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Still Watching: House of the Dragon, Season 2

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New feed description: Welcome back to Westeros! Join Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis as they recap and analyze the second season of the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, and speak with the show's cast and creative team. New episodes of Still Watching drop after House of the Dragon airs on HBO Sundays at 9pm ET. If you have any theories or thoughts, get in touch! Email us at stillwatching@vanityfair.com.

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New feed description: Welcome back to Westeros! Join Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis as they recap and analyze the second season of the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, and speak with the show's cast and creative team. New episodes of Still Watching drop after House of the Dragon airs on HBO Sundays at 9pm ET. If you have any theories or thoughts, get in touch! Email us at stillwatching@vanityfair.com.

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Episodes
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House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 6: Dragon Academy Takes Off

7/21/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary discuss Westeros's newest dragonrider, Rhaenyra's strategic win (and surprising new love interest), and wonder why a queen in King's Landing would ever leave her house. Plus, Ewan Mitchell drops by to chat about Aemond's outer villainy and inner turmoil.

Duration:00:46:03

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House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 5: Aegon the Burnt

7/14/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down a quieter hour that sets up the rest of the season (and includes some very icky ghost sex). Plus, Tom Glynn-Carney stops by to talk about why Aegon is more of a tragic figure than a villain, and why shooting his big dragon fight was like living a little boy's dream.

Duration:00:47:31

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House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 4: A Long Way Down

7/7/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down season two's most devastating loss yet, while Eve Best stops by to discuss Rhaenys's journey and how difficult it is to really ride a dragon.

Duration:00:45:25

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House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 3: Welcome to Harrenhal

6/30/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down Rhaenera and Alicent's surprise tete-a-tete, Aemond and Aegon's sibling rivalry, and Daemon's possibly doomed acquisition of a haunted castle. Plus, Sir Simon Russell Beale drops by to break down whose side Ser Simon Strong is really on, and the danger of playing an apparently good person in George R. R. Martin's world.

Duration:00:43:05

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House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 2: Parent Trap, But Make It Murder

6/23/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down the fallout from last week's horrific tragedy, and place their bets for who might die next. Plus, episode director Clare Kilner joins to discuss how Princess Diana's funeral inspired Alicent and Helaena's procession through King's Landing and what's really driving King Aegon.

Duration:00:47:56

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House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 1: They Killed the Boy

6/16/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary fly back into Westeros for another season of HBO's big-budget Game of Thrones prequel. Plus, cast member Phia Saban, who plays Queen Helaena, drops by to talk about her witchy character and how she made a particularly heartbreaking choice this episode.

Duration:00:53:55

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Next on Still Watching: House of the Dragon Season 2

6/15/2024
The first season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series was a mixed bag—compelling performances stymied by rushed storytelling. Will it find its groove this year? Richard, Chris, and Hillary will find out as they dig into season two on the next season of Still Watching.

Duration:00:05:39

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Bridgerton Season 3, Part 2: Three's Company

6/13/2024
Chris, Hillary, and Savannah break down the season's juicy conclusion, while Luke Newton stops by to break down Colin and Penelope's steamy mirror scene and his Bridgerton future.

Duration:00:54:15

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The Couples of Our McDreams: Still Watching's Favorite Shondaland Romances

5/30/2024
As we eagerly await the return of Bridgerton, Chris, Richard, and Hillary look back at their favorite duos from Shonda Rhimes series past and present—from Olivia and Fitz to Meredith and... Cristina?

Duration:00:46:03

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Bridgerton Season 3 Special: Nicola Coughlan Tells All

5/23/2024
Chris and Savannah sit down with Nicola Coughlan to learn all of Lady Whistledown’s secrets and play a very special Bravo-themed game.

Duration:00:34:59

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Bridgerton Season 3, Part 1: Colin and Penelope, Sitting in a Carriage

5/16/2024
Chris, Hillary, and guest host Savannah Walsh unpack the first four episodes of Bridgerton season three, from its rom-com feel to a certain very steamy ride. Plus, Claudia Jesse joins to chat about Eloise's journey, and what might be in store the rest of the season.

Duration:00:58:29

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Next on Still Watching: Bridgerton

5/12/2024
Chris, Hillary, and guest host Savannah Walsh are diving into the third season of Netflix's steamy Regency romance. But first, we discuss how the show took TV by storm, and what we're hoping to see in its long-awaited return to streaming.

Duration:00:09:19

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Here for the Drama: Our Favorite Bravo Moments

5/5/2024
Now that several classic Bravo series are newly streaming on Peacock, Richard, Chris, and Hillary look back at the network's transformation from fine-art showcase to reality TV mecca. Plus, the hosts break down the vintage Bravo scenes they're still thinking about (and discuss listeners' favorites, too).

Duration:00:53:16

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The Sympathizer Tells a Different Kind of Vietnam War Story

4/28/2024
On this week's episode, Chris, Hillary, and Richard discuss the first three episodes of the new HBO mini-series The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Later in the episode, series star Hoa Xuande stops by to talk about what makes the show so special and how it feels to be in his first lead role.

Duration:00:56:38

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Why We Love "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans"

4/21/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary didn't get a chance to analyze the sumptuous latest edition of FX's Feud episode by episode—so we're covering the whole series now, complete with an in-depth interview with showrunner and writer Jon Robin Baitz.

Duration:00:55:50

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Ripley, Part 2: How to Get Away With Murder

4/14/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary unwrap the final four episodes of Ripley, while Andrew Scott joins to explain how at his core, Tom Ripley is just "somebody who hasn't been given access to the beautiful things in life."

Duration:00:53:26

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Ripley, Part 1: Cons, Italian Style

4/10/2024
Andrew Scott makes for a captivating killer in the first four episodes of Netflix's Ripley, streaming now. Richard, Chris, and Hillary dig into the sumptuously shot series, while Dakota Fanning stops by to talk about her new spin on Marge Sherwood and the simply ghastly experience of filming for months in gorgeous Italy.

Duration:00:53:00

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The Regime Episode 6: Long Live the Queen?

4/7/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down The Regime’s final episode, and reveal which of them correctly guessed who would be leading Genovia by the end of the series. Later, VF correspondent Miriam Elder drops by to reveal what The Regime got right about despots, and what it didn’t.

Duration:00:45:42

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The Regime, Episode 5: The Fall of Genovia

3/31/2024
Terrible Christmas tidings hit Kate Winslet's autocracy in the penultimate episode of The Regime. Richard, Chris, and Hillary sift through the ashes, while Andrea Riseborough stops by to break down Agnes's tragic arc.

Duration:00:41:54

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The Regime, Episode 4: Hello, Hugh Grant!

3/24/2024
The show finally introduces Grant's Ed Keplinger, a liberal ex-chancellor whose democratic leanings may be less progressive than they seem. Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down his introduction to The Regime and chat with Grant about reuniting with Kate Winslet and what Keplinger really believes.

Duration:00:45:03