If This Be Victory

I generally like House of the Dragon. I’ve watched every season, and season three started strong with the Battle of the Gullet, but midway through I found myself not caring about these characters as much as I did in Game of Thrones.

However, the final two episodes were fantastic. Really, the season — perhaps the entire show — is Daemon’s arc. What a character. You can’t tell if he’s evil or if he’s good, and it seems to change moment to moment.

I do love the “no more Mr.…