HOTD S02E05-7: Army of Bastards

This episode covers House of the Dragon Season 2 episodes 5, 6, and 7. Rhaenyra shakes the family tree to uncover potential dragon riders while some dragons take things upon themselves to find riders, Alicent suffers the consequences of her actions, Aegon following in his father’s footsteps, Aemond finally gets shook, Daemon is still in Harrenhal getting the heebie jeebies and generally causing trouble in the Riverlands.

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