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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen and Kim Renfro dive into House of the Dragon’s third episode, “Second of His Name.” 

This week another massive time jump resets the status quo. What are the positives and negatives of these time jumps from a storytelling perspective? Why is Viserys so indecisive about who is heir should be? What are the parallels between Rhaenyra and Danny from Game of Thrones? Who is Johanna Swan, exactly? Who were those dudes eyeing Rhaenyra when she got back to camp? Listen to find out!

Links:

• THR: Miguel Sapochnik leaves House
• House of the Dragon’s time jumps are a problem
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• Kim Renfro: 11 Details You Might’ve Missed from this Episode
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