July 31, 2024

House of the Dragon Season 7 Episode 7 - An Army of Bastards

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Hold onto your dragon saddles, folks, because this episode is a wild ride! Rhaenyra decides to go all-in on her "army of bastards" plan, recruiting Targaryen descendants to try their luck at dragon-riding.We get an absolutely epic scene on Dragonstone as potential riders face off against Vermithor and Silverwing. It's part job interview, part barbecue, and all kinds of intense. In the end, Hugh Hammer claims Vermithor in a moment of bravery, while Ulf White stumbles his way into bonding with Silverwing.Back in King's Landing, Team Green is struggling. Aemond tries to chase down Ulf when he takes Silverwing for a joyride, but quickly realizes he's outmatched. Alicent's been sidelined and seems content to hang out in the woods, giving us some serious Ophelia vibes.Over in the Riverlands, Daymon finally gets some good news as young Oscar Tully pledges his support. But our favorite angsty Targaryen is still haunted by visions of his brother.The episode ends with a powerful image of Rhaenyra standing on Dragonstone, surrounded by her growing fleet of dragons. It's clear the tide is turning in favor of Team Black, setting us up for what's sure to be an explosive season finale!

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Calarogus Shark Media. All right, dragon fans, journey, Joe Mitchell

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here coming at you live from the Basement with another

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fiery recap of House of the Dragon. Buckle up, because

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episode seven was a wild ride from start to finish,

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and we've got a lot to unpack. Let's kick things

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off with the big news. Team Black just got a

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major power boost in the Dragon department. Talk about a

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risky job interview, but hey, desperate times call for desperate measures.

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Right now, I've got to say the star of the

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show this week was definitely that epic scene on Dragonstone.

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We finally got to see Vermathor in all his terrifying glory,

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and let me tell you, it was a sight to behold.

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This wasn't your average job interview. It was more like

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a medieval version of Survivor meets the Voice, but with

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a lot more fire and screaming. Poor Rania probably didn't

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expect quite so much barbecue when she came up with

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this plan. I mean, there were crispy blonds everywhere. It

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was like a hair salon gone horribly wrong. But hey,

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no pain, no gain. Right in the end, We've got

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two new Dragon riders on Team Black. Hugh Hammer and

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Ulf White. Let's talk about Hugh for a second. This

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guy's got nerves of steel. When everyone else was running

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for their lives, Hugh stood his ground and faced down

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Vermothor like he was asking for extra fries at a

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drive through and it worked. Vermothor was like, you know what,

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I like this guy's moxie. Let's roll. Then we've got

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Ulf White, who somehow stumbled his way into claiming Silverwing.

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This guy's the definition of failing upwards. One minute he's

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running for his life, the next he's taking a dragon

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for a joy ride over King's landing Talk about a

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come up. Speaking of King's Landing team, Green isn't looking

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so hot. Emon's trying his best to run things. But

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when Ulf took silver Wing for a spin over the city,

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our one eyed princes had to high tail it out

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of there real quick. I haven't seen someone retreat that

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fast since I tried to sneak a midnight snack and

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my wife caught me. And poor Alison, she's basically been

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put out to pasture and seems content to just hang

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out in the woods. Can't say I blame her after

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everything she's been through. Sometimes you just need to get

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away from it all and take a nice long forest bath.

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Though I got to say her Ophelia impression was a

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little on the nose. We get it, Allison, you're sad.

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Now let's hop over to Heron Hall, where our boy

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Damon is still having a rough go of it, but

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at least he's finally got the Riverlands on board, thanks

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to young Oscar Tully stepping up. And can we talk

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about Sir Simon Strong for a second. That, oh dear,

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when Damon had to execute someone was comedy gold. I

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haven't laughed that hard since, well since the last time

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someone underestimated a Targarian. I suppose the most intriguing development

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might be what's going on with King Egon. Lara Strong

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seems to be pulling some strings to get him back

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on his feet, But I've got a feeling there's more

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to that story. Never trust a guy with a club

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foot and a thing for feet, That's what I always say.

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I mean, what's his endgame here? Is he trying to

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get on Egon's good side? Or is there something more sinister?

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Afoot pun very much intended, folks, Now, I know some

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of you might be wondering about Raina up in the veil.

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We didn't see much of her this week, but don't

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you worry. I've got a feeling she'll be playing a

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big role soon enough. There's still that wild dragon sheepstealer

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up there, and my money's on Raina being the one

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to tame it. After all, what's one more dragon in

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this family feud? As we head into the season finale

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next week, it's looking like Team Black has the advantage

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in the air. But don't count out those Greens just yet.

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I've got a feeling they've still got some tricks up

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their sleeves. Maybe Emond will finally figure out how to

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use that eyepatch to his advantage. Depth perception is overrated anyway, right,

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One thing's for sure, This Dance of Dragons is heating

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up faster than a microwave burrito. We've got new players

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entering the game, old alliance is shifting, and enough family

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drama to make the Kardashians look functional. So what can

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we expect in the finale? Well, if I were a

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betting man, and let's face it, in Westeros everyone's a

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betting man, I'd say we're in for some major fireworks.

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Will Raniera make her move on King's landing, will Emon

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finally get his revenge, and most importantly, will someone please

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give Damon a hug. Whatever happens, you can bet your

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bottom dragon egg that it's going to be epic. This

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show has been building up to something big, and I've

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got a feeling we're about to see it all come

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crashing down, or should I say, come burning down. That's

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all for now, dragon fans, this is Journey Joe Mitchell

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signing off from the basement. Remember, in the Game of Thrones,

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you win or you die, But in my basement, we

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just have a good time. Stay toasty, keep your dragons

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well fed, and I'll see you next week for the

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season finale of House of the Dragon. Until then, this

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is TV in the basement, where we always keep it hot,

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Dragon Hot.