Matt Smith
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House of the Dragon recap: Rhaenyra and Mysaria's bond grows
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House of the Dragon brings back another season 1 player for surprise cameo
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House of the Dragon recap: Black omens and dead dragons
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House of the Dragon recap: The dragons dance
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House of the Dragon recap: Rhaenyra has a secret rendezvous
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How House of the Dragon kept that surprise Harrenhal cameo a secret
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House of the Dragon recap: Aegon rages as Rhaenyra discovers Daemon’s betrayal
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House of the Dragon season 2 premiere recap: Team Black seeks vengeance
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Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa reveals the advice he got from previous Doctors
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Greens vs. Blacks: House of the Dragon showrunner breaks down secrets from season 2's dueling trailers
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See The Crown's royal family next to their real-life inspirations
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Meet the Jon Snow ancestor and main Stark of House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon season 2 trailer breakdown: Blood, Cheese, and dragonseeds
House of the Dragon season 2 trailer ignites a bloody war: 'Many will die'
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House of the Dragon season 2 will return summer 2024
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The Terminator movies, ranked
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Why House of the Dragon season 2 will still film amid the SAG-AFTRA strike
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How House of the Dragon is stacking up against Game of Thrones for Emmys
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House of the Dragon season 2 confirms the returning players — no, Mysaria isn't dead yet
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See all the stars at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards
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House of the Dragon marks biggest HBO finale since the end of Game of Thrones
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House of the Dragon confirms the identity of that new dragon in the season finale
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House of the Dragon finale recap: Enter Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
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House of the Dragon boss says season 2 'opens up the world in a big way'
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House of the Dragon creator calls season finale death 'another major point of no return'
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The best and worst changes House of the Dragon made from Fire and Blood book
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House of the Dragon finale trailer teases another major death before season's end
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House of the Dragon recap: Where in the world is Aegon Targaryen?
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House of the Dragon recap: An argument over Driftmark leads to more bloodshed
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House of the Dragon recap: The Targaryen family tension explodes
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House of the Dragon recap: A 10-year time jump brings new faces and new deceptions to King's Landing
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House of the Dragon recap: Another bloody wedding
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Daemon Targaryen, prince and forecaster: Watch House of the Dragon star Matt Smith track the weather
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Brothers in arms: Matt Smith and Paddy Considine unpack their 'complicated' arc on House of the Dragon
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How House of the Dragon clarifies a lingering mystery from Fire and Blood
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House of the Dragon recap: Rhaenyra and Daemon honor at least one Targaryen legacy
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Of course Kit Harington has thoughts on House of the Dragon
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House of the Dragon recap: The prequel gets its first big battle — and its first dominant victor
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House of the Dragon recap: King Viserys names his new queen — and no one is happy about it
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All the dragons roared as one: House of the Dragon is renewed for season 2
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House of the Dragon slays Game of Thrones pilot numbers, becomes biggest series premiere in HBO history
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Breaking down that prophecy in the House of the Dragon premiere — and its connection to Game of Thrones
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House of the Dragon series premiere recap: We need to talk about the Targaryens
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House of the Dragon review: After a rough start, the Game of Thrones spin-off gets better
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Sean Bean says he believes intimacy coordinators spoil 'the spontaneity' of sex scenes
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Matt Smith thinks he has 'slightly too much' sex in House of the Dragon
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House of the Dragon shows off more dragons — and how the actors filmed them flying
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George R. R. Martin says Westeros isn't any more 'anti-woman' than real-life history
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House of the Dragon's full trailer sets the calm before the storm of civil war
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The wigs of Westeros: House of the Dragon stars discuss their hair game (of thrones)
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Breaking down 9 new photos from Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon
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Meet the Targaryens: House of the Dragon stars stun in EW's royal portrait gallery
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Burning down the House: How Game of Thrones enters a new age with House of the Dragon
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Doctor Who: Every actor who has played the Time Lord
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See the new House of the Dragon players as fiery Funko Pops — including one of the dragons
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A definitive ranking of the best Doctor Who speeches
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The Targaryens are fighting: House of the Dragon trailer promises a fiery civil war
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Jared Leto's Morbius director bites back after negative reviews: 'I have a lot of self-hatred'
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Morbius director on Matt Smith's shirtless dancing and how Spider-Man: No Way Home changed the film
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Let's take a moment to appreciate Matt Smith dancing in Morbius
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Morbius sinks teeth into box office with $39.1 million debut
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Things we learned while watching Morbius
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House of the Dragon gets an August premiere — see new photos of clan Targaryen