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House of the Dragon made another big time jump in episode 8, titled The Lord of the Tides<\/a>, which saw another gruesome death as two noble families fought over the throne of Driftmark.<\/p>\n With Corlys Velaryon<\/a> (Steve Toussaint) grievously wounded in battle, debate exploded over who would take over the stronghold and thus become leader of the Targaryens\u2019 naval fleet.<\/p>\n Corlys had previously chosen his grandson Lucerys<\/a> (Elliot Grihault) as heir to the throne, but his brother, Ser Vaemond (Wil Johnson), is galled by his obvious illegitimacy.<\/p>\n It all comes to a head (literally) in a catastrophic trial before King Viserys<\/a> (Paddy Considine), which ends with a shocking intervention from Matt Smith\u2019s ever-controversial Prince Daemon<\/a>.<\/p> The latest episode of House of the Dragon<\/a> also welcomed some familiar faces to the cast, including The Last Kingdom<\/a> stars Ewan Mitchell and Phia Saban as Aemond and Helaena respectively.<\/p>\n