'House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 8 Deep Dive

Mal and Jo are back to dive deep into the ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 finale, "The Treasons at Tumbleton." They discuss everything that happened at the Battle of Tumbleton, Rhaenyra’s many mistakes, Alys’s new backstory, and more! (00:00) Intro(09:57) Opening Snapshot(25:18) Opening credits(30:22) Rhaenyra learns about Aegon and Sunfyre(48:17) Baela calls out Rhaenyra(52:07) Alyn takes command of the Velaryon men(59:44) Ormund knights Daeron(01:03:16) Ulf the White goes full Ulf the Sot(01:06:39) Rhaenyra dismisses Mysaria(01:12:58) Mysaria warns Helaena(01:21:51) Alys reveals her backstory(01:31:23) Rhaenyra force-feeds Helaena(01:35:52) Rhaenyra debuts a new look(01:44:17) Gwayne hatches a plan …(01:50:41) … Which Daemon immediately rejects(01:54:56) Aegon pays a surprise visit to Harrenhal(02:00:27) Rhaenyra orders the High Septon’s death(02:05:39) Rhaenyra shares the prophecy with the masses(02:11:47) The Battle of Tumbleton begins(02:20:42) Ormund is bowled over by betrayal and bowel movements(02:27:41) The human battles before the flame(02:31:28) Ulf chooses … Team Ulf(02:33:40) The fog of dragon war(02:37:52) Rhaenyra discovers Helaena’s tapestry(02:42:07) Dragon math update(02:44:33) Book spoilers!Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducer: Carlos ChiribogaProduction Assistant: Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices