How to watch House of the Dragon episode 5 and watch all episodes over the weekend for free

How to Watch House of the Dragon Episode 5: You can catch up on all episodes of the GoT spin-off and stream House of the Dragon Episode 5 live in the UK.

House of the Dragon is in full swing after four episodes. We’ve had a few time jumps already, along with betrayals, fights, deaths, births, the odd bit of nudity and the teasing of incest. The spirit of Game of Thrones lives on it seems.

If you haven’t seen the first four episodes, be warned, some spoilers follow…

Set 200 years before the events depicted in Game of Thrones, this Targaryen family drama is all about the succession to the throne of King Viserys (Paddy Considine), and it’s fair to say the various relatives and all the vultures are hot comes from factions that want to benefit from who finally sits on the Iron Throne.

The heir to the throne of King Viserys was named as his daughter Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). This is controversial for several reasons. First of all, there has never been a queen. The king also has another, younger son, by his daughter’s former best friend and new wife. Even the outrageous crook of one of the king’s brothers, Daemon (Matt Smith), is anything but happy about it.

The great houses (Lennisters are assholes here already) either want their kin to be married off to Rhaenyra or ousted as an heir. For her part, she does not want to marry any of them. She is kidnapped by her Knight of the Realm, guardian and protector, but also has a thing for her uncle. Oh those Targaryens! He’s just misleading her to ruin her reputation, smart idiot.

At the end of Episode 4, Rhaenyra struck out herself, convincing her father to get rid of the Hand of the King, his wife’s father. So on to Episode 5. Read on to learn how to watch House of the Dragon Episode 5 on the best TV you have in the house.

How to watch House of Dragon Episode 5

House of the Dragon is made by HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic, as usual, has dibs in the UK. That means you’ll need a Sky subscription to tune in. For example, if you already subscribe to Sky Q or Sky Glass, you can receive Sky Atlantic on channel 108.

This weekend will probably not be busy and forget about Monday, when everything is closed anyway despite the impromptu holiday. So if you don’t want to watch the With the royal drama playing out throughout the day, why not watch all five episodes of House of the Dragon instead.

You can also sign up to watch the first five episodes without a long commitment, thanks to Sky’s NOW streaming service. Sky Atlantic is part of the Now Entertainment membership, which costs just £9.99 a month. New subscribers get a no-obligation 7-day trial and you can sign up here now.

The good news for Brits is that they don’t have to risk spoilers as Episode 5 will also be televised in the UK at the same time as it airs in the US. That is 2am UK time on the morning of Monday 19th September.

Just like the good old days of Game of Thrones! Episodes 1-4 are currently available on demand. In addition to the simulcast, you can also watch Monday evenings at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.

Here is the official trailer for Episode 5 of House of the Dragon. It promises a royal wedding and like any good wedding, it looks like there’s going to be a fight before the end.