House of the Dragon Season 3 premiere brings the Battle of the Gullet

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The Season 3 premiere of House of the Dragon, titled "Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood," stages the Battle of the Gullet as Corlys Velaryon, played by Steve Toussaint, leads a Velaryon fleet into a brutal naval engagement. The episode unleashes a massive, uncontrollable dragon described as an ancient raging flame monster whose fire turns ships into infernos and leaves Jacaerys Velaryon and his dragon Vermax's survival unresolved. The battle inflicts devastating losses on Targaryen forces and shifts momentum in the Dance of the Dragons, showing that unpredictable dragon behavior will reshape tactics, alliances, and the human cost of the war.

DiscussingFilm

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The first episode of ‘HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’ Season 3 is now streaming on HBO Max. Read our review: bit.ly/HOTDS3D

1224h ago

IGN

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Dragons! Ships! Fire! Betrayal, chaos, death and destruction... House of the Dragon's Season 3 premiere has it all. Our review: https://bit.ly/43LnFKV

House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 1 Review

Score: 10 (Masterpiece)

Verdict: We've got dragons in action; ships sinking and burning; Larys and Aemond and Aegon and Cole being awful; and Alyn and Corlys and Daemon being badass. If House of the Dragon were always like this, it wouldn't just match Game of Thrones, it would outshine all, but a handful of episodes.

654h ago

Leonardo Wille4

Yeah gotta hand it to Condal on this one. Although this should’ve been the ending of S2 - but I’m not mad we’re starting S3 with a banger

Rose Schmits

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Battle of the Gullet slapped Abi absolute beast mode loved when she Loharred all over those guys #houseofthedragon

631h ago

Sean T. Collins

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Well, that was the most spectacular TV battle I've ever seen. I reviewed House of the Dragon's statement-maker of a season premiere (gift link)

274h ago

Eric Ansley Díaz

@geekboyeric.bsky.social

#HouseoftheDragon just dropped a new future drag name. “We welcome to the runway The Bitchfist!”

123h ago

House Of The Dragon

@hotdfp.bsky.social

The new intro for House of The Dragon Season 3 has been revealed.

64h ago

Jarrod Jones

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Well, team, I had a hoot watching tonight's premiere of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON with you on @surf.social -- my recap of that rowdy Battle of the Gullet is now live over at @avclub.com. See you next week www.avclub.com/house-of-the...

44h ago

Black Girl Nerds

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'House of the Dragon' delivers one of the bloodiest battles from Fire & Blood that ends with a devastating loss for the Targaryen family.

104h ago

The TV Cave

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The Dance of the Dragons just got even deadlier. Rhaenyra and Alicent clash with their sons while the Battle of the Gullet leaves devastation behind. #HouseOfTheDragon #tvsky

42h ago

But Why Tho?

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RECAP: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Episode 1 — “Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood”

54h ago

Kate Sánchez

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Back on my bullshit - and by bullshit, I mean recapping House of the Dragon. This episode took a lot of the criticisms Season 2 had, looked them in the face, and raised the bar. My recap and thoughts below 👇🏽

74h ago

Jeanne (she/they)

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House of the Dragon, Season 3, Episode 1. Spoilerish They cut Nettles for this?

53h ago

Glen Weldon

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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S3 E1 recap! The Battle of the Gullet! Targaryens gettin’ Oedipal, as is their damnable wont! We learn if lions can swim! www.npr.org/2026/06/21/n...

92h ago