Dragon 2. Episode 2 - The Rogue Prince 3. Episode 3 - Second of his Name 4. Episode 4 - King of the Narrow Sea 5. Episode 5 - We Light the Way 6. Episode 6 - The Princess and the Queen 7. Episode 7 - Driftmark 8. Episode 8 - The Lord of the Tides 9. Episode 9 - The Green Council 10. Episode 10 - The Black Queen

as everyone has said Viserys throne room walk is my favorite scene in the whole show by far

when Daemon leaves the cave with the crabfeeder s corpse, i had a small ammount of fear of Daemon attracting grayscale, but thank god that didn't happen.

For me, E7 and E10 are at top with E7 being my most favorite among these two followed by E8 and then E5.

My ranking 10. The Princess and the Queen 9. The Heirs of the Dragon 8. The Green Council 7. The Rogue Prince 6. Second of His Name 5. Driftmark 4. King of the Narrow Sea 3. We Light the Way 2. The Black Queen 1. The Lord of the Tides

damn episode 5 was like a top 5 episode for me

It's strange to me how such an important episode like Alicent's demonstration in episode 5 and entering the throne room with the green dress was left out. One of the most pivotal moments in the whole show, even the basis of the subsequent events. And it's not even marked :)

Here's my ranking, worst to best: Episode 5, only episode I would consider bad in the season, terrible writing Episode 3, overly slow followed by an unsatisfying conclusion to the Crabfeeder Episode 6, confusing but overall a decent and interesting ep Episode 9, a good episode slightly ruined by the ending Episode 2, a slower but very interesting ep Episode 4, good ep, very eventful and dramatic Episode 10, really good ending of the season Episode 8, amazing acting and development of the characters Episode 1, incredibly good introduction into the world, a dramatic and memorable episode Episode 7, I was absolutely blown away by this one, a little slow in the beginning but that which follows completely makes up for it. The growing conflict between the characters is handled really well I'd say this season has been pretty good. Not amazing, but it could've been a lot worse so I'm happy. My biggest problem is the pacing which is going all over the place this season. Some episodes barely anything happens while in others you can barely keep up. it will likely be better in season 2 since we've reached the main event. If the story was allowed to breathe more I think it could've been much better. If I would compare it to GOT it would rank similarly to how I feel about season 5 and 6. Great television, but with some noticeable flaws that could've been prevented. The only episodes I felt that could rival early GOT was 1 and 7. 5 in my opinion was almost season 8 level of quality. The writing in that episode sticks out like a sore thumb

Lord of the tides, driftmark and we light the way are my top 3.

Kindda funny that the star wars theme is playing in the background.

My fav episode are 1,7, and 8 for sure. 9 was good but i have to be honest i didnt like the ending, the coronation scene was so well done with great soundtrack. The finale was good, R coronation scene was also amazing, Emma shined that episode, and The storms end scenes were some of the best action scenes in GOT universe for me, with an amazing soundtrack. Episode 8 was the best, Paddy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. It made me emotional. Also that Strong toast 😉.

I love every episode they are my babies can't chose any of em over the other😭

0:50 my understanding was that Daemon was implying that he wouldn’t claim Runestone if Royce kept his mouth shut. And Daemon didn’t get arrested for murder and there aren’t a bunch of rumors going around about the murder so I’d assume that Daemon never went back to Runestone

After listening to the book the seasnake Corlys Velaryon is badass I'm looking forward to him in the coming seasons

Couldnt agree more with the #1 spot that episode was craaazy

I busted out laughing at Vizzy T. Freaking legendary. But seriously that scene gave me all the feels. And the score was amazing too. Also is it just me or do I keep hearing the force theme thrown in there?

Great video. Started watching some of your Last of Us content then dove in and watched some of your Game of Thrones and House of The Dragon content. Great series overall and felt more like the classic first 4 seasons of Game of Thrones. My rankings would be. 1. The Lord of The Tides (ep. 8) 2. Driftmark (ep 7) Tier to themselves. I keep going back and forth between which episode was the better episode. 3.The Black Queen (ep. 10) 4. Second of His Name (Ep, 3) 5. The Heirs to The Dragon (Ep. 1) 6. We Light The Way (Ep. 5) 7. The Rogue Prince (Ep. 2) 8. The Green Council (Ep. 9) 9. King Of The Narrow Sea (Ep. 4) 10. The Princess and The Queen (Ep. 6) I do not believe none are bad, most are good to great. - Found it interesting that the same director directed episodes 4 and 9. Both have characters travel through Flea Bottom. Both just have the characters walk and talk the entire episode w/o moving the plot much. Liked episode 9 more because of the opening sequence. - Really liked We Light The Way. It was a fun, thrill ride. Was funny and thrilling at the same time. I do feel like there should have been an episode between this episode and The Princess and The Queen, but as a standalone episode it was a good time. I understood what Cole was doing fine. - Second of His Name grew on me on multiple rewatches. From Daemon not speaking during the last 15 minutes, to Viserys demeanor changing throughout the episode as he keeps drinking. Viserys and Rhaenrya confrontation. - The Black Queen could go down further down my list if it was not for Aemond/Vhagar chase scene. Aemond speeches has been great in episodes 7-10. Not in the same tier as The Lord of The Tides and Driftmark because I expected more out of the season finale. Felt like they redeemed themselves in the last 15 minutes. Was tired of the failed birth scenes. Felt they spent too much time talking about battle plans. - The Heirs to The Dragon climbed my rankings. Great job introducing fans of Game of Thrones and casuals to the show. Did a great job showcasing each character and who they are.

Will you be doing any videos on Andor? I think you will really like it

The roundtable discussions are necessary. We have to slow down sometimes and take stock of what's happening, the mood, tone, stakes. I think the last episode combined action and politics amazingly

My simple Rick loop moment was seeing Dameon lift Visarys crown and helping his brother

Oh I really liked ep5. Though I do agree that I wish we got more of Kristin’s mental decline and perspective. I thought the wedding scene was great though I wish as well that we got a middle episode that explained some of the abandoned plotlines. I prefer it to ep9 tbh.

My favorites: 7, 8, 10, 1 In no particular order. 8 shatters my soul to a million little pieces, it's like I knew this man and he died. Hurts like crap.

Got a video idea for Supercut delight you should do this video where you rank every season of game of thrones.

Wow, this happens rarely, but I agree with every place)

I would switch 1 and 2 because I think “Lord of the Tides” is bogged down a bit by how Viserys tells Alicent about the prophecy. Seems a bit like a contrivance. “Driftmark” does a lot in such a short amount of time and delivers plenty of tension in the process

10. Episode 6 - The Princess and the Queen 9. Episode 4 - King of the Narrow Sea 8. Episode 2 - The Rouge Prince 7. Episode 9 - The Green Council 6. Episode 1 - The Heirs of the Dragon 5. Episode 5 - We Light The Way 4. Episode 3 - Second of his Name 3. Episode 7 - Driftmark 2. Episode 10 - The Black Queen 1. Episode 8 - Lord of the Tides

For me it's: 10. Episode 6 9. Episode 4 8. Episode 3 7. Episode 1 6. Episode 2 5. Episode 5 4. Episoide 9 3. Episode 8 2. Episode 7 1. Episode 10

Rhaenys aside, I thought Green Council was an excellent episode. Without comparing it to the book (like badass cole instead of dbag cole) & just going by show l the ep felt like a classic white house political thriller with a "race against time" feel, with start to finish suspense. When Otto was purging, Beesbury screaming, Caswell hanging..I was on the edge of my seat. The dark visuals & the Hightower score set the tone. KL without Viserys already felt so ominous & claustrophobic. The sinister low lighting, Otto being calm & nefarious as ever. Alicent trapped by her allegiance. The dim rays of the setting sun illuminating the room. The visuals portrayed the suffocating feeling really well. The dialogues b/w Alicent, Otto, Aemond etc. left a lot of food for thought. The coronation sequence was pure historygasm & excelled in the little details. TGC was amazing in bringing to life the emotional turmoil the most interesting character in the dance, King Aegon II went through before the crowning. If you're a neutral viewer, the vibe of Green Council was the closest thing to 1st season GoT...the tension, the uncertainty, the ruthlessness, the amorality & a sinking feeling of injustice with the rug being pulled from under your feet. Ofc lord forbid the bad guys are on top for 1 episode, so they had to give u 5 mins of that Rhaenys "happy ending".

I miss D&D. They would've turned this season from a 8.5 outta 10 to a 10 outta 10 🥺

Its hard to pass up an episode that had such a great scene in the throne walk but personally, I still have to give it to the finale. Not only is the dragon chase scene extremely tense and well shot, It also sets up for a really promising next season as I was pretty disappointed with a lot of things in this season. But even without the dragon scene, there is some amazing emotional acting rhaenyra and some great political intrigue and setup that felt a lot more believable than decisions in other episodes. Maybe I'm relying to much on season 2 being good but with the development of alliances and the ensuing war, it seems like the story can actually have consequences for actions now and can really start developing.

literally 100% accurate to my ranking

I mostly agree, episode 6 made 2 great potential character's death doesn't feel as impactful because there weren't feeling important until this episode. I think episode 8 is overrated tho despite having my favorite scene and being the most emotional it doesn't bring that much to the plot and can basically be resumed to Vyserys last power move and death, unlike episode 10 or my favorite episode 7. I would rank episode 8 number 3. I would also swap episode 3, 2 and 1 in that order but it's pretty close.

Its quite easy to tell the Twins apart when you think about it. Arrek is the one that supports Alicent Errik is the one who supports RhaEnyra

all I know is ep8 is my #1. that was some of the best TV Ive seen in years.

14:43 I feel like that was their intention though because nobody in this story is perfect. Pretty much everybody does bad things. I think it also shows how the dragons are dangerous towards not only your enemies, but your allie’s and civilians as well...and I hope the war shows that.