re: House of the Dragon S1E7: “Driftmark”--Official Thread

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You're forgetting Daemon and Laena's twins

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Nah. They’re not direct heirs. Technically Laenor’s kids would be (the second child who does not become King, more specifically). But since he does not have blood heirs, the twins could be named.

But if they name one of the twins as heir, it’s openly agreeing that Laenor’s kids aren’t his and publicly declaring them illegitimate.

That’s what makes Laenor and Laena being gone so complicated.

Lighting in this episode was pretty bad.

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As noted, worked nicely for everyone involved except the poor fricking guard who got murdered to make it work 

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I bet that if they'd just asked him nicely he wouldve jumped into the fire for them

I just realized that the moment Rhaenarya realized she needed to marry Daemon is when Alicent was holding Aegon's dagger and the prophecy reflected in the light.

She realized the Prince that was Promised was not her bastard children.

The wall has been there for thousands of years

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Also looks like Viserys is on his death bed next episode.

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They haven't highlighted his hand and arm injury in a decade or more and his facial skin has looked good. But I look at human hair (not the white braided horse and mop hair) and this episode, Viserys' hair was mostly gone. Like ten or twenty percent of what it was early on.

That hair is so awful

The lack of world makes it easier to not have a Season 7/8 like GoT did, on the bright side

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Great episode. I can’t stand Corlys and his family so I’m glad to see them being picked off. Pretty badass move by little Aemond to go and get the largest, oldest and deadliest dragon alive right after his aunts funeral to be his dragon. And then calling the two bastards exactly what they are to their faces. Then telling his mom to stop crying and that it was a fair trade to lose his eye. Kid is a fricking alpha

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Yup, he definitely turned his fortunes around. It’s admirable at the very least. I’d say he’s bordering on being the only likable character in the show but he’s definitely got a sadistic side.

I think Viserys is the guy who wants everyone around him to get along and he frets about it constantly. He’s loyal to his daughter above all else, but he’s frankly just too big of a pussy to be King. He only holds ceremonial power at this point. No one respects him in the slightest.

Alicient is a bitch, but I’m frankly surprised that she seems to be the villain for most viewers. I know the show is definitely trying to paint the blacks as the good side, but what redeeming qualities do any of them have? Rhaenyra is far from the realm’s delight she was as a young woman. Daemon is a shite father, brother, murderer and above that he’s fricking his niece. Both of the women are doing what they think they have to do to protect their children. To me, neither side is the good or true side. I can’t find myself rooting for either side really. Although I do think that Aegon has the most legitimate claim to the throne being of age and the King’s eldest son.

Great episode. The princess doesn't look non-binary to me. She's kinda hot when she doesn't have her neuter costume on