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HBO 's House of the Dragon closed out its second season with Sunday night's season finale, which left fans mostly underwhelmed. The 70-minute finale - entitled The Queen Who Ever Was - didn't provide the spectacle that many Game of Thrones fans had come to expect from season finales. Many took to X (formerly Twitter ) to express their frustration over the episode, which ultimately set the table for what many are hoping is an exciting Season 3... although it comes at the expense of a lackluster finale.

The Dance of the Dragons is happening on the Season 2 finale of HBO's House of the Dragon , as the deadly civil war wages on between the Targaryens and Hightowers. Rhaenyra Targaryen ( Emma D'Arcy ) found some unexpected allies in the form of new dragon riders in last week's penultimate episode. Now that she has the advantage in terms of dragon riders, she intends to strike at the Hightowers in tonight's finale.

After Rhaenyra Targaryen ( Emma D'Arcy ) unsuccessfully tried to claim a dragon in last week's episode, she confronts the new rider in the penultimate House of the Dragon Season 2 episode. The sixth episode in the eight-episode season - entitled Smallfolk - found the dragon Seasmoke surprisingly choosing her new rider - Addam of Hull (Clinton Liberty). When Rhaenyra has been told that Seasmoke has been spotted with a rider, she finally decides to take action, taking off on her dragon Syrax to find this rider.

Rhaenyra Targaryen ( Emma D'Arcy ) makes a bold move to try and claim a dragon to get an advantage in the ongoing civil war in HBO's House of the Dragon. While Rhaenyra waits for Daemon ( Matt Smith ) to assemble an army in her name, she takes a bold risk by attempting to claim another dragon. As it was revealed in the preview for this week's episode, it can be a risky gambit, with the one who attempts to claim may die in the process.

Season two of the Game Of Thrones prequel spinoff House Of The Dragon is a bonafide hit. The new episodes of the HBO Max series, which premiered on June 16, have not only received rave reviews but they've also beat previous series bests in terms of the official streaming ratings. House Of The Dragon, created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO, was streamed for 1.23 billion minutes the week of the season two premiere, which is a huge jump from the first season's high of 1.02 billion.

The fate of King Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) is revealed in the fifth episode of the eight-episode second season of HBO's House of the Dragon. King Aegon surprised everyone when he headed into battle atop his dragon Sunfyre, though it was he that was surprised when Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) seemingly attached the King... though it's unclear if that was on purpose or not. The King plummeted to the earth atop Sunfyre, though the young king's fate has not been confirmed.

HBO 's House of the Dragon returns Sunday night for the fourth episode of the eighth episode season, setting up a back half filled with war. Last week's episode found Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) making the bold move to see her friend Alicent Hightower in person to try and stave off the war. That gambit failed, with this week's episode - A Dance With Dragons - marking both the beginning of this war between House Targaryen and House Hightower and the end of the first half of this eight-episode season.

HBO's House of the Dragons returns with the third episode of its action-packed second season, which teases that a full-scale war is just around the corner. The new episode which clocks in at a whopping one hour and 10 minutes - sets the stage for the war to come. The trailer for this episode showed the soldiers from both sides starting to assemble as the battle is near.

Both House Targaryen and House Hightower ready themselves for an all-out war after a controversial death in the second episode of House of the Dragon Season 2. The first season ended with the shocking death of Rhaenyra Targaryen's ( Emma D'arcy ) son Lucerys "Luke" Velaryon (Elliot Grihault) and his dragon Arrax from Aemond Targaryen's (Ewan Mitchell) dragon Vhagar, who killed Luke on his own without being ordered to do so from Aemond. That death set the stage for the Civil War in Westeros, which took a brutal turn in last week's Season 2 premiere that exacerbated the inevitable war.

From House of the Dragon to The Witcher, there is something undeniably seductive about the medieval genre. The Game of Thrones world is almost synonymous with sex, and House of The Dragon is no different.

This new season is even steamier — and believe it or not, there were even more graphic sex scenes cut out. Olivia Cooke, who plays Alicent, recently revealed to Elle Magazine that a "carnal" and "animalistic" sex scene was cut from the show. She said: "It was messy as fuck. It wasn't beautiful, and that was really fun to do." But what is it about medieval TV that makes us feel so horny?

Growing up, I felt lucky to have a mother who recognised what a drawback my Yorkshire accent would be, that it could prevent me from enjoying success in whatever field I chose. It was her life's work to prepare me to rise above my working-class roots. She constantly lectured me about the way I must speak. Nicely was the word she used: 'Not like those young ruffians you try to play with on the street.'

Winter isn't coming any time soon, but Game Of Thrones fans still had something to cheer on Monday as epic prequel House Of The Dragon returned with its long-awaited second season. Two years after HBO launched the first of several planned spin-offs, this sprawling show - set 200-years before the events depicted in Game Of Thrones - picks up directly where its predecessor left off. But while viewers have reacted positively to its opening episode, critics have been less charitable in their assessment of its ambitiously detailed and maddeningly convoluted plot-lines.

Olivia Cooke revealed that one 'animalistic' sex scene was cut from House Of The Dragon as she stunned in a sexy ELLE cover shoot on Monday. The actress, 30, who plays an adult Queen Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon, said the 'messy as f**k' take was scrapped and admitted that while it wasn't a 'beautiful' scene it was 'really fun to do'. Game Of Thrones prequel series released its first episode at the start of this week - with fans praising the 'intense' instalment.

House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke (left) has revealed the awkward feedback she got from an intimacy coordinator while filming season two. The actress, 30, from Oldham, plays Alicent Hightower in the hit HBO series, which returns for a second season from today. Speaking to Cosmopolitan UK, the star - who has previously appeared in Bates Motel and Slow Horses -  spoke about the benefits of having intimacy coordinators on set. Describing how it 'takes the awkwardness' away, Olivia said: 'You're then not having to petition for your own boundaries, and your own safety.' As a result, Olivia said that preparing for a sex scene is like learning 'choreography' - and revealed how intimacy coordinators had to give her some advice on the day of filming. Top right and bottom right: Olivia's sex scenes in season two of House of the Dragon.

House of the Dragon 's second season debuted on HBO Sunday, as the first episode of the second season's eight-episode frame, titled A Son for a Son, hit the air. The storyline of the second season starts at the end of the show's first season, in which Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) and his dragon Vhaegar slaughtered Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) - the son of Princess Rhaenyra (Eve Best) - and his dragon Arrax.

Olivia, 30, whose mother was a sales rep and father a policeman, said her working class roots in Oldham left her feeling less intelligent than middle class actors. She had a chip on her shoulder yet ditching her accent made her 'feel really sad'. She said: 'I put on a voice when speaking to someone with a different upbringing. I'm proud of where I come from but it was a source of embarrassment because I didn't feel as intelligent as others. I speak about that to my therapist and try not to do it, but I do have a chip on my shoulder about being working class.'

While fans eagerly await the Season 2 premiere on HBO this Sunday, the pay cable network has pushed forward with another season. HBO announced on Thursday that it was renewing the Game of Thrones prequel for a third season, according to a network press release. The new season has already earned rave reviews from critics , currently at an 86% "Fresh" rating from the critics at Rotten Tomatoes.

Winter isn't exactly coming anytime soon, but Game Of Thrones was certainly back on Monday evening as the UK premiere of House Of The Dragon season two launched in London. The show, a prequel to the enormously successful Game of Thrones, follows the feud between Alicent and Rhaenyra as they vie for who will eventually rule from the Iron Throne. But the swords were thankfully sheathed as the show's cast descended on the Odeon Luxe in a teeming Leicester Square.

Two years after its epic first season, the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon returns for Season 2 , and it's getting rave reviews. The epic fantasy series is set nearly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 100 years after House Targaryen conquered all Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. The second season debuts Sunday, June 16 at 9 PM ET on HBO, with critics giving the season an impressive 91% on Rotten Tomatoes .

Olivia Cooke wowed in a plunging grey dress as she joined her dapper co-star Fabien Frankiel at the House Of The Dragon premiere in Paris on Thursday night. The actress, 30, commanded attention in the stunning number that featured a daring neckline and black lace detailing. Olivia, who plays Alicent Hightower in the Game Of Thrones prequel series, put on a confident display in the semi-sheer number as she worked her best angles for the camera.

The actress, 30, looked effortlessly chic as she stepped out at L'Automobile Club with a backdrop of the Eiffel Tower on Thursday. Olivia, who plays Alicent Hightowe in the Game Of Thrones prequel series, donned a smart black racer-neck maxi dress, which had a button-up piece of fabric overlayed. She paired the chic look with some flat sunglasses amid the French rays, while her dark locks were straight and sleek. The star looked especially close to her co-star Fabien, who plays Ser Criston Col, as the pair posed for snaps together and he was seen gazing at her.

The stars of House of Dragon gathered at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Monday to celebrate the season 2 premiere of the hit show.  Olivia Cooke, 30, who plays Queen Alicent Hightower, wowed in a striking blue high-neck gown with daring cut-outs on the sides.  Her non-binary co-star Emma D'Arcy, 31, who stars as her onscreen rival Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, looked edgy in a shimmering black coat worn over a white button-up with a black tie. 

Fans have been given another action-packed glimpse into season two of House of the Dragon. In a new trailer for the next chapter of the Game of Thrones prequel, Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke are all seen returning for what is certain to be another dramatic season. The trailer, released Tuesday, sees Smith, 41, back as Daemon Targaryen as D'Arcy, 31, and Cooke, 30, going to war over the Iron Throne.