Drinks & Dragons: The House of the Dragon Pilot

Happy Wine Wednesday! Podcast fave Maddie returns this week to discuss the pilot episode of HBO's House of the Dragon.  This is a long one, so pace yourselves! And to help with your listening experience, check out the chapter markers below.  Keep an eye out for a short bonus episode next week in which Maddie and I discuss book spoilers.  REMINDER: We drink, we know things, we use LOTS of adult language, and we have a really good time.  Cheers!

0:00 Intro and Drinking Selections

10:01 Our engagement with the source material.

13:08 Maddie discusses how the HotD source material differs from the GoT source material.

17:54 How does the HotD opening scene stack up against GoT's opening scene? Also - no opening title sequence? We have thoughts!

29:34 Thoughts on music from the episode and the magic of Ramin Djawadi.

39:01 How the discussion of character introductions will flow.

40:48 Rhaenyra

56:14 Daemon

1:16:32 Criston

1:31:34 Alicent

1:45:03 Rhaenys

1:55:23 Corlys

1:59:57 Rant about racism in the fandom.

2:11:42 Kurt Sutter would love this.

2:30:56 Other standouts.

2:33:22 Appreciation for the set design. 

2:35:33 Maddie notes Iron Throne differences.

2:38:35 High Valyrian sounds a little different in HotD.

2:39:39 Miscellaneous Targaryen thoughts.

2:47:36 More praise for the pilot.

2:51:29 Was there anything from the pilot that didn't work for us?

2:57:17 Does HotD work best as a show that comes after the audiences introduction to Westeros after 8 seasons of Game of Thrones? 

3:10:34 How bad does one smell after riding a dragon? Also, Maddie is a WHOLE vibe.

3:16:22 What GoT references did we enjoy most?

3:33:10 Maddie shares  thoughts on GoT season 8.

3:44:33 Maddie shares why you may want to stick with HotD. Jo

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro and Drinking Selections
• 10:01 Our engagement with the source material.
• 13:08 Maddie discusses how the HotD source material differs from the GoT source material.
• 17:54 How does the HotD opening scene stack up against GoT's opening scene? Also - no opening title sequence? We have thoughts!
• 29:34 Our thoughts on music from the episode and the magic of Ramin Djawadi.
• 39:01 How the discussion of character introductions will flow.
• 40:48 Rhaenyra
• 56:14 Daemon
• 1:16:32 Don't sleep on this f*ck boy AKA Criston
• 1:31:34 Alicent
• 1:45:03 Rhaenys
• 1:55:23 Corlys
• 1:59:57 Rant about racism in the fandom, the casting of Corlys, and other thoughts.
• 2:11:42 Kurt Sutter would love this AKA Poor Queen Aemma.
• 2:30:56 Other standouts from the pilot.
• 2:33:22 Appreciation for the set design. Thoughts on seeing Westeros in its heyday and observing familiar locations in their prime.
• 2:35:33 Maddie notes the differences in the appearance of the Iron Throne and how HotD more closely aligns with George's vision.
• 2:38:35 Dracarys! Even the High Valyrian sounds a little different in HotD.
• 2:39:39 So does fire kill a dragon or not? And a few other Targaryen thoughts - including observations on casting choices.
• 2:47:36 Jocelyn shares a few other things that worked for her in the pilot.
• 2:51:29 Was there anything from the pilot that didn't work for us?
• 2:57:17 Does HotD work best as a show that comes after the audiences introduction to Westeros after 8 seasons of Game of Thrones? Would the show have captured such a sizable audience if it were the first one to debut instead of GoT?
• 3:10:34 For sh*ts and giggles - exactly how bad does one smell after riding a dragon? Also, Maddie is a WHOLE vibe.
• 3:16:22 Hello, old friend. What GoT references did we enjoy most?
• 3:33:10 Maddie shares her thoughts on the controversial final season of Game of Thrones.
• 3:44:33 On the fence about continuing on with HotD? Maddie shares why you may want to stick with it. Jocelyn also goes on a tangent about the lovely Patina Miller and shares a few other shows that you should check out on Sundays.
• 3:56:48 Closing out with thirsty thoughts.