House of the Dragon’s latest episode gets near-perfect fan rating

The latest episode of House of the Dragon has dropped and it’s been lauded among fans, achieving an almost perfect rating.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead for House of the Dragon episode three

The third episode of House of the Dragon has dropped, and it’s a clear frontrunner among fans so far.

Episode three, titled “Second of His Name”, kicks off with a significant time jump, with King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) now husband-and-wife and parents to their first child, son Aegon Targaryen. Civil war, incoming.

House of the Dragon's third episode has scored a near-perfect rating among fans.

Viserys is hosting a hunt outside King’s Landing to celebrate Aegon’s second birthday, where his teen daughter and current heir Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) rebels against her father – who is attempting to marry her off – and goes MIA in the woods.

She’s feeling the love surrounding her baby brother, and knows it’s something the realm will never give her.

Elsewhere, over in the Stepstones, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) are fighting – and losing – their war against the Crabfeeder, which eventually culminates in bloody and spectacular fashion.

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There is also some epic dragon action.

The 60-minute episode has received an impressive score of 9.8 out of 10 on IMDb, in comparison to episodes one and two which received scores of 8.8 and 8.5, respectively.

There’s a mischievousness sprinkled throughout the latest episode, instead of the largely sombre tone of the previous two, as well as a couple of standout blood and gore scenes.

And fans have taken to social media with high praise:

What an episode we just watched #HouseOfTheDragonpic.twitter.com/4zVCREB1OK

— House Of The Dragon Source (@HOTDsource) September 5, 2022

WOW episode 3 was fantastic 🔥#HouseoftheDragonpic.twitter.com/6wnNwNvDTV

— House of the Dragon News 🔥 (@HOTDNewsHBO) September 5, 2022

WHAT AN EPISODE, WHAT A SHOW#HouseoftheDragonpic.twitter.com/YrWUPCGe9v

— kiara ✨ #HouseOfTheDragon (@kiiarasg_13) September 5, 2022

An Emmy winning scene right here #HouseoftheDragonpic.twitter.com/L6I5x79QRP

— House Of The Dragon Source (@HOTDsource) September 5, 2022

House of the Dragon has been renewed for a second season, after the first episode saw record ratings in Australia and around the world.

Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, it hones in on the rise and fall of House Targaryen – Daenerys Targaryen’s family – based on several chapters from George R.R. Martin’s book, Fire & Blood.

New episodes premiere Mondays on Binge and Foxtel at 11am.