HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: 'The Queen Who Ever Was' Season 2, Episode 8 s2e08 HotD review recap explained #HotD

The season has built to all-out-war! Now wait 2 years!
While we wait: we mud wrestle with Lohar & Tyland, eat & drink with Ulf at Medieval Times, and tattle-tale like Simon Strong! + Alicent is doing 'whatever'?!?
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: Season 2, Episode 8 'The Queen Who Ever Was' is based on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga and HBO's Game of Thrones.
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As Aemond becomes more volatile, Larys plots an escape, while Rhaenyra looks to press her advantage.

Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
Geeta Vasant Patel

Writing Credits
George R.R. Martin ... (based on "Fire & Blood" by)
Ryan J. Condal ... (created by)
& George R.R. Martin ... (created by)

Sara Hess (written for television)

Cast
Matt Smith ... Prince Daemon Targaryen
Olivia Cooke ... Queen Alicent Hightower
Emma D'Arcy ... Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
Rhys Ifans ... Ser Otto Hightower
Eve Best ... Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
Fabien Frankel ... Ser Criston Cole
Sonoya Mizuno ... Mysaria 'The White Worm'
Jefferson Hall ... Ser Tyland Lannister
Harry Collett ... Prince Jacaerys 'Jace' Velaryon
Tom Glynn-Carney ... King Aegon Targaryen
Ewan Mitchell ... Prince Aemond Targaryen
Bethany Antonia ... Lady Baela Targaryen
Phoebe Campbell ... Lady Rhaena Targaryen
Phia Saban ... Princess Helaena Targaryen
Matthew Needham ... Lord Larys 'The Clubfoot' Strong
Kieran Bew ... Hugh
Abubakar Salim ... Alyn of Hull
Clinton Liberty ... Addam
Tom Taylor ... Lord Cregan Stark
Sam C. Wilson ... Blood
Mark Stobbart ... Cheese
Phil Daniels ... Maester Gerardys
Kurt Egyiawan ... Maester Orwyle
Paul Kennedy ... Lord Jasper 'Ironrod' Wylde
Luke Tittensor ... Ser Arryk Cargyll
Elliott Tittensor ... Ser Erryk Cargyll
Max Wrottesley ... Ser Lorent Marbrand
Tom Bennett ... Ulf
Simon Russell Beale ... Ser Simon Strong
Freddie Fox ... Ser Gwayne Hightower
Gayle Rankin ... Alys Rivers
Kenneth Collard ... Lord Forrest Frey
Sarah Woodward ... Sabitha Frey
Alistair Brammer
Emeline Lambert ... Princess Alyssa Targaryen
Jamie Kenna ... Ser Alfred Broome
James Dreyfus ... Lord Gormon Massey
Jack Parry-Jones ... Ser Willem Blackwood
Tim Faraday ... Lord Amos Bracken
Anthony Flanagan ... Ser Steffon Darklyn
Abigail Thorne ... Sharako Lohar

Produced by
Ryan J. Condal ... executive producer (showrunner)
Charmaine De Grate ... co-executive producer
Jocelyn Diaz ... executive producer
Pam Fitzgerald ... co-producer
Gabe Fonseca ... supervising producer
Toby Ford ... co-producer
Vince Gerardis ... executive producer
Hannah Godwin ... co-producer
David Hancock ... co-executive producer
Sara Hess ... executive producer
Kevin Lau ... producer
George R.R. Martin ... executive producer
Íde O'Rourke ... associate producer
Megan Ott ... associate producer
Ira Parker ... co-executive producer
Tim Porter ... co-producer
Alexis Raben ... producer
Ron Schmidt ... executive producer
Richard Sharkey ... consulting producer
Eileen Shim ... co-producer
Karen Wacker ... producer
Peter Welter Soler ... line producer: Spain Unit
Greg Yaitanes ... co-executive producer

Music by Ramin Djawadi

Cinematography by P.J. Dillon

Film Editing by Frances Parker

Casting By Kate Rhodes James

Production Design by Jim Clay

Costume Design by Caroline McCall