Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 4 of House of the Dragon Season 2.
Anyone who thought House of the Dragon‘s second season was moving slowly was in for a welcome surprise in the final 20 minutes of Episode 4.
As Sunday’s installment, the midway point of Season 2, careened toward a wild finish, Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) arrived at House Staunton’s seat of Rook’s Rest with his rapidly expanding army—and prepared to spring a trap. Cole’s scheme was simple: lay siege to Rook’s Rest and force Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) to send one of Team Black’s dragons to defend the small and weakly fortified castle. Then, signal to Aemond (Ewan Mitchell)—who would be hiding a …