Ep.1: Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood (with Harry Collett & Co-Creator/Showrunner Ryan Condal)

The Official Game of Thrones Podcast: House of the Dragon

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Hosts Jason Concepcion and Greta Johnsen unpack the massive Season 3 premiere. They welcome Co-Creator and Showrunner Ryan Condal to the podcast to break it all down, including the devastating Battle of the Gullet. Then, Jason and Greta are joined by Harry Collett (Prince Jacaerys Velaryon) to talk about the key choices Jace makes in the premiere and what it was like filming one of the largest battles in Westeros history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Get word to Lord Corliss in the gullet.
0:07.0	I require ships to deliver fighting men enough to secure the city.
0:10.0	Your Grace, I protest this action with all my...
0:12.0	And Damon must return with haste. I'll write to him.
0:16.0	We'll flight to King's Landing in two days' time.
0:20.0	And take the city. Welcome back to the official Game of Thrones podcast, House of the Dragon.
0:42.0	I am Jason Concepcion.
0:43.9	And I am Greta Johnson, and we are back for season three.
0:48.1	And it is officially all-out war!
0:51.7	And man, it's starting with a bang this season.
0:55.0	It really is.
0:56.0	We get to see a battle the likes of which Westrose has never seen before.
1:00.0	That's right.
1:01.0	Today we are talking all about the season three premiere of House of the Dragon, which was written
1:05.0	by showrunner Ryan Condal and directed by Lonnie Peristier.
1:09.0	And we have the perfect guest to kick off this season with our good friend of the pod, Ryan Condal,
1:14.6	to talk about this season opener and the brutal Battle of the Gullet.
1:19.6	Plus, we'll be joined by Harry Colette, who plays Prince Jace, about filming that battle sequence and some of the key choices Jace makes in the premiere.
1:28.3	And if it's not obvious, this is your spoiler warning.
1:31.3	If you have not seen the season 3 premiere, go watch it and then come back.
1:36.3	To war then!
1:38.3	We have culture died for the dragon queen. Very good.
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