5 burning questions for House Of The Dragon episode 7

We've cruised through 10-plus years now on House Of The Dragon, so where do the characters go from here?

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5 burning questions for House Of The Dragon episode 7
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House Of The Dragon has sure been keeping the audience on our toes. Just when you feel like you have a handle on these characters and their situations, everything changes. Everything except the deadly collision course the characters have been on since the premiere. If episodes one through five were prologue, and episode six launched us head first into the real meat of the story, where will episode seven take us? In order to move forward, it might be best to look back, catch our breath, and take a look at how the previous episode opened up some interesting possibilities for the future.

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1. Who are all these new kids and dragons?
Ryan Corr, Leo Hart, Harvey Sadler Image Gary Moyes / HBO

A whole new generation of Targaryen kids has sprung up over the past decade and it can be hard to keep track of them all. But here’s a quick overview.Rhaenyra has three sons by her lover, —Jacaerys “Jace,” Lucerys “Luke,” and newborn Joffrey. All three boys received dragon eggs at birth, in the Targaryen tradition. In the episode, Jace trains with his dragon, called Vermax. Luke’s egg has hatched, but he’s not old enough to be a dragonrider yet. We also see baby Joffrey’s egg, which was chosen by his older brothers.Alicent and Viserys have three children, Aegon, Helaena, and Aemond. In the book, they actually had a fourth child, Daeron, who was around the same age as Joffrey. They were raised together, and even shared a wet nurse, but their family ties pulled them in opposite directions. It’s highly unlikely we’ll see Alicent bear Viserys another child at this point, though. Aegon’s dragon is called Sunfyre the Golden. We don’t see Helaena’s dragon, but in the book she claimed Dreamfyre. Aemond, the youngest, does not have a dragon, thus subjecting him to teasing by his family. It’s a sore point.Across the Narrow Sea in Pentos, Prince Daemon and Laena have twins, Baela and Rhaena (yes, we now have characters named Rhaenys, Rhaenyra, and Rhaena on the show). Both of them received eggs as well, but only Baela’s hatched. Her dragon is called Moondancer. Laena claimed Vhagar, the largest and oldest living dragon, at some point since the last time we saw her, but now Vhagar is without a rider. No dragon of her status is riderless for long with so many Targaryens around, but who will claim her?

5 Comments

  • deb03449a1-av says:

    Imagine if this was a single page list instead of a slideshow

  • teageegeepea-av says:

    Lord Varys

    Larys.

  • iambrett-av says:

    Daemon’s going to marry Rhaenyra. Even aside from knowing that already, it makes sense as a power move – she’s vulnerable again with Harwin Strong dead along with his father, and Daemon is a powerful potential ally. I wouldn’t be surprised if we got the “Strong Toast” next episode. Look it up in Fire and Blood if  you have it. 

  • frenchtoast24-av says:

    Still gotta hit that slideshow quota 

  • mc3isworse-av says:

    Alicent doesn’t like Rhaenyra because she manipulated her into getting her own father removed as HoK and because she believes that Rhaenyra will eventually put her children to the sword to strengthen her claim to the throne.

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