# ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 5 Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

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Podcast: [The Ringer-Verse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068)
Published: 2026-07-20T22:38:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Boys are back, and they’re starting off with the gold cloaks! They give you all of their thoughts on ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 5, diving into Criston Cole’s monologue, Helaena’s role in the show right now, and Aegon's and Aemond’s parallel crises. (0:00) Intro (14:38) Spoilers ahead (16:21) ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 5 reactions (1:02:42) Outro Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Devon Baroldi Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Nintendo: Power up your play with Nintendo Switch 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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