Top 10 facts about House of Dragon: Episode 09

1.Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Daemon (Matt Smith) don't even appear.

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Alicent Hightower does a remarkable job

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by the end of the episode Otto has his way.

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Aemond—who has become an expert fighter, a smug asshole, and wants to rule since his eye incident—wouldn't have a problem if his dear brother peaced out.

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Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) seemed to come down hard on the side of "indifferent"

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while this episode is stacked, we can only imagine that next week's finale will be even more

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