HotD 1x08 Toastmasters

01/26/23 • -1 min

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline reunite with Musa for an awkward family dinner where they toast the 8th episode of House of the Dragon, "The Lord of the Tides". Musa agrees Targs are boring with the exception of one particular edgelord.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Introduction & recap
22:10 - Julia wants to spoil Fire and Blood
20:00 - Mullets and age-bending
24:00 - Marie de' Medici and wall porn
34:21 - The Alicent that was promised
40:00 - Questionable online discourse
57:47 - Musa hates boring Targs
1:04:45 - Rhaenys needs to monologue her motivations
1:13:00 - Stupid prophecy dagger is stupid
1:20:15 - Helaena is thinkin' about bugs
1:35:00 - Family dinner of fun
1:46:10 - Julia reads from her Kobo
1:53:53 - Dramatic irony happens!
2:03:03 - Highlights/lowlights

Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Introduction & recap
22:10 - Julia wants to spoil Fire and Blood
20:00 - Mullets and age-bending
24:00 - Marie de' Medici and wall porn
34:21 - The Alicent that was promised
40:00 - Questionable online discourse
57:47 - Musa hates boring Targs
1:04:45 - Rhaenys needs to monologue her motivations
1:13:00 - Stupid prophecy dagger is stupid
1:20:15 - Helaena is thinkin' about bugs
1:35:00 - Family dinner of fun
1:46:10 - Julia reads from her Kobo
1:53:53 - Dramatic irony happens!
2:03:03 - Highlights/lowlights

Previous Episode

HotD 1x07 Miguel Turns Off The Lights

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline strain their eyes to watch House of the Dragon episode 7, 'Driftmark' thanks to Miguel Sapochnik, and begin their own familial strife over Alicent's poo face.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro, asks, and recap
12:25 - We're struggling, guys
26:10 - Green burial practices
35:55 - Miguel Sapochnik turns off the lights
39:50 - Caroline ships RhaenyraxDaemon
46:10 - Hiccup's first flight
51:15 - Kid punching and kobos
57:21 - Alicent monologues her motivations
1:15:00 - Laenor shows up with Starbucks
1:26:55 - We travel to the Fire Nation
1:32:35 - Highlights/lowlights

Next Episode

HotD 1x09 Rhaenys Flew Over The Coup Coup Nest

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline get out their #girlboss mugs and smash through smallfolk to celebrate the first penultimate season episode for House of the Dragons, 'The Green Council'.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro & episode recap
12:05 - Struck down in his prime!
21:33 - A zany search sequence
31:42 - The princess in the tower
41:22 - Aegonball
50:10 - Defining 'closer to earth'
55:15 - Feet info exchange
1:06:25 - The plot carries Rhaenys this way!
1:12:50 - Girlbossing the smallfolk to death
1:38:30 - Highlights/lowlights & do we like this story?