Trivia / House Of The Dragon S1 E8: "The Lord of the Tides"

• Throw It In!: At one point during Viserys' walk to the Iron Throne, his crown falls off and Daemon picked it up before helping his brother to the throne and placing it back on his head. According to episode director Geeta Patel, this was improvised:
  Patel: When we were shooting that — I think the rehearsal again, the first day — the crown fell off of Paddy's head and Matt picked it up and we just kept going. We didn't stop [filming]. There was a discovery there of this moment. So then the three of us got together and they were like, "We felt this. This felt like the turning point in our relationship." It's just a silent moment. I was so thankful that accident happened, that the crown fell off because it proved to be, at least for me, quite a heavy moment and quite a turning point for a storyline that had started in the pilot: Hey, I want your crown and by the end here I'm gonna put the crown back on your head and I'm gonna help you to your throne.
• Word of Saint Paul: Director Geeta Patel confirmed that the tea Dyana was served after her assault was in fact an abortifacient and not poison, as several fans had assumed from Alicent's ambiguous threats.