Five Finale Facts from ‘House of the Dragon’ Showrunner Ryan Condal

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 Mike Manalo

Another year in Westeros has officially passed, as Season 2 of House of the Dragon drew to a close on Sunday. The phenomenal HBO blockbuster has spent a full season keeping everyone in suspense about the coming war between Team Black and Team Green, and it sounds like that suspense will continue well into the next season! But don’t worry! We’re at least getting some answers today, as we were able to attend a press conference with showrunner Ryan Condal on this exciting season of House of the Dragon!

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Betting on Black for ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 Mike Manalo

When it comes to journalistic integrity, one should aspire to remain as unbiased as possible. However, when it comes to House of the Dragon and the Targaryen dynasty, unfortunately, I have to go Team Black! Rhaenyra is the one true king of Westros, and everyone knows it!

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Going Green for ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Mike Manalo

The war is here! House of the Dragon Season 2 has officially debuted on HBO and Max. And as you can see, so far it’s even more exciting than the first! The conflict between Team Green and Team Black has commenced. And we had a chance to hear both parties discuss the latest season. Here’s our interview with Team Green members Olivia Cooke, Phia Saban, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, and Matthew Needham.

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Showrunner Ryan Condal on the Latest Season of ‘House of the Dragon’

June 16, 2024June 18, 2024 Mike Manalo

Get ready to return to Westros tonight! House of the Dragon is roaring back to HBO at 9 p.m. ET/PT after two years . But I assure you it’s worth the wait! Don’t believe me? Ask showrunner Ryan Condal. We had a chance to chat with him about all the stops he, along with the cast and crew, have pulled to up the ante from Season 1.

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Fun Facts from the ‘House of the Dragon’ Press Conference

June 15, 2024June 17, 2024 Mike Manalo

On the left side, we got the Hightowers of Team Green! On the right, we have the Targaryens of Team Black! It’s the ultimate battle for power folks! And we had a front row seat for the House of the Dragon press conference! And to celebrate the season premiere of HBO’s epic series, debuting tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET/PT, we’re going to share a taste of the secrets we got from the cast and crew!

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Paddy Considine Wasn’t Aware of Viserys’ Choice in That ‘House of the Dragon’ Scene

August 22, 2022August 24, 2022 Laura Sirikul

The first episode of HBO Max’s House of the Dragon, the anticipated prequel to Game of Thrones, dropped this Sunday with over 10 million households viewing it on premiere night.

***This article contains spoilers from the pilot episode of House of the Dragon***

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The NOC’s Watch: The Last of the Starks

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 Bao Phi

Without spoilers, what I’ll say is: Despite its many problems, I had hope that Game of Thrones would finish strong. That hope pretty much dissipated after I saw the last episode.

Spoilers below.

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The NOC’s Watch: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Anna John

Welcome back, it’s your humble steward Anna, ever serving in the NOC’s Watch and ready to live tweet episode 2 of Game of Thrones! I’ve read A Song of Ice and Fire twice and have a dog named Daenerys The Frenchie so I swear by the old Gods and new that I am INVESTED in this show.

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The NOC’s Watch: Winterfell

April 15, 2019April 22, 2019 Anna John

Welcome NOC. Our long, boring wait is over, and it’s finally Game of Thrones time!

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NOC Recaps Game of Thrones Part Two: Valar Morghulis

June 16, 2014April 9, 2015 Julie Kang

[Ed note: The season finale was so epic, we couldn’t contain our thoughts in just one post! So to accommodate all the thoughts and feels from the Season 4, Episode 10 “The Children,” we’ve called on the heroic trio that led us the last ten weeks — Anna, Julie, and Alice — to each share their thoughts on the finale and the season overall. Part one is here.]

Wow wow wow wow wow! Best season finale ever!!!!

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NOC Recaps Game of Thrones Part One: All Seasons Must End

June 16, 2014April 9, 2015 Anna John

And now my watch (for book six and season five) begins. What a finale. Online, I read mixed reactions from hardcore fans but I found plenty to enjoy about the finale.

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NOC Recaps Game of Thrones: Dividends and Debts

May 12, 2014April 9, 2015 Alice Wong

Season four of Game of Thrones has been a tumultuous one to say the least, especially for those who have read the A Song of Fire and Ice series and know how much the television show has diverged with the characters in the last several episodes in particular (cough, cough Jaime Lannister the rapist).

The season’s sixth episode, “The Laws of Gods and Men,” grapples with a lot of thorny issues such as how leaders need to balance justice with mercy and whether they truly are able to deliver justice or just merely a series of motions with a pre-ordained verdict.

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NOC Recaps Game of Thrones: From Ice to Fire

May 6, 2014April 9, 2015 Anna John

Last night’s Game of Thrones whipped through Westeros (and Essos) almost as quickly as Aunt Lysa’s highly unstable mood swings. There’s so much to discuss and analyze — let’s get started, shall we?

The episode commences with a packed throne room, where the High Septon is bestowing blessings on Tommen as he crowns the spare heir of a King. The way Jaime Lannister watches the action makes one think that he wasn’t just participating as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. That was his son up there, the only son he has left. Was he feeling protective? Anxious? Distant, since his main connection to his three products of incest was his relationship with their mother the queen, who is now estranged from him? I know, these are a lot of questions, but I couldn’t stop noticing the way he was looking at Tommen as he was crowned.

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NOC Recaps Game of Thrones: Ice, Ice… Baby?

April 29, 2014April 9, 2015 Anna John

Last night’s Game of Thrones was so action-packed, it felt like a few episodes crammed into a single hour. Additionally, by the end of “Oathkeeper,” both book readers AND non-readers alike were left stunned by revelations about one of the more mysterious elements of the show. As someone who has read George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire — the fantasy series the show is based on — twice, I had to rewind my television to confirm that the showrunners were, in fact, covering material that has yet to be released. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, little doves. On to the recap!

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A Mutant from Planet Cripton, An Origin

April 3, 2014November 15, 2025 Alice Wong

In 1974, a baby arrived in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana from the planet Cripton. She looked like the offspring of two Chinese immigrants, Ma and Pa Wong, but something was different.

The Earth’s gravitational force made it difficult for this baby to raise her head. She couldn’t crawl and went straight from sitting to walking. Perplexed, Ma and Pa Wong took their baby to the doctor and found out: she is a mutant from Cripton!

This is her origin story.

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