REVIEW: House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 4 “King of the Narrow Sea”

Following last week’s fantastic episode, House of the Dragon: “King of the Narrow Sea” had some rather large shoes to fill. Does it live up to its predecessor, “Second of his Name?” Not entirely, but it’s only marginally inferior and does not bring down this season. “King of the Narrow Sea” is also superior to the first two episodes, settling it comfortably as the second-best episode of House of the Dragon. “King of the Narrow Sea” gets all the simple things right – things would not need praise 20 years ago. A couple of minor issues bring down this episode from the quality of “Second of his Name,” mainly an inconsistent quality of political intrigue and a reliance on clichés. However, there is plenty of good buried in the points of criticism, and an argument can be...

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Sep 12th 2022
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