is the eighth episode of the first season of House of the Dragon , first aired on October 9, 2022. Directed by Geeta Vasant Patel and written by Eileen Shim, the episode is set six years after the events of the previous episode and centers on the critical question of succession for the Driftwood Throne. Plot Summary
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