An enormous brush hearth within the Gorman space north of Los Angeles that’s burned 12,265 acres was simply 2% contained this morning, with robust winds anticipated immediately, state hearth officers stated.

The Publish Hearth was threatening close by buildings and prompted the evacuation of about 1,200 individuals from the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Space. Pyramid Lake was additionally closed, and avenue closures had been in place south of Ralphs Ranch Street at Quail Lake Street.

Two business properties had been broken and two had been threatened, based on the Los Angeles County Hearth Division.

The hearth was transferring southeast towards Lake Pyramid and pushing up into Hungry Valley Park on Sunday, and crews had been working to assemble perimeter strains across the hearth flank.

The USDA Forest Service is in unified command with Angeles Nationwide Forest, the Los Angeles County Hearth Division and Ventura County Hearth Division. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division, California State Park Providers and California Freeway Patrol had been additionally offering assist.

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The South Coast Air High quality Administration District issued a wildfire smoke advisory for the Santa Clarita and Castaic areas, with northwesterly winds anticipated to push smoke from the hearth southeast towards Santa Clarita, the San Fernando Valley and components of the Angeles Nationwide Forest.

A Nationwide Climate Service wind advisory was in impact by means of 11 a.m. Sunday, however winds had been anticipated to extend in energy from 9 p.m. to midnight, probably reaching 65 mph on the ridge tops, based on the Angeles Nationwide Forest.

The Publish Hearth began at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Ralph’s Ranch and Gorman Faculty roads, close to the Golden State (5) Freeway, Los Angeles County Hearth Division spokesman Chris Little instructed Metropolis Information Service.

It was initially reported as a 500-acre brush hearth however rapidly grew to 2,000 acres by 4:45 p.m. after which 4,400 acres by 7:15 p.m. By midnight, it reached 10,504 acres.

The reason for the hearth is below investigation. California Freeway Patrol Officer D.C. Williams instructed KTLA5 that the hearth ignited and burned autos in a McDonald’s parking zone and a number of other at a close-by auto physique store. He added that wind gusts had been inflicting the hearth to repeatedly change instructions.

No accidents have been reported.

Officers had been urging residents to stay vigilant and be ready to evacuate if extra evacuation orders are issued.

L.A. County firefighters additionally battled a a lot smaller brush hearth that began about 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Sierra Freeway and Jonnie Drive in Agua Dulce, officers stated. The CHP reported at 2:28 p.m. Saturday that the flames had been not advancing and Sierra Freeway was reopened within the space.

The SCAQMD suggested individuals within the space to restrict their publicity by remaining indoors with home windows and doorways closed or by in search of fast shelter, keep away from vigorous bodily exercise and to run their air conditioners or air purifiers.

“It’s greatest to keep away from utilizing swamp coolers or entire home followers that herald outdoors air,” the company stated. “Residents also needs to keep away from burning wooden of their fireplaces or firepits. And, in the event that they completely should be outdoors, a correctly match N95 masks or P100 respirator might present some safety.”

Nation music’s growth yr racked up one other milestone after singer George Strait set a brand new document for attendance at a ticketed live performance within the U.S. on Saturday.

Strait drew 110,905 followers to Kyle Discipline at Texas A&M in Faculty Station, which in keeping with Billboard bested the beforehand acknowledged document of 107,019 followers who caught the Grateful Useless’s 1977 present at Raceway Park in New Jersey. This document doesn’t embody festivals reminiscent of Coachella and Electrical Daisy Carnival, which routinely draw larger crowds.

The attendance document provides to probably the most illustrious careers in nation music. Strait, famend for his neo-traditionalist sound that stood out from the country-pop crossover hits of the ‘80s and ‘90s, has earned 27 No. 1 nation albums and 44 No. 1 nation singles. Strait has a brand new album, “Cowboys And Dreamers,” due out Sept. 6.

Strait’s document comes throughout a gold-rush period for nation music, as Morgan Wallen’s “Final Evening” topped streaming charts in 2023 and led Stagecoach to an prompt sellout in April, whereas pop acts like Beyoncé and Submit Malone have labored within the style to search out new, influential inventive peaks.

Strait nonetheless has a strategy to go to catch the document of most-attended live performance of all time, although. In Could, Madonna drew 1.6 million followers to Copacabana seaside in Rio de Janeiro for a free present to wrap up her “Celebration” tour.

George Strait, the “king of nation music,” is now additionally the “king of concert events.”

Strait broke the document for the most important U.S. ticketed present when he stepped onstage at Kyle Subject at Texas A&M in School Station on Saturday.

The “Amarillo By Morning” singer performed to a crowd of 110,905 followers in south Texas, breaking an all-time attendance document beforehand set by the Grateful Lifeless practically 50 years in the past.

In 1977, 107,019 followers packed into New Jersey’s Raceway Park to catch the Lifeless present. Strait bested that quantity on Saturday by practically 4,000 tickets offered, in keeping with Billboard.

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“We received some Aggie’s on the market? Oh yeah! I’m ashamed to say this, however that is my first time to ever be in Kyle Subject… rattling,” Strait advised the gang. “Simply invite me again, I’ll come!” 

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Previous to the present, he despatched out a message on X (previously referred to as Twitter) and inspired his followers to reach early and keep hydrated as a result of they had been in for a deal with.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was within the crowd to see Strait debut two new songs, “MIA in MIA” and “The Little Issues,” from his upcoming album, “Cowboys and Dreamers.”

“Unbelievable live performance by the King, George Strait,” Abbott wrote on X. “Largest packed home for a priority in America. Ever.”

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Sen. Ted Cruz wrote, “Took my daughter Caroline to see @GeorgeStrait at Kyle Subject @TAMU tonight. Nice enjoyable. Spectacular live performance.”

Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman additionally joined the king at Kyle Subject as particular visitors.

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Strait has probably the most No. 1 singles of any artist in any music style, and he is the one artist to chart a high 10 hit yearly for 30 years.

As well as, Strait has achieved probably the most No. 1 albums within the historical past of nation music, which incorporates 20 of his 60 No. 1 hits. 

His information do not cease there. He is offered greater than 120 million information worldwide, incomes the standing as one of many bestselling music artists of all time.

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Strait has 13 multiplatinum and 38 gold albums. His ‘92 “Pure Nation” catalog went six occasions platinum, and his highest licensed album is the ’95 basic “Strait Out of the Field.”

Muslims world wide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the feast of sacrifice, which commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God, earlier than God provided a sheep in his place.

As a part of the competition, which follows the annual Hajj pilgrimage, worshippers usually slaughter sheep and supply a part of the meat to the needy.

This yr’s celebration got here towards the backdrop of Israel’s battle on Gaza, which has pushed the Center East to the brink of a regional battle.

Palestinians within the Gaza Strip weren’t in a position to rejoice Eid al-Adha the way in which that they had in earlier years.

Within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis, dozens gathered on Sunday morning close to a destroyed mosque to carry out Eid prayers. They had been surrounded by particles and the rubble of collapsed homes. Within the city of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Muslims held their prayers in a school-turned-shelter. Some, together with ladies and youngsters, went to cemeteries to go to the graves of family members.

“At the moment, after the ninth month, greater than 37,000 martyrs, greater than 87,000 wounded, and a whole bunch of hundreds of houses had been destroyed,” Abdulhalim Abu Samra, a displaced Palestinian, advised The Related Press information company after prayers in Khan Younis. “Our folks stay in tough circumstances.”

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, additionally reporting from Deir el-Balah, mentioned Palestinians are attempting to cling to a way of hope. “Palestinians are attempting to do their finest, regardless of Israel’s ongoing aggression, to deliver happiness to younger youngsters, as lots of them will get up at the moment and rejoice Eid with out their dad and mom.”

The Authorities Media Workplace in Gaza mentioned on Saturday that Israel was barring the entry of sacrificial animals into the enclave, thus stopping Palestinians from performing sacrificial rituals as a part of Eid al-Adha.

In the meantime, at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, 40,000 Muslims carried out Eid al-Adha prayers, a lot lower than the estimated 100,000 who attended in 2023. On Sunday, Israeli forces additionally assaulted worshippers getting into the mosque and blocked others from reaching the holy website, the Wafa information company reported.

In Ramallah within the West Financial institution, Palestinians additionally convened for the Eid prayers. “We undergo drastically and stay by tough moments with [what’s happening to] our brothers in Gaza,” mentioned Mahmoud Mohana, a mosque imam.

In Lebanon, the place Hezbollah has traded almost day by day assaults with Israel over the battle in Gaza, guests made their means into the Martyrs Cemetery close to the Shatila camp for Palestinian refugees in Beirut early on Sunday morning, bearing flowers and jugs of water for the graves of their family members, an annual custom on the primary day of Eid.

Officers additionally prolonged Eid greetings, with a message of peace.

“I prolong my solidarity with all Muslims who, due to battle, violence & division, will be unable to rejoice with their family members,” mentioned United Nations Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hoped that the vacation would deliver “peace to our non secular geography, particularly Palestine and Sudan”.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Final summer season, Palestinians within the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim vacation of Eid al-Adha the way in which it’s imagined to be: with massive household feasts, meat shared with these much less lucky, and new garments and presents for youngsters.

However this 12 months, after eight months of devastating warfare between Israel and Hamas, many households will eat canned meals in stifling tents. There’s hardly any meat or livestock at native markets, and no cash for vacation treats or presents — solely warfare, starvation and distress, endlessly.

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“There isn’t any Eid this 12 months,” stated Nadia Hamouda, whose daughter was killed within the warfare and who fled from her residence in northern Gaza months in the past and is staying in a tent within the central city of Deir al-Balah. “After we hear the decision to prayer, we cry over these we misplaced and the issues we misplaced, and what has occurred to us, and the way we used to reside earlier than.”

Muslims all over the world will rejoice the four-day Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, early within the week. It commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, as recounted within the Quran. Within the Jewish and Christian traditions, Abraham is named to sacrifice his different son, Isaac.

Gaza was impoverished and remoted even earlier than the warfare, however individuals nonetheless managed to rejoice by hanging up colourful decorations, stunning kids with treats and presents, and buying meat or slaughtering livestock to share with these much less lucky.

“It was an actual Eid,” Hamouda stated. “Everybody was comfortable, together with the kids.”

Now a lot of Gaza is in ruins and a lot of the inhabitants of two.3 million Palestinians have fled their houses. After Hamas’ shock assault into Israel on Oct. 7, wherein Palestinian militants killed some 1,200 individuals and took one other 250 hostage, Israel launched an enormous air and floor assault.

The warfare has killed over 37,000 Palestinians, in line with Gaza’s Well being Ministry. It has destroyed most of Gaza’s agriculture and meals manufacturing, leaving individuals reliant on humanitarian help that has been held up by Israeli restrictions and the continued combating.

United Nations companies have warned that over one million individuals — almost half the inhabitants — may expertise the very best stage of hunger within the coming weeks.

In early Might, Egypt shut down its crossing into the southern Gazan metropolis of Rafah after Israel captured the Palestinian facet of it, sealing the one route for individuals to enter or go away the territory. Meaning nearly no Palestinians from Gaza will have the ability to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage that precedes the Eid.

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Ashraf Sahwiel, who was amongst lots of of 1000’s of Palestinians who fled from Gaza Metropolis earlier within the warfare and can be residing in a tent, has no concept when or if he’ll have the ability to return.

“We don’t even know what occurred to our homes or whether or not we’ll have the ability to reside in them once more, or if it’s even attainable to rebuild,” he stated.

Abdelsattar al-Batsh stated he and his household of seven haven’t eaten meat because the warfare started. A kilogram (2 kilos) of meat prices 200 shekels (round $50). A reside sheep, which might be purchased for as little as $200 earlier than the warfare, now prices $1,300 — if it’s even obtainable.

“As we speak, there may be solely warfare. No cash. No work. Our homes have been destroyed. I’ve nothing,” al-Batsh stated.

Iyad al-Bayouk, who owns a now-shuttered cattle farm in southern Gaza, stated extreme shortages of each livestock and feed attributable to Israel’s blockade have pushed up costs. Some native farms have been become shelters.

Mohammed Abdel Rahim, who has been sheltering in a constructing in an empty cattle farm in central Gaza for months, stated the farm-turned-shelter was significantly dangerous within the winter, when it smelled like animals and was infested with bugs. As the warmth set in, the bottom dried out, making it extra bearable, he stated.

Abdelkarim Motawq, one other displaced Palestinian from northern Gaza, used to work within the native meat business, which did brisk enterprise forward of the vacation. This 12 months, his household can solely afford rice and beans.

“I want I may work once more,” he stated. “It was a busy season for me, throughout which I’d carry cash residence and purchase meals, clothes, nuts, and meat for my kids. However in the present day there’s nothing left.”

Khaled reported from Cairo.

The 2023-24 theater season is lastly coming to a detailed. It was a 12 months with water options (Days of Wine and Roses and The Pocket book) and rain (The Outsiders and Uncle Vanya) and fireplace (Suffs) and puppets (Water for Elephants) and one floating automotive (Again to the Future). We’re exhausted simply interested by it. Now, on June 16, Ariana DeBose is singing them goodnight on the 77th Tony Awards at Lincoln Heart. Coming into the evening, the most-nominated initiatives had been play-with-music Stereophonic and musical-with-Alicia-Keys-music Hell’s Kitchen, each of which managed 13 nominations. However that doesn’t imply everyone else’s water/fireplace/floating automobiles ought to go unnoticed by the theater individuals watching CBS at dwelling! Beneath discover all of the winners on the 2024 Tony Awards.

Finest Musical
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinoise
The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants

Finest Revival of a Musical
Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
Gutenberg! The Musical
Merrily We Roll Alongside
The Who’s Tommy

Finest Course of a Musical
Maria Friedman — Merrily We Roll Alongside
Michael Greif — Hell’s Kitchen
Leigh Silverman — Suffs
Jessica Stone — Water for Elephants
Danya Taymor — The Outsiders

Finest Efficiency by a Main Actor in a Musical
Brody Grant — The Outsiders
Jonathan Groff — Merrily We Roll Alongside
Dorian Harewood — The Pocket book
Brian d’Arcy James — Days of Wine and Roses
Eddie Redmayne — Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Finest Efficiency by a Main Actress in a Musical
Eden Espinosa — Lempicka
Maleah Joi Moon — Hell’s Kitchen
Kelli O’Hara — Days of Wine and Roses
Maryann Plunkett — The Pocket book
Gayle Rankin — Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Finest Efficiency by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Roger Bart — Again to the Future
Joshua Boone — The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon — Hell’s Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch — The Outsiders
Daniel Radcliffe — Merrily We Roll Alongside
Steven Skybell — Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Finest Efficiency by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean — Hell’s Kitchen
Amber Iman — Lempicka
Nikki M. James — Suffs
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer — Monty Python’s Spamalot
Kecia Lewis — Hell’s Kitchen
Lindsay Mendez — Merrily We Roll Alongside
Bebe Neuwirth — Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Finest E book of a Musical
Kristoffer Diaz — Hell’s Kitchen
Bekah Brunstetter — The Pocket book
Adam Rapp and Justin Levine — The Outsiders
Shaina Taub — Suffs
Rick Elice — Water for Elephants

Finest Unique Rating
Adam Guettel — Days of Wine and Roses
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim — Right here Lies Love
Will Butler — Stereophonic
Shaina Taub — Suffs
Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine — The Outsiders

Finest Orchestrations
Timo Andres — Illinoise
Will Butler and Justin Craig — Stereophonic
Justine Levine, Matt Hinkley, and Jamestown Revival — The Outsiders
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone — Hell’s Kitchen
Jonathan Tunick — Merrily We Roll Alongside

Finest Choreography
Camille A. Brown — Hell’s Kitchen
Annie-B Parson — Right here Lies Love
Rick and Jeff Kuperman — The Outsiders
Justin Peck — Illinoise
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll — Water for Elephants

Finest Scenic Design in a Musical
Amp that includes Tatianna Kahvegian — The Outsiders
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini — Hell’s Kitchen
Takeshi Kata — Water for Elephants
David Korins — Right here Lies Love
Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini — Lempicka
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross — Again to the Future
Tom Scutt — Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Finest Costume Design in a Musical
Dede Ayite — Hell’s Kitchen
Linda Cho — The Nice Gatsby
David Israel Reynoso — Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt — Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
Paul Tazewell — Suffs

Finest Lighting Design in a Musical
Brandon Stirling Baker — Illinoise
Isabella Byrd — Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
Natasha Katz — Hell’s Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali — Water for Elephants
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim — The Outsiders

Finest Sound Design of a Musical
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer — Right here Lies Love
Kai Harada — Merrily We Roll Alongside
Nick Lidster for Autograph — Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
Gareth Owen — Hell’s Kitchen
Cody Spencer — The Outsiders

Finest Play
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Mom Play
Prayer for the French Republic
Stereophonic

Finest Revival of a Play
Acceptable
An Enemy of the Individuals
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch

Finest Course of a Play
Daniel Aukin — Stereophonic
Anne Kauffman — Mary Jane
Kenny Leon — Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch
Lila Neugebauer — Acceptable
Whitney White — Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

Finest Efficiency by a Main Actor in a Play
William Jackson Harper — Uncle Vanya
Leslie Odom, Jr. — Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch
Liev Schreiber — Doubt: A Parable
Jeremy Robust — An Enemy of the Individuals
Michael Stuhlbarg — Patriots

Finest Efficiency by a Main Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem — Prayer of the French Republic
Jessica Lange — Mom Play
Rachel McAdams — Mary Jane
Sarah Paulson — Acceptable
Amy Ryan — Doubt: A Parable

Finest Efficiency by a Featured Actor in a Play
Will Brill — Stereophonic
Eli Gelb — Stereophonic
Jim Parsons — Mom Play
Tom Pecinka — Stereophonic
Corey Stoll — Acceptable

Finest Efficiency by a Featured Actress in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine — Doubt: A Parable
Juliana Canfield — Stereophonic
Celia Keenan-Bolger — Mom Play
Sarah Pidgeon — Stereophonic
Kara Younger — Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch

Finest Scenic Design in a Play
dots — Acceptable
dots — An Enemy of the Individuals
Derek McLane — Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch
David Zinn — Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
David Zinn — Stereophonic

Finest Costume Design in a Play
Dede Ayite — Acceptable
Dede Ayite — Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Enver Chakartash — Stereophonic
Emilio Sosa — Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch
David Zinn — An Enemy of the Individuals

Finest Lighting Design in a Play
Isabella Byrd — An Enemy of the Individuals
Amith Chandrashaker — Prayer for the French Republic
Jiyoun Chang — Stereophonic
Jane Cox — Acceptable
Natasha Katz — Gray Home

Finest Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella — Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Leah Gelpe — Mary Jane
Tom Gibbons — Gray Home
Bray Poor and Will Pickens — Acceptable
Ryan Rumery — Stereophonic

The 77th Tony Awards air Sunday night time on CBS. Under is the total checklist of 2024 Tony Award nominees, with winners marked in daring.

Greatest Musical

• WINNER: The Outsiders
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Illinoise
• Suffs
• Water for Elephants

Greatest Play

• WINNER: Stereophonic
• Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Mary Jane
• Mom Play
• Prayer for the French Republic

Greatest Revival of a Musical

• WINNER: Merrily We Roll Alongside
• Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
• Gutenberg! The Musical!
• The Who’s Tommy

Greatest Revival of a Play

• WINNER: Acceptable
• An Enemy of the Folks
• Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch

Greatest Efficiency by a Main Actress in a Musical

• WINNER: Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen

• Edin Espinosa, Lempicka
• Kelli O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
• Maryann Plunkett, The Pocket book
• Gayle Rankin, Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Greatest Efficiency by a Main Actress in a Play

• WINNER: Sarah Paulson, Acceptable
• Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
• Jessica Lange, Mom Play
• Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
• Amy Ryan, Doubt: A Parable

Greatest Efficiency by a Main Actor in a Musical

• WINNER: Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Alongside

• Brody Grant, The Outsiders
• Dorian Harewood, The Pocket book
• Brian d’Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
• Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Greatest Efficiency by a Main Actor in a Play

• WINNER: Jeremy Sturdy, An Enemy of the Folks
• William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya
• Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch
• Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable
• Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots

Greatest Efficiency by a Featured Actress in a Musical

• WINNER: Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen
• Shoshana Bean, Hell’s Kitchen
• Amber Iman, Lempicka
• Nikki M. James, Suffs
• Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python’s Spamalot
• Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Alongside
• Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Greatest Efficiency by a Featured Actress in a Play

• WINNER: Kara Younger, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch

• Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt: A Parable
• Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
• Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mom Play
• Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic

Greatest Efficiency by a Featured Actor in a Musical

• WINNER: Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Alongside
• Roger Bart, Again To The Future: The Musical
• Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
• Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell’s Kitchen
• Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders
• Steven Skybell, Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership

Greatest Efficiency by a Featured Actor in a Play

• WINNER: Will Brill, Stereophonic

• Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
• Jim Parsons, Mom Play
• Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
• Corey Stoll, Acceptable

Greatest Unique Rating

• WINNER: Shaina Taub, Suffs
• Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses
• David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Right here Lies Love
• Will Butler, Stereophonic
• Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine, The Outsiders

Greatest Course of a Musical

• WINNER: Danya Taymor, The Outsiders
• Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Alongside
• Michael Greif, Hell’s Kitchen
• Leigh Silverman, Suffs
• Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants

Greatest Course of a Play

• WINNER: Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
• Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
• Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch
• Lila Neugebauer, Acceptable
• Whitney White, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

Greatest Sound Design of a Musical

• WINNER: Cody Spencer, The Outsiders

• M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Right here Lies Love
• Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Alongside
• Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
• Gareth Owen, Hell’s Kitchen

Greatest Sound Design of a Play

• WINNER: Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
• Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
• Tom Gibbons, Gray Home
• Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Acceptable

Greatest Lighting Design of a Play

• WINNER: Jane Cox, Acceptable
• Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the Folks
• Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic
• Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic
• Natasha Katz, Gray Home

Greatest Lighting Design of a Musical

• WINNER: Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders
• Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise
• Isabella Byrd, Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
• Natasha Katz, Hell’s Kitchen
• Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants

Greatest Scenic Design in a Play

• WINNER: David Zinn, Stereophonic
• dots, Acceptable
• dots, Enemy of the Folks
• Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch
• David Zinn, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

Greatest Choreography

• WINNER: Justin Peck, Illinoise

• Annie-B Parson, Right here Lies Love
• Camille A. Brown, Hell’s Kitchen
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
• Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants

Greatest Scenic Design of a Musical

• WINNER: Tom Scutt, Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
• AMP that includes Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders
• Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell’s Kitchen
• Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants
• David Korins, Right here Lies Love
• Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Again To The Future: The Musical

Greatest Orchestrations

• WINNER: Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Alongside
• Timo Andres, Illinoise
• Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic
• Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Likelihood), The Outsiders
• Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell’s Kitchen

Greatest Costume Design of a Musical

• WINNER: Linda Cho, The Nice Gatsby
• Dede Ayite, Hell’s Kitchen
• David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants
• Tom Scutt, Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership
• Paul Tazewell, Suffs

Greatest Costume Design of a Play

• WINNER: Dede Ayite, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
• Dede Ayite, Acceptable
• Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
• Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch
• David Zinn, An Enemy of the Folks

Greatest E-book of a Musical

• WINNER: Shaina Taub, SuffsKristoffer Diaz, Hell’s Kitchen
• Bekah Brunstetter, The Pocket book
• Adam Rapp and Justine Levine, The Outsiders
• Rick Elice, Water for Elephants

Serbia head coach Dragan Stojkovic stated after the match: “It was an excellent match, top quality from each groups. England are an excellent, sturdy group, however we performed a really courageous sport; the model of soccer we had been aiming to play.

“With the modifications, we managed to get the place we needed – with management of the ball and to make England defend. I am happy with what we did, we did not need to lose however we will hold occurring.

“I am not happy with the consequence, after all, however it’s what it’s and we’ve sufficient time to relaxation and get better. We will do no matter we will in opposition to Slovenia – we’ve to win that. I congratulate all of the gamers on tonight, there aren’t any frustrations other than the consequence. I do not like dropping, but it surely’s a part of the job.”

Discussing goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic and the choice to deliver Dusan Tadic on within the second half, he added: “(Rajkovic) was wonderful – he is an awesome goalkeeper. We now have three nice goalkeepers. I selected just a few days in the past to provide him his likelihood at this time and he put in an awesome efficiency.

“Dušan Tadić began on the bench for tactical causes – I needed to have him with recent legs for the second 45 minutes. It was about ways.”

The Indiana Fever are coming off a win in opposition to the Atlanta Dream and can look to proceed that momentum on Sunday in opposition to the Chicago Sky.

Indiana is 4-10 and Chicago sits at 4-8. The Fever beat the Sky 71-70 on June 1. Chicago’s Chennedy Carter and Indiana’s Caitlin Clark traded pleasantries on a few events, with Clark saying one thing towards Carter on one play and Carter hip-checking Clark earlier than an inbound go a bit of later.

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Last: Indiana Fever choose up fifth win of the season

With 18 seconds left, Caitlin Clark hit back-to-back free throws to present the Fever a seven-point lead. Kelsey Mitchell additionally hit a free throw for Indiana.

Clark led the Fever with 23 factors, 9 assists and eight rebounds. Aliyah Boston put up 19 factors and 14 rebounds.

Fever 91, Sky 83

0:30.0 left 4Q: Fever lead Sky late in fourth quarter

Popping out of the timeout, Caitlin Clark drilled a 3-pointer. However Kamilla Cardoso rattled off 4 straight factors for the Sky. The Fever lead 84-81.

Aliyah Boston stopped the run with a hook shot at 1:07. Angel Reese answered with a layup. That was the primary time she has scored within the second half. NaLyssa scored proper earlier than the timeout for Indiana.

Fever 88, Sky 83

3:26 left 4Q: Fever maintain 4-point lead over Sky

The Fever have shot 55% from the ground on this one. Caitlin Clark leads the workforce with 18 factors. She additionally has seven rebounds and 7 assists. Aliyah Boston has 17 factors and 13 rebounds.

Fever 81, Sky 77

5:31 left 4Q: Indiana Fever lead Chicago Sky in fourth

Indiana started the ultimate interval with an 11-7 run. Caitlin Clark had a pleasant block on Marina Mabrey that led to a basket by Aliyah Boston.

Fever 79, Sky 73

Finish of 3Q: Indiana Fever maintain slight lead over Chicago Sky

The Sky started the brand new half with a 14-8 run. That erased Indiana’s lead. Chicago is up 57-55 with 5:56 remaining within the quarter. Chennedy Carter now has 4 fouls for the Sky.

Caitlin Clark hit a 3 at 5:01. That was adopted by a basket from Aliyah Boston to present Indiana a 60-57 benefit. Marina Mabrey made a jumper at 4:13 to chop the Fever’s result in one. Clark scored on a driving layup at 4:02.

Angel Reese was referred to as for a tough foul on Clark at 2:53. Clark drove the lane and Reese smacked Clark’s head. The officers reviewed the play and upgraded the decision to a flagrant 1.

Fever 68, Sky 66

Halftime: Katie Lou Samuelson hits 3 3s in first half for Fever

Dana Evans made a 3 for the Sky to present Chicago a 42-40 lead. Aliyah Boston tied it up at 42-42 with a layup. Caitlin Clark scored her first factors since 5:51 within the first quarter with 26 seconds left within the half. Katie Lou Samuelson hit a 3 on the finish of the second quarter.

Samuelson has 9 factors, which all got here from 3-pointers. Indiana shot 57% from the ground. Kelsey Mitchell leads the workforce with 10 factors.

Fever 47, Sky 43

2:51 left 2Q: Indiana Fever take again the lead from Chicago Sky

Kamilla Cardoso, the third total choose within the 2024 WNBA draft, hit a shot at 7:59 for the Sky. Katie Lou Samuelson answered with a 3. Cardoso scored one other basket at 6:43. NaLyssa Smith answered with a layup at 6:24. Smith tied the sport at 32-32 with a basket.

Kelsey Mitchell drilled a 3 at 5:19 to present the Fever a 35-32 lead. Indiana has shot 71% from distance (5 for 7). From there, Chicago scored 4 straight factors to take a 37-35 lead. Mitchell made a layup at 3:37. She was fouled on the play and made the free throw. The Fever take again the lead. Chennedy Carter has three fouls for the Sky.

Aliyah Boston made it 40-37 with a basket.

Fever 40, Sky 37

8:36 left 2Q: Chicago Sky lead Indiana Fever by 3

Marina Mabrey gave Chicago a 28-23 result in start the second quarter. Kelsey Mitchell then hit a jumper to chop the Sky’s lead down.

Sky 28, Fever 25

Finish of 1Q: Sky leads Fever after scorching begin from Caitlin Clark

NaLyssa Smith hit a shot for the Fever popping out of the timeout, however Chicago went on a 6-0 run from there. Katie Lou Samuelson stopped that run with a 3-pointer. Angel Reese and Chennedy Carter scored back-to-back baskets for the Sky to take a 19-18 lead on the 3:08 mark.

Lexie Hull tied issues up at 23-23 with a 3 at 1:22. Chicago’s Isabelle Harrison broke the tie with a basket at 0:43. She was fouled on the play and made the free throw.

Sky 26, Fever 23

5:49 left 1Q: Caitlin Clark opens the sport with 7 factors

Indiana and Chicago traded baskets early on. Caitlin Clark scored early and infrequently for the Fever. She hit a 3-pointer at 6:21. Clark opened the sport with 5 of Indiana’s 11 factors. Thirty seconds later, Clark made one other basket. She now has seven.

Fever 13, Sky 8

Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky begin time, date

Midday ET Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The best way to watch Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky

TV: CBS

Streaming: Fubo (FREE)

Indiana Fever information

What to know:Time, TV for Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky on 6/16/24

Win in opposition to Dream:Compelled to look in mirror, Fever present they’re ‘rising up’ with late stops to beat Dream

‘She was plain’:How Aliyah Boston bought her confidence again, dominated vs. Dream

Making an attempt to enhance:After one other tough taking pictures night time, Caitlin Clark returns to empty enviornment to follow extra.

Extra on Clark:Caitlin Clark says ‘individuals shouldn’t be utilizing my identify’ to push hateful agendas

That is the Indiana Fever 2024 schedule, with TV information; all instances are ET; ^-preseason.

Date, day	place, opponent	Time, TV/outcomes
Could 3, Fri.	at Dallas^	L, 79-76
Could 9, Thurs.	vs. Atlanta^	W, 83-80
Could 14, Tues.	at Connecticut	L, 92-71
Could 16, Thurs.	vs. New York	L, 102-66
Could 18, Sat.	at New York	L, 91-80
Could 20, Mon.	vs. Connecticut	L, 88-84
Could 22, Wed.	at Seattle	L, 85-83
Could 24, Fri.	at Los Angeles	W, 78-73
Could 25, Sat.	at Las Vegas	L, 99-80
Could 28, Tues.	vs. Los Angeles	L, 88-82
Could 30, Thurs.	vs. Seattle	L, 103-88
June 1, Sat.	vs. Chicago*	W, 71-70
June 2, Solar.	at New York*	L, 104-68
June 7, Fri.	at Washington*	W, 85-83
June 10, Mon.	at Connecticut*	L, 89-72
June 13, Thurs.	vs. Atlanta*	W, 91-84
June 16, Solar.	vs. Chicago	Midday, CBS
June 19, Wed.	vs. Washington	7 p.m., NBA TV
June 21, Fri.	at Atlanta	7:30 p.m., Ion
June 23, Solar.	at Chicago	6 p.m., NBA TV, WALV
June 27, Thurs.	at Seattle	10 p.m., Prime, WALV
June 30, Solar.	at Phoenix	3 p.m., ESPN
July 2, Tues.	at Las Vegas	10 p.m., ESPN
July 6, Sat.	vs. New York	1 p.m., CBS
July 10, Wed.	vs. Washington	Midday, NBA TV, WTHR
July 12, Fri.	vs. Phoenix	7:30 p.m., Ion
July 14, Solar.	at Minnesota	7 p.m., ESPN
July 17, Wed.	at Dallas	8 p.m., ESPN
Aug. 16, Fri.	vs. Phoenix	7:30 p.m., Ion
Aug. 18, Solar.	vs. Seattle	4 p.m., ABC
Aug. 24, Sat.	at Minnesota	8 p.m., NBA TV
Aug. 26, Mon.	at Atlanta	7:30 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR
Aug. 28, Wed.	vs. Connecticut	7 p.m., NBA TV
Aug. 30, Fri.	at Chicago	7:30 p.m., Ion
Sept. 1, Solar.	at Dallas	4 p.m., NBA TV
Sept. 4, Wed.	vs. Los Angeles	7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV
Sept. 6, Fri.	vs. Minnesota	7:30 p.m., Ion
Sept. 8, Solar.	vs. Atlanta	4 p.m., WTHR
Sept. 11, Wed.	vs. Las Vegas	7 p.m., NBA TV
Sept. 13, Fri.	vs. Las Vegas	7:30 p.m., Ion
Sept. 15, Solar.	vs. Dallas	3 p.m., WALV
Sept. 19, Thurs.	at Washington	7 p.m., Prime, WTHR

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It is a recap of the latest episode of HBO’s Home of the Dragon. It incorporates spoilers. That’s what a recap is.

Welcome again to sunny Westeros, the place the fire-breathing dragons run free and the serfs are nervous. For those who need assistance re-orienting your self to the place issues stand, vis-a-vis precisely whose noble kiester now sits the Iron Throne and exactly which royal chump bought his idiot self royally chomped, right here’s a helpful refresher. And in case you’re in want of a fair deeper dive, listed here are the recaps for each season 1 episode. Let’s get to it.

Model new season 2 credit! Each the Sport of Thrones and the Home of the Dragon season 1 credit featured elaborate clockwork mechanisms that both telegraphed the place a given episode’s motion would happen (GoT) or helpfully traced the Targaryen bloodline over a number of generations — with literal blood (HotD).

We’ve switched to embroidery for season 2. I’m gonna go forward and conjecture that what we’re seeing right here is the handiwork of Queen Helaena, who’s at all times stitching one thing or one other. Definitely looks as if an all-consuming venture, stuffed with pictures so violent and actually blood-soaked they make the Bayeux Tapestry seem like your grandma’s “Bless this Mess” cross-stitch sampler. Perhaps that’s why Helaena at all times appears so distracted — it’s not centuries of Targaryen inbreeding, my lady is simply hyperfocused!

As to what the credit-embroidery really depicts, that there’s the Targaryen Dynasty in all its bloody, ignoble glory. Name it the “Die, you!” Tapestry.

First we get the Doom of Valyria, whereby the Targaryen household’s ancestral homeland throughout the Slender Sea was destroyed by fires and earthquakes. Subsequent we see Aegon’s Conquest, through which the Targaryens who’d left Valyria earlier than its destruction to take up residence on the island of Dragonstone proceeded to invade and conquer Westeros. We see Aegon I, aka Aegon the Conqueror; he’s the man who united the Seven Kingdoms and constructed the Iron Throne, the Purple Preserve and King’s Touchdown about 130 years earlier than the occasions of this season of Home of the Dragon. Subsequent we see the kings who got here after him – Aenys, Maegor (the dude with the blade at his neck), Jaehaerys (contentedly holding up a sword alongside his queen, Alysanne) and poor lifeless Viserys, glowering out at us, flanked by the assorted scheming members of his royal household who’re posing like they’re at an Olan Mills.

Subsequent we get stuff we noticed occur again in season 1: Alicent in her inexperienced robe, the royal wedding ceremony of Laenor and Rhaenyra. Then we see the schism that Home of the Dragon is all about — on the left, Aegon II on the Iron Throne; on the precise, Rhaenrya on her throne at Dragonstone. Lastly, we see the triggering act of the Dance of the Dragons — Aemond, astride Vhagar, chomping Lucerys and his dragon Arrax to bits over Shipbreaker Bay.

The North remembers. In case you forgot.

A raven flies north. A magnificence shot of Winterfell. And a Stark’s voice over all of it, whanging on about Responsibility and Honor, as is their wont, in that acquainted accent clotted with thick Northern dipthongs. It looks like Homecoming Week, Westeros-style.

The voice and claggy vowels in query, this outing, belong to Cregan Stark, who’s Lord of Winterfell lately. He’s visiting the Wall, and taking an elevator trip as much as its fashionable rooftop bar, alongside Jacaerys — brother of the just lately dragon-chomped Lucerys, son of Queen Rhaenyra. Jacaerys is on a mission — he reminds Cregan of his oath to defend the realm, and asks for Northern troopers to rally to his mom’s trigger and defeat the usurpers. Cregan agrees to ship a bunch of aged troopers; no sooner has Jacaerys accepted this provide than he receives phrase of his brother’s dying.

Reduce to: Dragonstone. The good and good and at all times proper Princess Rhaenys returns from patrolling Workforce Black’s blockade of the bay that’s reducing King’s Touchdown off from meals and provides.

She parks (moors?) her dragon Meleys at a form of dragon loading dock – a brand new set created for season 2! She’s met by Daemon, who desires her to saddle again up to allow them to fly to King’s Touchdown collectively and take out Vhagar, the dragon that killed Prince Lucerys. Daemon additionally complains that the Queen’s been neglecting her duties, having disappeared as quickly as she heard about Lucerys’s dying. Rhaenys tells Daemon that the Queen must see her son’s physique for herself. He tries to get just a few digs in about her failure to remove the Greens when she had an opportunity to, as a result of Daemon gotta Daemon. She refuses each to take the bait, and to accompany him on his vendetta, citing exhaustion. (As a consequence of Rhaenys’ utter and abiding fabulousness, stated exhaustion manifests as a barely windburned cheek and single stray strand of white wig hair.) Rhaenys heads to her chambers to wash and relaxation, as a result of the warfare will wait, however self-care is not going to.

We don’t have to attend to determine the place Queen Rhaenrya disappeared to. She’s landed close to Storm’s Finish, residence of Home Baratheon, the place Lucerys departed from simply earlier than struggling homicide-by-dragonjaw. She gazes at it intently.

On Driftmark, residence of Rhaenyra’s allies Home Velaryon, a recovering Lord Corlys inspects the repairs to his navy’s flagship. He exchanges just a few phrases with Alyn, a shipworker. Alyn mentions his brother Addam. For those who assume this complete dialog appeared weirdly weighted with unstated that means, you’re not incorrect. Watch this area.

Small Council, massive issues

Swap to Workforce Inexperienced. On the Purple Preserve, Ser Arryk walks the battlements. (Keep in mind: Arryk helps Aegon, whereas his twin Erryk helps Rhaenyra. Brother in opposition to brother! Ken Burns would plotz!) When a dragon is noticed, the troopers put together to defend the fort with scorpions. Which, simply to be clear, are big crossbow-thingies. If once you learn “defend the fort with scorpions” simply now, you pictured a bunch of troopers pelting the dragon with mean-tempered-by-nature arachnids, put that proper out of your thoughts.

As soon as they see that the dragon in query is hoary previous Vhagar, flown by Aemond, they stand down. (This scene exists to indicate us that Workforce Inexperienced is aware of they’re working at a definite dragon deficit, and have been planning accordingly.)

King Aegon the Aess enters his sister-wife Helaena’s room, the place one in all their twins, the lady Jaehaera, performs by the hearth. Heleana appears to be like up from her embroidery (see what I imply? In regards to the stitching?) lengthy sufficient to inform Aegon that their different twin Jaehaerys, who’s Aegon’s inheritor, is within the library. Additionally that she’s frightened in regards to the rats within the Purple Preserve. Look, I’ve been telling you and telling you that there’s a narrative motive why virtually each character in season 1 talked about the rattling rats at one time or one other. The payoff is coming. Not lengthy now. Maintain tight.

Dowager Queen Alicent and Criston Cole are collectively in her bedchamber, doing that factor that two folks do collectively in bedchambers that isn’t sleeping or scrolling on their telephones.

On the Small Council, it’s Convey Your Inheritor to Work Day, as Aegon encourages Li’l Jaehaerys to humiliate the obsequious Ser Tyland Lannister. These hijinks may distract you from the necessary data being conveyed on this scene, specifically that: They haven’t but heard if the North (Home Stark) or the Vale (Home Arryn) will be a part of their facet (spoiler: they gained’t). However they do have the Stormlands (Home Baratheon) behind them, and the Westerlands (Home Lannister) and the Attain (Home Hightower). Within the Riverlands, nonetheless, many Lords of that realm are flying Rhaenyra’s banner.

Aegon, predictably, desires to burn the Riverlords to ash, beginning with Lord Tully at Riverrun; Alicent and Otto, equally predictably, urge endurance.

Lord Larys stops Alicent on her method out of the assembly and informs her that A: He is aware of about her and Cole, and B: He’s slaughtered the spies amongst her servants who have been feeding data to Mysaria (bear in mind her? The White Worm?).

Again to the shores of Shipbreaker Bay: Rhaenyra finds the stays of her son Lucerys and his dragon Arrax – and terrifies some locals within the course of.

“The taxation of commerce routes to outlying star methods is a supply of dispute …”

Within the Nice Corridor of the Purple Preserve, Aegon II will get all the way down to the boring enterprise of truly ruling a kingdom, however his each edict is quietly countermanded by Otto, who’s all about practicality and the wants of the realm and taxes and consuming his broccoli and managing his 401k and simply usually pumping the brakes on Aegon’s willfulness. That is observed by Larys, who vegetation the seed in Aegon’s tiny, tiny thoughts that maybe he ought to select a Hand of the King who’s much less of a irritating fuddy-duddy; somebody extra in step with Aegon’s daring imaginative and prescient for a brand new Westeros.

Take note of the blacksmith on this scene who petitions Aegon to pay up already for the weapons he’s cast. That’s Hugh; he’ll be again.

Alicent upbraids Otto for undercutting her on the Small Council; they proceed to debate Aegon and Aemond as in the event that they’re only a coupla impetuous little scamps who’ll develop up, relax and see motive quickly sufficient. It’s not working; you may inform that neither actually believes this, and are each desperately attempting to determine their respective roles on this new, wantonly violent Aegon Period.

Workforce Black once more: Lord Erryk finds Mysaria (she’s again) stowing away on a ship and brings her earlier than her previous lover Daemon. He’s livid at her for promoting secrets and techniques to Otto, however she professes to being unconcerned with the bizarre little reindeer video games performed by the Excessive Homes. Erryk asks Daemon to deal with her kindly, which causes Daemon to put into Erryk for not killing Aegon when he had the possibility. Erryk, being a educated knight, neatly parries this verbal thrust by mentioning that he was sworn to defend each member of the royal household, and as soon as they began turning on one another, his oath was rendered deeply, unresolvably moot.

Daemon’s not one to concede some extent, however he’s spared from having to take action when Rhaenyra returns. She makes her approach to the Painted (not really Painted, technically Glowing) Desk and receives updates: Daemon desires to fly to Harrenhal within the Riverlands and shore up the Riverlords’ help. Corlys’s naval blockade is stopping any provides from attending to King’s Touchdown by sea. They await her orders.

Rhaenyra’s solely bought one – it’s the one and solely line Emma D’Arcy will get on this episode, and so they promote the hell out of it: “I would like Aemond Targaryen.”

Daemon convinces Mysaria to provide him with details about the inside workings of the Purple Preserve in trade for her freedom. There’s a fleeting second when the present appears to recommend that Daemon will attempt to rekindle their relationship, however Mysaria, a girl who’s bought her head on shoulders (at the very least for now) is having none of it.

Jacaerys and his cheekbones return from his recruitment drive, reporting that the Vale is with them, as is the North, earlier than breaking down and needing a hug from his mommy. Aw. They grieve for Lucerys collectively.

The Aegony and the … extra Aegony

Again in King’s Touchdown, Alicent lights candles for the lifeless within the Grand Sept. She even lights one for Lucerys, which is – virtually actually! – the very, very, very least she will be able to do.

In the meantime, on Dragonstone, Rhaenyra and her court docket stand vigil round Lucerys’s funeral pyre. At one level Jacaerys hoists his brown-haired youthful brother in his arms. That’s Joffrey Velaryon, he’ll be necessary later. (Additionally current, additionally necessary: The 2 children Rhaenrya had with Daemon. They’re full-blooded Targaryens, and so they’ve bought platinum hair to indicate for it. Maddeningly, their names are Aegon and Viserys, which is complicated, however put that apart for now; we don’t have to fret about them fairly but.)

King’s Touchdown. The again entrance. Synchronize your hourglasses, folks, as a result of Daemon’s fixing to place Operation: I Need Aemond Targaryen into impact.

He sneaks into King’s Touchdown by bribing a burly soldier of his acquaintance who, within the ebook anyway, is named Blood. Collectively they rent one of many Purple Preserve’s ratcatchers to guide Blood into the fort via secret, rat-infested corridors. This ratcatcher? Based on the ebook? Is named Cheese.

Yep. Blood and Cheese. Weirdest vaudeville act ever. Or the title of a grim n’ gritty Wallace & Gromit reboot. Or the results of a ghastly industrial accident in Camembert, France. Blood and Cheese, people!

Cheese asks Daemon what they need to do if they’ll’t discover Aemond. The scene cuts away earlier than his reply, which doesn’t appear even remotely ominous or something.

Someplace within the Purple Preserve, Aemond is making battle plans with Criston Cole. Their plan — to march an awesome host out of King’s Touchdown, with Vhagar as air cowl, forcing the close by castles to facet with King Aegon II. Aemond frets that Queen Alicent and Ser Otto stay too keen to hunt peace.

Otto exhibits up and, none too happy to see them plotting, urges Daemon to “hold a grip in your impulses.” Which is a bit of like urging the grass to perhaps deprioritize this complete “rising” agenda it appears so invested in.

Cheese leads Blood into the Purple Preserve. They’re not notably stealthy, as they enter into the Nice Corridor, the place a drunk King Aegon II is, somewhat unwisely, reclining on the famously pointy and rusty Iron Throne, surrounded by the Westerosi equivalents of Turtle, Drama and E.

Collectively Blood and Cheese make their approach to the ground the place the royal household lives, by way of a secret door within the room that Aemond and Cole have been simply plotting in. (This room appears to be Rhaenyra’s previous bedchamber – it’s this similar secret door that Daemon used to spirit younger Rhaenyra out into the streets of King’s Touchdown, final season.).

Cheese captures Queen Helaena, holding a knife to her throat. Blood reminds him that Daemon’s orders have been to take Aemond’s head – “A son for a son, he stated.”

Cheese factors out that the twins – the lady Jaehaera and the boy Jaehaerys, inheritor to the Iron Throne – are asleep on this very room. They ask Helaena which ones’s the boy. She (ultimately) factors. Blood suspects she’s mendacity – “She’d by no means hand over the King’s inheritor so simply!” – however Cheese can see that she’s telling the reality. So emotionally clever, that’s our man Cheese for you.

They then proceed to kill and behead younger Jaehaerys (Notice: We don’t see this, however then we don’t actually need to, because the present’s Foley crew goes full ham on the sound results thereof. Kudos, I suppose?) Helaena sweeps the still-alive and still-fully-headed twin Jaehaera up in her arms and flees. She makes her method via the completely (Utterly! Totally! Inexcusably!) guard-free hallways, to Alicent’s bedchamber, the place the Queen is busily, um, conferring with Criston Cole.

“They killed the boy,” Helaena says, within the exactly the identical method you and I’d say, “The caesar salad with rooster, please.”

Parting Ideas

• For those who assume that Lucerys’ physique washing up on shore, and Rhaenyra so simply managing to search out it, by some means strains credulity, I remind you that you’re watching a present on which flying, fire-breathing dragons determine largely.
• What are we to make of Helaena’s giving up her son Jaehaerys so rapidly? She definitely appears to see her brother-husband Aegon for who he’s. Perhaps she noticed an opportunity to finish his bloodline? To, briefly at the very least, “break the wheel?” 
• Within the ebook, Helaena’s selection is a little more difficult, in that it includes a 3rd child, Maelor, not current within the present. Finish consequence’s the identical, nonetheless.
• King Aegon II is completely repellent, sure – however Tom Glynn-Carney is having a number of enjoyable with him, so I’m too.
• I like that we’re attending to see extra of Dragonstone this season. But it surely’s nonetheless not sufficient; holding out for an Architectural Digest tour.
• Actually thought the Blood and Cheese stuff would play out final season, however I’ve to confess it’s a hell of a approach to kick off season 2. The homicide of Jaehaerys will forged an extended shadow over all eight episodes of this season … and past.