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Aderyn's Musings

Here I mull over my thoughts on various topics within the sprawling world that is fantasy fiction. Please offer your thoughts too, I'd love to hear them.


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Contents

My House of the Dragon Season 2 reviews

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8


Other Musings

Why Are We So Obsessed with Vampires, Anyway?


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Why Are We So Obsessed with Vampires, Anyway?
Vampires. Those fanged, nocturnal creatures that have been the stuff of nightmares and, let's be honest, some pretty steamy scenes. As a writer and reader of vampire fiction I often wonder, what is it about these bloodsuckers that has us so enthralle...
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Winter is Coming: my thoughts on House of the Dragon, Season Two, Episode Eight, "The Queen Who Ever Was".
The internet is awash with dissatisfaction this week. The final episode of House of the Dragon, Season 2, "The Queen Who Ever Was," was good, but not great. It would have made the perfect penultimate episode, with a build-up to heighten excit...
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Dragons and Bastards: my thoughts on House of the Dragon, Season Two, Episode Seven, "The Red Sowing".
Just when you thought we couldn’t get any more dragon lore, that’s precisely what’s served up in the penultimate episode of House of the Dragon, Season 2, "The Red Sowing". Along with an exploration of the division that structures the Westerosi ...
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Dragons coming home to roost: my thoughts on House of the Dragon, Season Two, Episode Six, "Smallfolk".
The latest episode of House of the Dragon, called "Smallfolk," takes us through the various consequences of people’s actions that have now come home to roost. It is my favourite episode of Season 2 so far. Read on to learn why!Alicent has been sacked...
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The Threads of Duality: my thoughts on House of the Dragon, Season Two, Episode Five, "Regent".
Dualities weave through Season Two of House of the Dragon like threads in that opening sequence tapestry, growing more detailed with every new episode. I’ve written about the use of mirror images before, with the identical story structures of the fir...
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First Dance: my thoughts on House of the Dragon, Season Two, Episode Four, "The Red Dragon and the Gold".
And so it begins. We are at war, and it is not glorious.Just wow! The dragons are simply spectacular.As three dragons dance in the grey skies over Rook’s Rest – the cinematography, special effects, and acting all superb and painfully believable – I b...
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Sin begets sin begets sin: my thoughts on House of the Dragon, Season Two, Episode Three, "The Burning Mill".
Wars. What are they good for? And how do they even start? That is the main question posed by Episode Three of House of the Dragon Season 2, "The Burning Mill."Rhaenys raises it first, telling Rhaenyra, as they bury the latest victims of the war, the ...
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Twin Plots and Twisted Fates: my thoughts on House of the Dragon, Season Two, Episode Two, "Rhaenyra the Cruel".
Twins are notorious in Westerosi history. The first two episodes of Season 2 of House of the Dragon can be considered a “twin set” – reflections of each other. Both begin with the fallout of a tragedy, first in King's Landing, then Dragonst...
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Ravens, Rats, and Revenge: my thoughts on House of the Dragon, Season Two, Episode One, "A Son for a Son".
Ever since that vengeful look from Rhaenyra at the end of Season 1, I’ve been counting the days before the next instalment of House of the Dragon. After one year, seven months, twenty-six days, and twenty-two hours, Finally, it’s here, and it did not...
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